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    Quote Originally Posted by WormGod View Post
    I havent had a solid toolbox set since I worked in the paint/bodywork industry, so, thats like, 15 years now. I donated them and almost all of the tools in them to the shop that I last left (their new tech that was taking over was a good guy and right out of vocational school and REALLY needed them). I was out a couple weeks ago shopping for a set so I could actually put my tools in it and not in the organized cardboard boxes in my garage, heh. The interesting thing is, price on these things has REALLY come down. The sad part is, it's still damned pricey, heh. May have to splurge on myself this Xmas....
    "MAC" toolboxes and the majority of Snap-On boxes are made by Stanley. "Matco" was the toolbox manufacturer for "MAC" originaly. MATCO still makes a damn fine box. I have a big MATCO bottom box....the large drawers hold 400lbs each. I can roll them out and stand in them (6'4'' 200lbs) with the tools in 'em...no problem. Might save a few thousand with a Kobalt or Sears box...but there's a reason. My four Snap-On floor boxes will hold a Peterbilt....It's their add photo

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chopper View Post
    "MAC" toolboxes and the majority of Snap-On boxes are made by Stanley. "Matco" was the toolbox manufacturer for "MAC" originaly. MATCO still makes a damn fine box. I have a big MATCO bottom box....the large drawers hold 400lbs each. I can roll them out and stand in them (6'4'' 200lbs) with the tools in 'em...no problem. Might save a few thousand with a Kobalt or Sears box...but there's a reason. My four Snap-On floor boxes will hold a Peterbilt....It's their add photo
    So when you push it across the floor does the cement crack from the weight?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ebenezr View Post
    So when you push it across the floor does the cement crack from the weight?
    You aren't pushing these floor boxes very far.....they're 4ft tall and like 8ft long. They seriously dent linoleum flooring. I got a rolloff tow truck to move them to the new shop in St. Augustine. The one for the frame machine has to have a couple tons in it. The MATCO box is paint room stuff. Not a bunch of weight, and it still is likely over 1000lbs total. The rest are mechanic and body tools They hold some stuff

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