Icon has 22" drawers. Series 3 is 19.5" drawers. The Icon IS taller every so slightly. Icon is the box I want but the Series 3 is the price I want to pay.🤷♂️
I bought 2 of the 56" Gen 2 a couple of years ago- wound up "loaning" one to a nephew starting out with mechanicing ( he really wanted a Snap On, but between just starting out and starting a family, it wasn't going to happen) Haven't heard him say a word about Snap On since . . .
Also I think if you have a lot of tools even two of the 34” full service boxes would make more sense than one of the 72” boxes. The 34’s are on sale for $499 so even if you get two you are saving money and they will be easier to move if you ever have to move them.
That’s a great idea. I guess it just depends on how much space you have, and what you use them for. That’s the cool thing about all the different size combos. One of us “geniuses” will figure out something really cool. Lol!
Well with the service boxes you lose about six inches of storage space, you also have less variety of depth. With the 72 you also have options for a hutch and upper cabinet to save square footage. The service carts are great for moving from one project to another, the 72s are better to keep at larger jobs, with more specialized tools, there pros and cons to both. You can get more bang for your buck with service carts, but more tools per square foot with the 72 and an upper cabinet
I like the new top box design with the micro hutch, but I would prefer if they deleted a row of drawers to make that hutch a little taller. That would give it more room for chargers and the big batteries.
I grabbed the green Series 2 72' US General roller cabinet at my local Harbor Freight store on clearance two weeks ago. It had the clearance price of $1,299, but mine was the last one display with a few scratches and missing the tab drawer labels so the manager gave me an additional 10 percent off. THEN since I did not have a Harbor Freight credit card, I applied for the card, got approved, and got ANOTHER 10 percent off of the whole purchase I made including the roller cabinet(I bought a bunch of drawer organizers like the socket trays). I am VERY happy with this. Since the Series 2 and Series 3 are compatible, I plan to buy the green hutch and the side cabinets when they become available. This Series 2 consolidated three smaller triple stacked Craftsman tool carts. My primary tool carts are now this Series 2 72", a stacked gold series Craftsman, a blue collector edition Kobalt roller cabinet, and a Kobalt roller cart with 1/4" and 3/8" socket/driver set loaded drawer.
Harbor freight prices are treading up and up. Shipping cost must be killing them. The bottom 72 box probably cost them around 150 and it’s probably around 150 a piece in bulk for shipping. That’s about right 300 cost total with a 3.5x markup on avg.
Shipping a 40 foot container from China is actually at 2018 rates, now. Last year, rates spiked at over $10,000 per container with some shippers charging $20,000 per container. Still, retailers must make up that extra cost from last year with this year's, (and next year's) merchandise.
@@imdeplorable2241 Shipping prices going up is actually a good thing, it discourages foreign manufacturing. Would it not be great to have a US General that was actually made in...the US? Pittsburgh tools built in...Pittsburgh?
@dancooper6002 In theory, yes. However the bulk of the American work force is now millennials and Zoomers who demand $50/hr to work at McDonald’s and can’t tie their shoes right without watching a TH-cam video. If these tools were made in the US, they’d be as expensive as Crap-On with flea market tool reliability. Manufacturing in the US is not viable unless you’re a millionaire who doesn’t mind spending $450 for a 3/8” ratchet.
@@dancooper6002 sure that’s a great idea. But then the cost of the tool boxes would go up 200 percent and no one would buy them. Same with the hand tools. There was a time when made in the USA was great and China was terrible. Today made in USA for many things is not good. And made in China is really good and made in Taiwan is some of the best hand tools and other stuff. It’s a sad world we live in for our country. But in the end this is what people want I guess. It’s hard to be a large scale manufacturing country when our president has a war on oil and natural gas. They don’t want us to have cheap energy. But this is what people want when they vote for most democrats.
@@survivalSC False, you are spreading misinformation the cost would NOT go up 200%, that is the propaganda you have been fed by the Washington consensus. USA made tools today are rarely actually even USA made, any conclusions about quality cannot be taken seriously. It is NOT what people want, quit accepting defeat, quit acting like we all just need to bend over and take this. That answer is a re-industrialization policy.
I got the US G 2 72 a number of years ago with a -$200 coupon for $1K and sold my old 30 year old Craftsman . Other than adding rivets to tighten the drawers it has been great for everyday use. The right latch release doesn't bother me. Green one to go with my green tractors.🙂
I'm a year late, but I own a 73" Snap-on industrial roll cab. I'm here because I want a Hutch for said box, and it's looking like the HF Us General Series 3 hutch are the best option for both color palette and size match up. Don't let anyone steer yall any different, HF boxes are more than enough for 90% of people. The only true benefits to a snappy box are they'll out last you THROUGH the abuse, and they hold value **forever**
Thanks for such an excellent, thorough comparison. I didn’t know anything about the Icon units. I’m going to HF tomorrow to look at these in person again and hopefully take one home.
