Tools & Fabrication - your opinion on kobalt boxes

whats your opinion on them, as to holding up well loaded with tools, im looking at the 56in double decker at lowes, ya its got that fridge and stereo crap deal but i like the top cause you can open it up and lay your tools out and what you need for the job, i know they are made my matco but for the price of the kobalt and size id rather buy this one then buying a matco 4s box for the same price and have much smaller box. Just throw you opinions out there and what you think of them!

Have a Kobalt box like you are describing, except for the fridge and stereo, for a couple years now.

Holding up fine. The big, center drawer is the only issue. If you don't open it from close to the center, it jams up. Just close it and re-open.

My dad has one just like this and loves it.

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Kobalts seem to be a good box, but if its a price thing, you may want to look at harbor freight boxes, they say us general, but they gotta be chinese, I actually have the big lower box I use it at work, I bought it thinking I will give it a chance, I have had it now for about 2 years, it has roller bearing drawers, that hold a ton of weight, I am a industrial mechanic at a copper plant, and we are hard on our stuff, real hard, thats why I figured I would give the cheapo a shot. My point being, some of the other guys have the same size box, craftsman, blackhawk and they are absolutely no better than mine, actually my wheels are rubber where theirs are plastic, I paid 400 for my box, they paid 650 for the craftsman and over 700 for the blackhawk. I bet they are chinese boxes, but I have no complaints about the quality. take it or leave it I am just throwin it out there.

kobalt boxes are expensive but the quality has outlasted my craftsman . the paint holds up and mine has ball bearing drawers

you are going with a good kobalt box. but i didint liked the stereo part! may be that can be replaaced

Junk! One of the big stainless models on display in my local Lowe's has several cracked or cracking welds. Being a welder I notice these things. They are taking too much material off with the grinder and this is a display. If you get one plan on re-working some of the welds and you will have a nice box. I should see if I can get that one for a discount:guns:

I shopped them all and could not find any value in the Kobalt at the price.

The HF box is really hard to beat. With the right coupons you can get the lower for $349 and the upper for $269.

I've had mine for a while now and love it. I've done several big jobs with it and after all was said and done the box cleaned right up.

The only thing I need is the small 3rd box for the side of it. Check out the HF box, you won't be disappointed. It had a better quality action to the drawers and my center drawer is packed, always moves smoothly.

I do put white lithium grease on the sliders once a year.