Halfords RollCab Sale

[Cunning Plan]

Seems that Halfords have a sale on their RollCabs. If you buy the chest, you get the top section for free.

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Anyone have any experience of these? I've been needing a decent toolbox for a while.

Going to Halfords this weekend to judge the sizes.

[art b]

they look the part,

id be tempted to check out egay to get an idea what else is out there,
ie a good brand name,
im sure if you buy one you would want it to last a lifetime...

[Incursus]

Hmm I need to build up my tool collection but that kind of money would buy a lots of tools....but then where would I keep them...

Chicken and the egg... :

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: art b

im sure if you buy one you

I'm pretty sure that the professional range comes with a good warranty. I will ask though, good point.

[Roadkill]

I've given all the Halfords roll cabs a try out and have never been happy with any of them.  Personally I think they're just a little over-priced and a little low on quality.

None (of the lower-priced ones) compare with the CostCo roll cabs but if you're after a small cab then you may also want to consider Clarke ones - I looked at these before getting mine and found them in the same league as halfords ones but tended to be cheaper - at the time, at least.

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: Roadkill

CostCo roll cabs

My friend has one of these - a black one with a 'pull-out' work bench! It's awesome, a full size roller cab. I think it only cost him about £600 too However, I don't have a CostCo card

[Andy]

I inherited my roller cab set up from the previous machine operator here, although I added my own Sealey top box.

Talco (now no longer available) and Faccom are the two winning brands in our workshop. I really want a massive Snap-on one though!

[Roadkill]

My brothers monster Snap-On roll cab was comparable in quality to my CostCo one . . . . albeit about four times the price and only a fraction bigger if at all !

[Cunning Plan]

How wide is yours?

[Roadkill]

Too much for you to handle

Dunno, 41" rings a bell . . . my Bro's Snap-On was 44" I think.

[Cunning Plan]

Would you mind measuring the length exactly and roughly how much was it?

Would really like to compare before going for a Halfords one. The VZi guys think they are fairly good quality for the money.

I could get http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_209113_langId_-1_categoryId_255214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">this and http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_206389_langId_-1_categoryId_255214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">this for £249

Or

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_745201_langId_-1_categoryId_255214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">This and http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_745203_categoryId_255214_langId_-1?cm_sp=Intelligent_Offer-_-Product_Details_Zone_1-_-Blank&iozone=PDPz1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">this for £319

Both are around 685mm long.

I just don't want to spend 320 quid if the CostCo one is only a little more money but much bigger. I'll just find a way of buying one. If it is much more money though, I'd be quite happy with the Halfords one I think

[Incursus]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

I just don't want to spend 320 quid if the CostCo one is only a little more money but much bigger

It maybe worth noting I haven't seen these in Costco  for quite a while now...

Though I'm going in tonight before climbing so will have a look.

[Cunning Plan]

Awesome, thanks dude!

[Andy]

If anyone's interested, this came through in our 'Advantage' mag from J&L...







Sealey are alright. Got a cab and toolbox of theirs and it's plenty good enough for our shop!

[Roadkill]

My CostCo one is 1040mm Wide.



EDIT - I wouldn't waste my time on the Halfords "Red" ones - utter cr@p, IMO, I can't resist having a quick play on the odd occasions I go into a store.

The "Black" ones are better.  Still not fantastic but I'm very fussy.

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: Roadkill

My CostCo one is 1040mm Wide.

Nice girth..

Can you remember how much dolla it was if you don't mind me asking?

Quoting: Incursus

Though I'm going in tonight before climbing so will have a look.

Quoting: Roadkill

EDIT - I wouldn't waste my time on the Halfords "Red" ones - utter cr@p, IMO, I can't resist having a quick play on the odd occasions I go into a store.

The "Black" ones are better. Still not fantastic but I'm very fussy.

Okay, depending on what you or Incursus reply with regarding price and availability, I'll have a good play with the Halford's ones at the weekend.

[Incursus]

They didn't have the same one Roadkill has but they did have this...

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[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: Incursus

They didn't have the same one Roadkill has but they did have this...

That is reaaaaalllyy nice! It's just under half double the width of the Halford's ones, but obviously not as tall.

How high would you say it was? Not sure from that picture

Just thinking, this one could be wider, but you end up with the same amount of useable space as the Halford's one is taller. However, you have a nice work bench with the CC one

Thanks for looking for me Inc..

[EDGE]

I've been eyeing that black costco one up, I've already got the huge roll cab but that bench looks awesome. Just trying to figure out if the damn thing will fit anywhere. It's HUGE!

[Roadkill]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

Can you remember how much dolla it was if you don't mind me asking?

Honestly don't remember . . . £600 ? ? . . . I bought it through the company VAT-free as well.

Love it !!  



Incidently I transferred that pic from my HTC to my PC via Bluetooth . . . first time ever !! - and I figured it out in a matter of seconds !

Pat on the back for me, methinks.

[Incursus]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

How high would you say it was? Not sure from that picture

Well if is 46" wide and I was holding the phone at just below eye level..5' ish at a distance of around 60"........a2+b2=c2...or something

Quoting: Cunning Plan

Thanks for looking for me Inc..

No worries, I think Titsy was waiting for this one to come back in stock as well.

Quoting: Roadkill

Incidently I transferred that pic from my HTC to my PC via Bluetooth . . . first time ever !! - and I figured it out in a matter of seconds !

Pat on the back for me, methinks.

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: Incursus

Well if is 46" wide and I was holding the phone at just below eye level..5' ish at a distance of around 60"........

.... whilst travelling at 2mph with a cross-wind of 0.02knots and a hot-girl distraction rating of 4 nips out of 10...

[Roadkill]

The Base cabinet on mine is 40" (1020mm) high . . . . but, looking at Chris' picture I'd guess that one was more like 3' (900mm)

Of course, you could buy two, not fit the wheels to one and remove the bench on the other, then bolt one of top of the other.

[Cunning Plan]

I so want that black one with the bench. It is the same price as the most expensive Halfords one.

Problem is, there is not a CostCo near me and I can't find anyone else that stocks CSPS products

[EDGE]

I think the costco rollcab was about £450ish.  mine is FULL now, but still has the protective white film on the drawer fronts... sad huh!