The good news is, you can remove that latch mechanism and have it like the Icon. I saw a video of someone removing it for the service tech cart. So if it's exactly the same for their other series 3, should be able to remove it with no problem.
I can't wait to check these out for myself. The look incredible. Also, why in God's name do HF stores display those large boxes with the building's support poles blocking you from opening the drawers?? Lol Awesome stuff as always, Bear!!
Just picked up a grey 72" series toolbox today. I was able to use a 25% coupon that I got in an email and got another 10% off by applying for a credit card.
I would have preferred a pegboard backing instead of the slits so that I could use common hooks and accessories to hang tools. Not a dral breaker, since im sure you can buy that stuff
I bought one of the General 54" series 2 roll aways couple years ago for primarily for storing raw material in it for my shop. The three lower drawers were tested to their limits on weight carrying capacity. Had to line the bottoms of the drawers with 1 x 12 lumber to keep the bottom from sagging. With all of the weight in the lower drawers, the cabinet started to buckle at the bottom between the long and short drawers. It's now setting on a stack of 4 x 4's to keep it from totally buckling into a disaster. The loaded down drawers are opened slowly so the ball bearing slides don't tear up. Yes, they are lubricated with some light grease. Overall, I'm quite satisfied with the cabinet. Thanks for posting the review. May have to buy a gen 3 in the future.
The series 3 definitely feel way cheaper than the previous series, the carts are built better in my opinion.. just wish icons would come in those colors instead of the boring ones we got
You're my hero for enlightening me to the S&D. I have a snap on epiq at work & icon has the closest feel to it without paying tool truck prices. Everything seems to be 25-40% off. Nothing for me right now, but I'll keep checking.
The ICON box is quite nice. The series 3 boxes do look like a nice improvement but I'm more than happy with my 2 72" series 2 US General boxes that I picked up for around $1000 TOTAL for both, lol :D
@@truthisweareallgonnadie. yes , the old MSRP was like 1200-1300 . They had 20% off everything plus I used the 10% for their credit card. I personally think they are a bit over priced now. There are a couple other brands I’d maybe buy before I bought a new one
In my opinion, series 2 was the better box between the 2 and 3. The 2 had 18 Drawers in the cabinet with 29,500 cu. in of storage. The 3 has 14 Drawers and 29,700 cu. in. For storage yes the 3 have more storage going by the numbers but it doesn't because they make up the extra 200 in draw height and a taller height would only be good if you are going to stack tools on top of each other.. As far as the Icons # 2 and 3 are no place near the class of it
Remove the latch and put 2 of the magnet blocks out of the magnet bar (I got the magnet bars when they were free) and I'm very pleased with the modification
Im eyeballing either a gen 3 with hutch or a extreme toolbox with hutch combo in 72x30. Its really not much more for the extreme and it's deeper and the drawers fully open.
Plan on deciding between a 72 IN series 3 or icon this weekend (scratch and dent) but also plan on stopping by a Menards and seeing those masterforces. Doesn’t look like they come with a hutch so unless it blows me away…
I just ordered the series 3 In gray a lot of hate on it but for me it’s the cool grey and black trim I’ll decided if I get the hutch or extra drawers for the top.
The one thing i noticed is that the USG series 3 boxes feel very much like Snap On classic series boxes, where as the Icon feels like Mac Tech series boxes
I use to work for the phone company and met Customers in an area called Drew Park in Tampa. I was dumbfounded at the price they paid for SnapOn tool boxes. One Auto Repair Owner told Me that in order for Him to get Insurance they forced Him to buy those giant tool boxes because of the crime in His area. His setup up was so huge and His locking system was so massive that a thief would not have enough time to break into the box and steal His tools. He said they would need a tow truck to steal the whole tool box.
I own the 72” series2, a year ago a painted all the trim black. I took it all the trim off and painted it. It looks awesome and I like the drawer configuration in my box anyways. I am a tall guy so a power drawer all the way down there its no appealing to me. The hutch as it is is short to me too but its better than that power drawer.
Is ICON the only line in the scratch and dent? Here in Indiana the only thing I see on the site is ICON. Also when was the last time they changed the ICON line? If I decide to do my box like Jonny Cash I don't want it to end the same way. (one piece at a time.
So I went and check series 3 boxes today. 11/2023 I couldn't believe the cheesy latch mechanism, little plastic thing on one side of drawer ? Wow, talk about cheap, instant break design, all to save a few bucks. Disappointing. Looking hard for a series 2, but it seems I'm a little too late to the game for that.
