Utility Cart?

[EddieC]

What utility/work/tool carts are recommended?
I am referring to open shelf carts to wheel parts and tools around.

 

[mountie]

What utility/work/tool carts are recommended?
I am referring to open shelf carts to wheel parts and tools around.

Home Depot, Lowe's, Menards, ACE, Wallmart, Harbor Freight, Uline, Grainger, to name a few.....

 

[Fless]

Home Depot, Lowe's, Menards, ACE, Wallmart, Harbor Freight, Uline, Grainger, to name a few.....

Those aren't carts.

 

[mountie]

Those aren't carts.

Snap On, etc..... Depends on what your needs are and your budget. How much room you have to move it around. How much height you need to have your tools close to your hand.... How heavy you need it.... Plastic or steel.... Quality of the wheels. How wide? A cup holder?
( Did I miss something?? He never described what sort of " tool cart" he needs)
( Gotta have a cup holder )

 

[EddieC]

Those aren't carts.

Exactly.

 

[EddieC]

Snap On, etc..... Depends on what your needs are and your budget. How much room you have to move it around. How much height you need to have your tools close to your hand.... How heavy you need it.... Plastic or steel.... Quality of the wheels. How wide? A cup holder?
( Did I miss something?? He never described what sort of " tool cart" he needs)
( Gotta have a cup holder )

I didn't give a description as that would limit what people suggest based on good experiences.
The only stipulation was open shelved meaning not a rolling tool chest.

 

[mountie]

I didn't give a description as that would limit what people suggest based on good experiences.
The only stipulation was open shelved meaning not a rolling tool chest.

Hundreds of options out there.

 

[EddieC]

Hundreds of options out there.

Narrow it down; Only specific ones that people have had good experiences with. (That rules out HF)

 

[tuckerrnr1]

Would getting/creating a good set of metal shelves and then adding quality casters work. Seems like it might be an easier route to make shelves, then make them mobile.

We use these at work and have way over loaded them and the last for years.

Rubbermaid® Utility Carts in Stock - ULINE

Uline stocks a wide selection of Rubbermaid® Utility Carts. Order by 6 p.m. for same day shipping. Huge Catalog! Over 45,000 products in stock. 14 locations across USA, Canada and Mexico for fast delivery of Rubbermaid® Utility Carts.

www.uline.com

 

[89Suburban]

Georgia buggy

 

[Doubeleive]

 

[mountie]

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China's version of "FedEx"..

 

[OR VietVet]

I used to have an open shelf tool cart but I found that during a job, I would fill it quickly. Organizing all bolts/nuts that I removed and laying in components that are removed. For that, anything that has 2 shelves and 4 casters would work, depending on size and ability to handle weight, like @mountie said. I ended up getting a larger 5 drawer US General roll around tool cabinet with the top that is exposed when lid is unlocked and raised. The wrenches and sockets/ratchets, that I use the most, are in that cabinet and I can roll it up to my work easily. It also has a bottom shelf that I store fluids and lubricants that I use during jobs, too.

 

[EddieC]

Would getting/creating a good set of metal shelves and then adding quality casters work. Seems like it might be an easier route to make shelves, then make them mobile.

We use these at work and have way over loaded them and the last for years.

Rubbermaid® Utility Carts in Stock - ULINE

Uline stocks a wide selection of Rubbermaid® Utility Carts. Order by 6 p.m. for same day shipping. Huge Catalog! Over 45,000 products in stock. 14 locations across USA, Canada and Mexico for fast delivery of Rubbermaid® Utility Carts.

www.uline.com

Thanks but I think wider shelves would be more useful and I'm guessing 20" shelves are going to be pretty expensive but maybe an AV cart like some suggested would be an option.

For Rubbermaid, I ran across a Strongway brand that looks just like the Rubbermaid except less expensive but Rubbermaid does get many approvals.

 

[EddieC]

I used to have an open shelf tool cart but I found that during a job, I would fill it quickly. Organizing all bolts/nuts that I removed and laying in components that are removed. For that, anything that has 2 shelves and 4 casters would work, depending on size and ability to handle weight, like @mountie said. I ended up getting a larger 5 drawer US General roll around tool cabinet with the top that is exposed when lid is unlocked and raised. The wrenches and sockets/ratchets, that I use the most, are in that cabinet and I can roll it up to my work easily. It also has a bottom shelf that I store fluids and lubricants that I use during jobs, too.

I have a Craftsman rolling tool chest that would serve that purpose so a step down is the intent.

 

[mountie]

I used to have an open shelf tool cart but I found that during a job, I would fill it quickly. Organizing all bolts/nuts that I removed and laying in components that are removed. For that, anything that has 2 shelves and 4 casters would work, depending on size and ability to handle weight, like @mountie said. I ended up getting a larger 5 drawer US General roll around tool cabinet with the top that is exposed when lid is unlocked and raised. The wrenches and sockets/ratchets, that I use the most, are in that cabinet and I can roll it up to my work easily. It also has a bottom shelf that I store fluids and lubricants that I use during jobs, too.

I have this.... nearly an antique.... An old style audio-visual cart. heavy duty, a locking cabinet, wheels w/a brake, and a powerstrip. Top shelf is 38" high, 24" x 18".

 

[EddieC]

China's version of "FedEx"..

That would be an improvement on FedEx in my area.
I have had several FedEx shipments go missing and I never found a way to get them admit that they delivered to the wrong address or that inappropriate behavior occurred.

 

[EddieC]

Georgia buggy

Like this?

 

[mountie]

Like this?
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draining a transmission?

 

[89Suburban]

Like this?
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Xactly