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Mutz:
After reading Dave123's thread on Halfords Pro range, i thought i could do with somewhere to put all my tools, rather than seaching through countless tool boxs and odd drawers around the garage.

So i started to look round for a cheap(ish) unit; and some are a reasonable price but how good are they?

In a perfect world we would all buy roller draw units made by snap on etc, but i dont need that for what i want, which is to keep everything together and occasional use.

Ive been to halfords and there cheap range appears reasonable quality (with no tools in), ive also been to machine mart, not so impressed with the quality.

Also been checking out some units on the bay, but cant really get an idea of quality on there although some are a good price.

Havnt managed to look at any on argos.

It's not going to be rolled around the garage, so wheels do not have to be great, so my question is:-

A) What and who's cheap box have you bought and are you happy with it.

B) Is it man enough for the job or do you wish you had saved your money.

The unit i am looking at, at the moment is a Halfords combination on special offer for about £68.

Tool box and roll chest, if you bought one is it alright for the price?

Sorry to have gone on a bit but im sure over Clubbers would probably like some info too. So what have you got thats not a pro range.

Thanks Graham

lee celtic:
My misses bought me one several years ago from a picture in a catalogue for my birthday ,

when it came the roll cab complete with top box was only about 2 1/2 foot high  :lol: :lol:

by the time I'd put tools in the top box the sides of the roll cab were bowing ...

I ended up going the the local tool hire place and getting a sealy one  for 34 quid (just the top box) had it about 8 years now and it's still going strong  :D

even with all the holes I drilled in the lid for the socket racks. ;)

Dr Neil:
I have a top box and rollcab from Halfords (stack on range). I have had them for approx 11 years and,being a mechanic) use it 5 days a week.

It wasn't that expensive and has lasted very well,though the paint has gone dull,but who cares.

I don't see the point in spending thousands of pounds on Snap on sheet metal to keep tools in, after all it's the tools that you use not the box.

just my view

Neil....

Lord Shagg-Pyle:
I bought mine from machine mart and managed to screw them down by £100 for going for the display models. They even bunged in two magnetic tool trays and some mole grips! Suckers! The power of L S-P shall reigh supreme! Mwahahahaha!

Lewis.J.P_1987:
Check out Machine Mart, there Clarke range is cheap, If you can afford a bit more, get a Halfords professional one with the rollers and double extension draws.

You can get this for £100 at machine mart!

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