I agree, went by HF today and looked at the series 3 42 inch box.. The latch mechanism wouldn't open and actually broke while I was trying to open it. The series 3 also down size from 44 inch to 42 inch box. Very disappointing!
I have a 25 yr old that is paying off payments for his toolbox bc he bought one off a truck for around 11k, lol I'm about to buy a series 3 on sale for $1350. And both are 72" and the US General actually has a higher load capacity too. No payments vs a car payment basically, hmm that's an easy one.
I don’t like the locking drawers on a toolbox. On the tool carts it is a good feature but not on a box. The icon tension mechanism is perfect but my local stores don’t have an icon box so I can’t test it out. I will spend more money for that feature alone. When your working on something time is usually against you and the locks will annoy most people.
I love all this stuff your showing us but im just a guy who needs to keep his own cars on the road. I would never need these huge boxes allthough i do like them! You would be shocked how many guys are working on their own cars these days with all the inflation going on. I cant leave the neighborhood without seeing guys working on cars in the driveways with cheap tools and cheap jacks and so on.
I own a 72” series 2 box. It replaced an old 44” series 1 box, which replaced an even older 26” box. I want to see a series 3 in person, so I can compare it to my series 2. So far, as of this last Sunday, my local harbor freight store didn’t have the 72” series 3 in stock in their store on display. I’m going to check again this Sunday. I wonder if anyone who owns a series 2 box buys a series 3 box and does a side to side comparison.
The only difference in the 3 vs the 2 is the full drawer pull wrap, no stupid side release mechanism, painted trim pieces, and paint color options? That's it? Glad I got the 2?
Well… More robust wheels, slightly more storage, double full length drawers, single locking mechanism, power drawer, and full modularity so that no matter what boxes you put together the sizes aren’t off. But when it comes to day-to-day functionality, there really isn’t much of a difference.
Here's the short version. HF realized they had a snap-on (ish) quality box in the original us general line. HF need more money... so it seems (LMFAO) they went husky quality with the us general series 3, discontinued what we knew as the orig us general . Moved the great quality of the orig us general over to produce ICON & jack up the price.
I like the way the series 2 looked better especially the verticle trim pieces that got deleted on the S3. I like the drawer latch better w the S3. The way the S2 don't open all the way is occasionally iritating.
I have a couple of the old Husky Tool Cabinets with the dedent draws but I am not a fan, they quickly stop holding the draws and if you move them across a shop the draws randomly open. The new Husky have the spring assist closing and that keeps the draws tight. The Gen 2 US General with the latch works but I've broken them and then the doors have nothing holding them. We'll see how good are the Gen 3, at least it looks like you can replace the draw locking strip without drilling out a rivet but it's all plastic and might not hold up.
Craftsman is back to making the made in USA red boxes we all know for so long. They have the ball bearing sliders and the drwawers snap into place. Takes a little effort to break then free and then those ball bearing sliders go to work. Smooth as ice even after 30 years! Ive had mine since about 1998 or so. Other than that the 5 inch caster wheels are only held with some rivets and i wouldnt want to overload the box. I still love it. They are not as large as these boxes you show here. My drawers are 22 inch by 16 inch. It works for me. I have limited space. Again, its a craftsman box and its not gonna be what you want for a service garage and every day use but for a DIY guy its perfect!
Just like a lot of the new cars, BLACK Trim! I put out that much money for a new tool box, I want some CHROME handles. "Course, I'm old, but the black looks cheap to me. Any word from your contacts at HF about offering chrome trim packages?
They really should have went an inch deeper but they wanted to stay compatible with gen 2 , that's a poor excuse if that's true. If I'm buying 72" even 56" I'd like a 25" deep min really, the 22" deep works but meh. And a big one Put the drawers in the right ✅️ the wide drawers in the right, like the Matco boxes. Why do I need to go to the corner of the room to open the main drawers. I can't find a gen 2 56" anywhere. I might shoot for a gen 3 56, and wait for the Nov black Friday deals
Good video, thank you :D I wonder if the series 3 power drawer is the same dimensions as the large drawer on the series 2 and can be fitted into the series 2 box? :D lol.
I have several in yellow, which I really like. But that grey is fantastic. What’s happening with the 26” roller cabinets? Is the Series 2 being discontinued, or is it going to stay around, with not Series 3 replacement? Same for the 44”.
How long do you think it will be before some idiot slams the drawers or the hutch lid into that metal pole and causing a huge dent or two ruining a good box and hutch?
Awesome information I’ve reached out to my local store to clarification of the series 2 72in tool chest No one can give me the correct answer maybe you can How can know if I have the series 2 72in maybe by the size of the drawers or the latches Thanks for any information you can give
I've been looking at the us general series 3. I really like it. I used to have a series 2 that I sold. Now I'm looking at buying the series 3 72 inch, but I'm having a hard time finding out what gauge steel it's made out of. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
That’s what I want to see for myself in person, I own a 72” series 2 box so I can compare. My local harbor freight store didn’t have the series 3 box on Sunday, gonna check again next Sunday.
