craftsman toolboxes -- do not buy

joseph hollinger · Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:28 pm Post subject: craftsman toolboxes -- do not buy

Last year, I bought two of these from Sears:

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00962022000P?vName=Tools&cName=Tool+Storage&sName=Middle+Chests

I generally leave them in my van and after riding around for 10,000 miles, they are both hopelessly broken. The drawers slide on ball-bearing rails and the rails are junk. Anyway, don't waste your money.
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Jeff DeMello · Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:08 pm Post subject:

I have had my craftsman tool box for 20 yrs and the last 8 yrs its been used as my kart box in my trailer with no problems..

None have the roller bearings..
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Dan Haynes · Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:32 pm Post subject:

my big toolbox in my garage has roller bearings but my 2 boxes in my trailer are just sliders. no problems with either.

joe, sears warranties there stuff for lifetime don't they? try returning them.
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Bill Boyce · Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:49 pm Post subject:

My 7-drawer top box has been riding around, bolted to the workbench in my kart trailer, for 8 or 9 yrs with no trouble. And yes it's a slider, I couldn't afford the roller slides, just my good luck being broke. Sad

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joseph hollinger · Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:09 pm Post subject:

Dan Haynes · Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:11 pm Post subject:

might be. i bought a craftsman timing light and about a year later it quit working. they said they don't warranty the lights for a lifetime but after some complaining they went ahead and did it.
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Dennis Tapp · Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:27 am Post subject:

But a cantilever tool box from Snap On. Leave the drawer boxes for the garage. This box will hold as much as your borken drawer box and is easy to carry. Snap On part number UT22. Cost is $122. plus tax, no freight. Dennis

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=storage&item_ID=489&group_ID=51&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

Jimmy McNeil · Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:08 pm Post subject:

I had the same problem with my Craftsman box. Its a slide, not bearing. It spent 16 hours in the enclosed, when I got to the track the bottom two drawers had collapsed. Made for an annoying weekend of racing.

Whent and bought a big kobalt box and have had 0 problems.

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Does anyone know WHO or WHERE The craftsman boxes are made Question

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Dave Robinson · Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:13 pm Post subject:

Same place everything else that wears the Craftsman badge.

The lowest bidder.

I had a lawmower from them that after 18 years finally died. I beat and beat on it treated it terribly and it lasted 18 years. Replaced it with another and well I now get to buy 2 sets of drive wheels a season due to the junk design of them. I have treated this one like a vintage car and I keep having issues with it.

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joseph hollinger · Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:10 pm Post subject:

Jimmy McNeil · Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:06 pm Post subject:

The Craftsman I had was the cheap model, the Kobalt I have is the top of the line. Maybe thats the difference.

I love my new Kobalt box.

Chuck Parker · Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:27 am Post subject:

About 10 years ago I bought a roller slide Craftsman box. It rode around in my work van for 6 years. I never had an issue with it. I still have the box in my garage and still use it.

I haven't bought anything from Sears for several years, I wonder if their buying of/being bought by Kmart has changed who makes their tools? i.e. the quality of them has went down hill as well.