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    Posted: 13 Nov. 2022 at 12:20pm
I am in serious need of more, (and better quality) tool storage.  I'm currently afraid to move my combo Husky/craftsman three box stack for fear it will just collapse.  I've been watching for used for a year now and haven't found any quality boxes at a reasonable price.  Online the US General series from Harbor freight are in the right price range, and seem to have good reviews.  Anyone here have any experience with them? I'm looking at the 44" wide upper and lower units. Does anyone know the interior height of the drawers?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote bight Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Nov. 2022 at 3:11pm
i got one of these a while back on big sale day for $179. not as high quality as expensive ones, as expected, but i really like it for what it is used for. would i pay $100 more for it? prolly not. but if on sale again for $179 i would prolly take 2. 

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dasvis Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Nov. 2022 at 11:29pm
I bought the 44" General lower box last year, I am mostly happy with it quality/price wise.
 My only beef is that the 10 drawers in the center are just a little bit too shallow.

  Top drawer is 4-1/4" deep
  10 middle drawers are 2-3/4" deep
  Bottom two drawers are 5-3/4" deep

I used my old Waterloo box on top & am thinking about adding on one of the 14-1/2" end cabinets.
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  Toolboxes are like garages. You buy or build one bigger than you think you’ll need, and by the time you get moved in, you’ll wish it was bigger. LOL
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I have the 26" wide 8 drawer bottom chest. And the  7 drawer little side chest. Quality wise and use I like them a lot. As with anything I could have had a better combination of drawer depths. I also have a number of mid level 1980's Craftsman boxes and the US General is on the same or better quality level as the Craftsman but works much smoother.
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I have two 44 inch lower and one top chest. I've been very happy with mine thus far. I really can't think of a complaint to make. 
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If you have a Menards close by check out Mastercraft Tool boxes. Made in China, but very well made. Shocked me. I think they are every bit as good as Snap On or Matco. They make craftsman boxes look terrible. They aren't cheap, but are still 1/7th the price of the tool truck boxes. 
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I purchased the 72” Harbor freight box with a side cabinet, was looking at Matco & Snap off and decided $6k was better in my pocket than theirs 😉 Anyway I was moving from my service truck to a shop and needed something of size and for $1200 HF had just what I needed, well built with ball bearing slides. I loaded all my sockets & associated items in the top drawer, 1” drive down to 1/4” and it carried the load fine and has been a good investment, I would certanly buy another if I had need, it’s 4 years old.

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Thanks for the feedback. I’m making the trip to the big city, (Bangor, 75 miles downriver), and I’ll check them out in person.
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I bought the US General 44” upper and lower boxes. They are orange because my wife liked the orange and a guy returned an orange top box for a very minor dent which saved me 20%, so I got out of it under a thousand. My only complaint is that the top box only has a single set of slides on the deep drawers, unlike the bottom box which has two sets on the deep drawers. I was able to order two extra sets for $27 and the drawers are pre-punched for the second set do they should go on easily
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The US General Tool boxes are suprisingly built pretty well. I have several of them, they were better quality then Craftsman or Husky and cheaper too. 

Can’t go wrong with those things. Not a huge fan of Harbor Freight, but some of their items are better than you would expect. I also swear by their Predator Line of gas engines/ generators. Again, suprisingly they are actually pretty good. 
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The HF store local to me in Twin Falls ID is 20 miles away and chronically understaffed. The US General line is proudly displayed but not in inventory. You have to make the purchase in full and wait for them to order it in. That's 2 trips to a store i avoid in the first place.
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So it’s local? 😀 The closest Harbor Freight to me is 75 miles, same as Lowes or Home Depot. Nearest traffic light with all three colors is 40 miles.
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