How does the build quality of the Series 2 56" box compare to that of the Series 2 72"? Ive seen videos talking about how great the 72" box is, and ive seen how well built they are, but I havent seen anyone talk about the 56" in comparison. The 72" does seem to be a more premium box with the caster selection, and the price was almost twice as much. The series 3 stuff looks pretty cool, but Im not sure if I wanna wait for the release of the Series 3 56"
If I could give zero I would. I recently ordered a toolchest online,us general 72in to match the one I bought 7 months ago. It was on clearance, new series was coming. Order went through order in possessing. I wait about a month 21 biss days for ship, I hear nothing so I call first lady says they are looking for a shipper. So I wait another week hear nothing so I call and get a lady says sorry item is back ordered and may or may not show up from China and my order will be canceled card refunded is there anything else I can do for you she says. Mean while my card was charged the day I made my order and my credit score dropped aswell when they damn well know they don't have the chest. Harbor Freight is the worst
I dont need a box that large i have a 6 drawer full bank already i need a smaller cart do you have any idea when there will be a series three cart or smaller box
A friend of mine recently retired from a dealership. He had a huge Snap on toolbox. Granted it was old. Probably 30 years old. Anyway he sold it because he bought a smaller US General box for home. He told me the Snap on box was literally falling apart. My point is they don't last forever.
Icon has 22" drawers. Series 3 is 19.5" drawers. The Icon IS taller every so slightly. Icon is the box I want but the Series 3 is the price I want to pay.🤷♂️
No Icon has 25" drawers whereas US General has 22". Big difference
I bought 2 of the 56" Gen 2 a couple of years ago- wound up "loaning" one to a nephew starting out with mechanicing ( he really wanted a Snap On, but between just starting out and starting a family, it wasn't going to happen)
Haven't heard him say a word about Snap On since . . .
Also I think if you have a lot of tools even two of the 34” full service boxes would make more sense than one of the 72” boxes. The 34’s are on sale for $499 so even if you get two you are saving money and they will be easier to move if you ever have to move them.
That’s a great idea. I guess it just depends on how much space you have, and what you use them for.
That’s the cool thing about all the different size combos. One of us “geniuses” will figure out something really cool. Lol!
Well with the service boxes you lose about six inches of storage space, you also have less variety of depth. With the 72 you also have options for a hutch and upper cabinet to save square footage.
The service carts are great for moving from one project to another, the 72s are better to keep at larger jobs, with more specialized tools, there pros and cons to both.
You can get more bang for your buck with service carts, but more tools per square foot with the 72 and an upper cabinet
I like the new top box design with the micro hutch, but I would prefer if they deleted a row of drawers to make that hutch a little taller. That would give it more room for chargers and the big batteries.
I grabbed the green Series 2 72' US General roller cabinet at my local Harbor Freight store on clearance two weeks ago. It had the clearance price of $1,299, but mine was the last one display with a few scratches and missing the tab drawer labels so the manager gave me an additional 10 percent off. THEN since I did not have a Harbor Freight credit card, I applied for the card, got approved, and got ANOTHER 10 percent off of the whole purchase I made including the roller cabinet(I bought a bunch of drawer organizers like the socket trays). I am VERY happy with this. Since the Series 2 and Series 3 are compatible, I plan to buy the green hutch and the side cabinets when they become available. This Series 2 consolidated three smaller triple stacked Craftsman tool carts. My primary tool carts are now this Series 2 72", a stacked gold series Craftsman, a blue collector edition Kobalt roller cabinet, and a Kobalt roller cart with 1/4" and 3/8" socket/driver set loaded drawer.
Harbor freight prices are treading up and up. Shipping cost must be killing them. The bottom 72 box probably cost them around 150 and it’s probably around 150 a piece in bulk for shipping. That’s about right 300 cost total with a 3.5x markup on avg.
Shipping a 40 foot container from China is actually at 2018 rates, now. Last year, rates spiked at over $10,000 per container with some shippers charging $20,000 per container. Still, retailers must make up that extra cost from last year with this year's, (and next year's) merchandise.
@@imdeplorable2241 Shipping prices going up is actually a good thing, it discourages foreign manufacturing. Would it not be great to have a US General that was actually made in...the US? Pittsburgh tools built in...Pittsburgh?
@dancooper6002
In theory, yes. However the bulk of the American work force is now millennials and Zoomers who demand $50/hr to work at McDonald’s and can’t tie their shoes right without watching a TH-cam video. If these tools were made in the US, they’d be as expensive as Crap-On with flea market tool reliability. Manufacturing in the US is not viable unless you’re a millionaire who doesn’t mind spending $450 for a 3/8” ratchet.
@@dancooper6002 sure that’s a great idea. But then the cost of the tool boxes would go up 200 percent and no one would buy them. Same with the hand tools. There was a time when made in the USA was great and China was terrible. Today made in USA for many things is not good. And made in China is really good and made in Taiwan is some of the best hand tools and other stuff. It’s a sad world we live in for our country. But in the end this is what people want I guess. It’s hard to be a large scale manufacturing country when our president has a war on oil and natural gas. They don’t want us to have cheap energy. But this is what people want when they vote for most democrats.
@@survivalSC False, you are spreading misinformation the cost would NOT go up 200%, that is the propaganda you have been fed by the Washington consensus. USA made tools today are rarely actually even USA made, any conclusions about quality cannot be taken seriously.
It is NOT what people want, quit accepting defeat, quit acting like we all just need to bend over and take this.
That answer is a re-industrialization policy.
I got the US G 2 72 a number of years ago with a -$200 coupon for $1K and sold my old 30 year old Craftsman . Other than adding rivets to tighten the drawers it has been great for everyday use. The right latch release doesn't bother me. Green one to go with my green tractors.🙂
I'm a year late, but I own a 73" Snap-on industrial roll cab.
I'm here because I want a Hutch for said box, and it's looking like the HF Us General Series 3 hutch are the best option for both color palette and size match up.
Don't let anyone steer yall any different, HF boxes are more than enough for 90% of people. The only true benefits to a snappy box are they'll out last you THROUGH the abuse, and they hold value **forever**
Thanks for such an excellent, thorough comparison. I didn’t know anything about the Icon units. I’m going to HF tomorrow to look at these in person again and hopefully take one home.
The black trim on the green boxes are sick. Wished my Series 2 26" had that.
Agreed. My favorite is black with red trim.
paint or plastic dip them.
The good news is, you can remove that latch mechanism and have it like the Icon. I saw a video of someone removing it for the service tech cart. So if it's exactly the same for their other series 3, should be able to remove it with no problem.
Yeah, the latch is a no go for me
It’s funny because I remember buying my series 2 for 999 on a Black Friday sale years ago.
That 56 inch Green Icon box is gorgeous!
Scratch & Dent!?! 😮 You’re a genius. Thank you 🙏
I can't wait to check these out for myself. The look incredible.
Also, why in God's name do HF stores display those large boxes with the building's support poles blocking you from opening the drawers?? Lol
Awesome stuff as always, Bear!!
Tell me about it!
saw it today and here also in Pasadena Tx. and sure enough, pole blocks the opening
Just picked up a grey 72" series toolbox today. I was able to use a 25% coupon that I got in an email and got another 10% off by applying for a credit card.
Nice!
35% off? GREAT job.👍👍
@@imdeplorable2241 yeah I was glad the coupon worked. It came out to $1300.05 after tax. Which was about the same as the series 2 clearance prices.
@@eric-vf4nz yeah, it's just random but if you do get one it makes it worth it.
I would have preferred a pegboard backing instead of the slits so that I could use common hooks and accessories to hang tools. Not a dral breaker, since im sure you can buy that stuff
I bought one of the General 54" series 2 roll aways couple years ago for primarily for storing raw material in it for my shop. The three lower drawers were tested to their limits on weight carrying capacity. Had to line the bottoms of the drawers with 1 x 12 lumber to keep the bottom from sagging. With all of the weight in the lower drawers, the cabinet started to buckle at the bottom between the long and short drawers. It's now setting on a stack of 4 x 4's to keep it from totally buckling into a disaster. The loaded down drawers are opened slowly so the ball bearing slides don't tear up. Yes, they are lubricated with some light grease. Overall, I'm quite satisfied with the cabinet. Thanks for posting the review. May have to buy a gen 3 in the future.
The series 3 definitely feel way cheaper than the previous series, the carts are built better in my opinion.. just wish icons would come in those colors instead of the boring ones we got
Put my hands on a series 3 yesterday, and the metal felt thinner than my series 2, and the drawers seemed to flex tons more than my series 2.
how is it holding up? i have the gen2
You're my hero for enlightening me to the S&D. I have a snap on epiq at work & icon has the closest feel to it without paying tool truck prices. Everything seems to be 25-40% off. Nothing for me right now, but I'll keep checking.
The ICON box is quite nice. The series 3 boxes do look like a nice improvement but I'm more than happy with my 2 72" series 2 US General boxes that I picked up for around $1000 TOTAL for both, lol :D
I prefer the chrome trim on the series 2 over the series 3. I still would buy the series 3 if i had the spare cash
They will have a chrome conversion kit in the fall
I paid under $900 for my 72” series 2 about 2 years ago. For the price of the new ones I’d probably consider a used pro box or a Homak or Masterforce
You bought it new at harbor freight for $900?if so that's insane because it's double the price now😳
@@truthisweareallgonnadie. yes , the old MSRP was like 1200-1300 . They had 20% off everything plus I used the 10% for their credit card. I personally think they are a bit over priced now. There are a couple other brands I’d maybe buy before I bought a new one
In my opinion, series 2 was the better box between the 2 and 3. The 2 had 18 Drawers in the cabinet with 29,500 cu. in of storage. The 3 has 14 Drawers and 29,700 cu. in. For storage yes the 3 have more storage going by the numbers but it doesn't because they make up the extra 200 in draw height and a taller height would only be good if you are going to stack tools on top of each other.. As far as the Icons # 2 and 3 are no place near the class of it
I'm still on the fence, I really like the ICON boxes.
I really wish theyd offer the icon box in more colors, it would make the decision worlds easier for me
@@hopingforthebest1.9 yeah but 1800 vs 3500
Remove the latch and put 2 of the magnet blocks out of the magnet bar (I got the magnet bars when they were free) and I'm very pleased with the modification
Yeah, used a bunch of them on my rig as well, though I left my latches and just jammed them open (put a nut in them)
@@MrDdaland that works too, but it's just a pop rivet to drill out. I've still got them if I ever decide to put them back.
The double long top drawers is nice
Thank you for sharing the scratch and dent stuff, that is very good information and new to me.
Im eyeballing either a gen 3 with hutch or a extreme toolbox with hutch combo in 72x30. Its really not much more for the extreme and it's deeper and the drawers fully open.
Plan on deciding between a 72 IN series 3 or icon this weekend (scratch and dent) but also plan on stopping by a Menards and seeing those masterforces. Doesn’t look like they come with a hutch so unless it blows me away…
I really looked hard at the Masterforces a couple of years ago- just didn't "feel" right, nothing I could really quantify
I also have mine loaded down.
I just ordered the series 3 In gray a lot of hate on it but for me it’s the cool grey and black trim I’ll decided if I get the hutch or extra drawers for the top.
The one thing i noticed is that the USG series 3 boxes feel very much like Snap On classic series boxes, where as the Icon feels like Mac Tech series boxes
I use to work for the phone company and met Customers in an area called Drew Park in Tampa.
I was dumbfounded at the price they paid for SnapOn tool boxes.
One Auto Repair Owner told Me that in order for Him to get Insurance they forced Him to buy those giant tool boxes because of the crime in His area.
His setup up was so huge and His locking system was so massive that a thief would not have enough time to break into the box and steal His tools.
He said they would need a tow truck to steal the whole tool box.
I own the 72” series2, a year ago a painted all the trim black. I took it all the trim off and painted it. It looks awesome and I like the drawer configuration in my box anyways. I am a tall guy so a power drawer all the way down there its no appealing to me. The hutch as it is is short to me too but its better than that power drawer.
No link to the scratch and dent? Great content
I want to know when the other series 3 boxes are coming out, the different drawer variations are great
cant wait for the 56" (or whatever its gonna be) to come out!
As a professiinal tech i only work out of a 40inch 6 drawer cart. And i have room still gor most everything i need
Is ICON the only line in the scratch and dent? Here in Indiana the only thing I see on the site is ICON. Also when was the last time they changed the ICON line? If I decide to do my box like Jonny Cash I don't want it to end the same way. (one piece at a time.
Yes the scratch and dent is icon only, and I don't think they've changed since they came out
Icon only came out three or four years ago, so they aren’t going to be changing anything anytime soon
The only thing I've seen change is I believe they dropped the 44" cabinet size.
So I went and check series 3 boxes today. 11/2023 I couldn't believe the cheesy latch mechanism, little plastic thing on one side of drawer ? Wow, talk about cheap, instant break design, all to save a few bucks. Disappointing. Looking hard for a series 2, but it seems I'm a little too late to the game for that.
I agree, went by HF today and looked at the series 3 42 inch box.. The latch mechanism wouldn't open and actually broke while I was trying to open it. The series 3 also down size from 44 inch to 42 inch box. Very disappointing!
I have a 25 yr old that is paying off payments for his toolbox bc he bought one off a truck for around 11k, lol I'm about to buy a series 3 on sale for $1350. And both are 72" and the US General actually has a higher load capacity too. No payments vs a car payment basically, hmm that's an easy one.
I finally picked up a series 2 72in top and bottom for $1500.
I don’t like the locking drawers on a toolbox. On the tool carts it is a good feature but not on a box. The icon tension mechanism is perfect but my local stores don’t have an icon box so I can’t test it out. I will spend more money for that feature alone. When your working on something time is usually against you and the locks will annoy most people.
I totally agree. The tension defense on the icon box is also adjustable if you’ve ever look at a Matco box, I believe they are the same rail system
@@denoftools I like tension systems and all toolboxes need that system
also take a look under the big top drawers, you'll see reinforcements on the ICON. I doubt the series 3 has it. nobody ever seems to mention this
But, but.....when I can retire, I can resell the SnapOn box and finally pay off that 25yr loan on it. 😂
I love all this stuff your showing us but im just a guy who needs to keep his own cars on the road. I would never need these huge boxes allthough i do like them! You would be shocked how many guys are working on their own cars these days with all the inflation going on. I cant leave the neighborhood without seeing guys working on cars in the driveways with cheap tools and cheap jacks and so on.
I'm buying the Series 3 72" toolbox for $1349.99 tomorrow on sale.
I own a 72” series 2 box. It replaced an old 44” series 1 box, which replaced an even older 26” box. I want to see a series 3 in person, so I can compare it to my series 2. So far, as of this last Sunday, my local harbor freight store didn’t have the 72” series 3 in stock in their store on display. I’m going to check again this Sunday.
I wonder if anyone who owns a series 2 box buys a series 3 box and does a side to side comparison.
If the Icon came in the slate grey. I would order now.
The only difference in the 3 vs the 2 is the full drawer pull wrap, no stupid side release mechanism, painted trim pieces, and paint color options? That's it? Glad I got the 2?
Well… More robust wheels, slightly more storage, double full length drawers, single locking mechanism, power drawer, and full modularity so that no matter what boxes you put together the sizes aren’t off. But when it comes to day-to-day functionality, there really isn’t much of a difference.
Draw configs are better on the series 2. Also, like the Bear, I like lying my pliers flat and screw the power draw.
Here's the short version. HF realized they had a snap-on (ish) quality box in the original us general line. HF need more money... so it seems (LMFAO) they went husky quality with the us general series 3, discontinued what we knew as the orig us general . Moved the great quality of the orig us general over to produce ICON & jack up the price.
I like the way the series 2 looked better especially the verticle trim pieces that got deleted on the S3. I like the drawer latch better w the S3. The way the S2 don't open all the way is occasionally iritating.
Strange how the icon is 3 inches deeper but can only get it in 4 different colors but 1000.00 more.
Really hope they make a 44" hutch
I have a couple of the old Husky Tool Cabinets with the dedent draws but I am not a fan, they quickly stop holding the draws and if you move them across a shop the draws randomly open. The new Husky have the spring assist closing and that keeps the draws tight. The Gen 2 US General with the latch works but I've broken them and then the doors have nothing holding them. We'll see how good are the Gen 3, at least it looks like you can replace the draw locking strip without drilling out a rivet but it's all plastic and might not hold up.
Ordered mine the 29th
Hit the floor about an hour before I placed the order
Granted the Series 2 72" box needed improvement, but the Series 2 44" box is great. Hopefully, HF won't discard a winner.
Craftsman is back to making the made in USA red boxes we all know for so long. They have the ball bearing sliders and the drwawers snap into place. Takes a little effort to break then free and then those ball bearing sliders go to work. Smooth as ice even after 30 years! Ive had mine since about 1998 or so. Other than that the 5 inch caster wheels are only held with some rivets and i wouldnt want to overload the box. I still love it. They are not as large as these boxes you show here. My drawers are 22 inch by 16 inch. It works for me. I have limited space. Again, its a craftsman box and its not gonna be what you want for a service garage and every day use but for a DIY guy its perfect!
Crapsman is garbage the new ones are weak
Just like a lot of the new cars, BLACK Trim! I put out that much money for a new tool box, I want some CHROME handles. "Course, I'm old, but the black looks cheap to me. Any word from your contacts at HF about offering chrome trim packages?
They will be offering a conversion kit later this fall
Agreed. It looks cheap and you can't read the words on the badges... which make it look even cheaper.
They really should have went an inch deeper but they wanted to stay compatible with gen 2 , that's a poor excuse if that's true. If I'm buying 72" even 56" I'd like a 25" deep min really, the 22" deep works but meh. And a big one Put the drawers in the right ✅️ the wide drawers in the right, like the Matco boxes. Why do I need to go to the corner of the room to open the main drawers. I can't find a gen 2 56" anywhere. I might shoot for a gen 3 56, and wait for the Nov black Friday deals
Nice stuff. Thank you
Hey tool bear, I see all these nice mechanic tool boxes but I don't recall seeing any gang boxes being shown are gang boxes never on sale?
Good video, thank you :D I wonder if the series 3 power drawer is the same dimensions as the large drawer on the series 2 and can be fitted into the series 2 box? :D lol.
It's October and still no side cabinet
11:32 that looks like a power chain.
Any word on the 26" / 27" Cabinet /Chest?
I like the shallow drawers on the Series 2 and hope that doesn't change.
Thanks !
I have several in yellow, which I really like. But that grey is fantastic. What’s happening with the 26” roller cabinets? Is the Series 2 being discontinued, or is it going to stay around, with not Series 3 replacement? Same for the 44”.
Overall taking everything into consideration Series 3 for the win.
Inflation sucks. I got my 72 series 2 for 900 bucks!!
Commenting on the video for the algorithm
These should be in a good sale around father's day. Ill take a long look in about 7 weeks
How long do you think it will be before some idiot slams the drawers or the hutch lid into that metal pole and causing a huge dent or two ruining a good box and hutch?
Lol! I just commented about the poles. ;D
maybe you can get a series 3 with a discount then lol
Can you say "clearance"?
Awesome information
I’ve reached out to my local store to clarification of the series 2 72in tool chest No one can give me the correct answer maybe you can
How can know if I have the series 2 72in maybe by the size of the drawers or the latches
Thanks for any information you can give
I've been looking at the us general series 3. I really like it. I used to have a series 2 that I sold. Now I'm looking at buying the series 3 72 inch, but I'm having a hard time finding out what gauge steel it's made out of. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
When can I get the side drawers for the series 3? I'm not about to buy it if I have to wait a year to finish it!!!!!!
Any idea if harbor freight has plans anytime soon to come out with a table saw to rival the dewalt dwe7491rs?
Do all of the 26” or 42” US General Series 2 & 3 chests have the latch to open drawers? Only thing turning me off on them.
The bottom 72 series 2 has 4 more drawers than the series 3. That sucks
Can't decide wich looks better. Grey or Red?
18 33 are we still talking about tool boxes or tools ? Joking
This perfect for nice garage we’re common sense is used
If ur in shop ur in rush icon take more abuse
Price represents it
So, you're saying she prefers the US General?
🔥🔥 Badass 🤘🤘
IMO it feels cheaper than series 2
That’s what I want to see for myself in person, I own a 72” series 2 box so I can compare. My local harbor freight store didn’t have the series 3 box on Sunday, gonna check again next Sunday.
How does the build quality of the Series 2 56" box compare to that of the Series 2 72"? Ive seen videos talking about how great the 72" box is, and ive seen how well built they are, but I havent seen anyone talk about the 56" in comparison. The 72" does seem to be a more premium box with the caster selection, and the price was almost twice as much. The series 3 stuff looks pretty cool, but Im not sure if I wanna wait for the release of the Series 3 56"
When/will they come out with the 56" series 3 box?
When is the 56in series 3 coming out
And still no soft close slides.
I have the series 2 56" bottom box can the new series 3 56" hutch fight on top
If I could give zero I would. I recently ordered a toolchest online,us general 72in to match the one I bought 7 months ago.
It was on clearance, new series was coming. Order went through order in possessing.
I wait about a month 21 biss days for ship, I hear nothing so I call first lady says they are looking for a shipper.
So I wait another week hear nothing so I call and get a lady says sorry item is back ordered and may or may not show up from China and my order will be canceled card refunded is there anything else I can do for you she says. Mean while my card was charged the day I made my order and my credit score dropped aswell when they damn well know they don't have the chest. Harbor Freight is the worst
Beautiful units, but big bucks.
I dont need a box that large i have a 6 drawer full bank already i need a smaller cart do you have any idea when there will be a series three cart or smaller box
How can I find the scratch n dent page for the series 3?
I would like to see an icon box used in a shop for 10 years vs snappy
A friend of mine recently retired from a dealership. He had a huge Snap on toolbox. Granted it was old. Probably 30 years old. Anyway he sold it because he bought a smaller US General box for home. He told me the Snap on box was literally falling apart. My point is they don't last forever.
@@dangrimes5078 right but one will do 30 the other will do 5or 10
@@craigchiddo2794 I just don't think a toolbox should cost as much as a nice car.
@@dangrimes5078 no it shouldn't
@@craigchiddo2794 I have an old Craftsman toolbox. I bought it maybe 40 years ago. The way it is built is different from the new boxes.
Do they need a snapon box no but I know a lot of technians that have snapon box
I’m buying a white one I have too! 😂
10:00 You're right, slides are easy to change out. If I can do it, anyone can do it: th-cam.com/video/G7fyHuVSMSA/w-d-xo.html
Can someone explain where the “shine on” thing came from?
LOL, I'm the author of The Home Distiller's Workbook.
Does anyone know when the 56” will come out?