Halfords Professional Drawers. Any Good?

[Alan_M 66 1 Cars]

Been ogling the Halfords website and found an offer on one their 5 drawer cabinet. Get a 7 drawer cabinet free with the 5 drawer rolling cabinet for £249.

 

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&cm_cr=No+Campaign-_-Web+Activity-_-C174714-_-PRODHOME_ESPOTCAROUSEL-_-Halfords+Professional+5+Drawer+Ball-Bearing+Cabinet&productId=209113&msg=&langId=-1&catalogId=10151#tab4

 

Any good?

Edited October 4, 2012 by Alan_M

[Cameron 16]

When you could get a 7-drawer Clarke HDPlus cabinet for about £30 more, I wouldn't bother with Halfrauds!

 

Have a look at this place http://www.clarketooling.co.uk/tools/Tool_Boxes__Chests___Cabinets.html

 

I got a 16-drawer HDPlus cabinet from them and am really happy with it, they're really good quality units and they do an excellent service too!

[welshpug 1,657]

they're not bad but don't take weight as well as the pro ones, an extra £100 but also have a similar offer on.

 

http://www.halfords....nk&iozone=PDPz1

 

 

ooh, missed Cameron's reply, have used those Clarke HD cabs, VERY nice quality and I didn't realise they were that comparatively priced!

Edited October 4, 2012 by welshpug

[cRaig 273 1 Cars]

Yep, I looked very carefully at halfords tool chests- I went around a few stores to look at the chests, and basically some of the drawers were already wearing out from being on display with no tools in!

Went for a Clarkes HD Black and Gold chest (Vat free day so price was comparible, a little more expensive) and havent looked back since!

[M@tt 77]

I've got the Halfords Black Industrial ones on that buy one get one free offer. Very good quality as far as i'm concerned. Thumbs up from me

[GilesW 41]

I got the Halfords Pro.

7 Drawer top + 4 drawer middle, + 5 drawer bottom.

 

Paid £320 for the lot on offer and I'm happy that the price Vs quality for the type of use I will give it is good (DIY'er).

 

Not the best out there certainly, but depending on use, location it will be in, etc etc it maybe fine for you.

[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

I've got the Halfords Black Industrial ones on that buy one get one free offer. Very good quality as far as i'm concerned. Thumbs up from me

 

Yeah I have the industrial ones, and although they are still packed up in the boxes unused that they came in, I have used friends ones and the bearings aren't bad for the money. I've used plenty of snap on cabinets which you can certainly notice the difference with, but for hobby use I think the industrial ones will be good enough for me.

[stef205 92 1 Cars]

I bought 2 of these boxes with my trade card for a friend last month got a fair amount off. All halfords tools are made by draper, I have been using there tools for ages

 

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[MiniGibbo 142]

I bought a Clarke one from machine mart and imo its far superior to the halfords.. o yeah twice the size for the same money too haha

[Cameron 16]

ooh, missed Cameron's reply, have used those Clarke HD cabs, VERY nice quality and I didn't realise they were that comparatively priced!

 

Yeah they're awesome! Very very sturdy too as they're made out of pretty thick steel.. I'd say they were the next best thing to a Snap-On cabinet only at a fraction of the price. The only thing that lets it down is the castors are cheap plastic so it can be annoying to move across some surfaces, rubberised ones would have completed it.

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

what about this for a tool box

 

[brumster 135 1 Cars]

Get the Industrial one - much sturdier, much nicer runners/action and you've still got the lifetime warranty too. Bought mine on a similar offer weekend several years ago - they seem to run it regularly each year.

[Rock Lobster 28]

Agreed, industrial ones are excellent for the money. Bought some a year ago and have been very impressed!

[Lan 24 1 Cars]

what about this for a tool box

 

A master series stack, someone has some serious dough, my kra's cost me enough!

[jeremy 70]

From your link it looks like both can be purchased together for £199. I own several in the range for over 7 to 10 years with no problems. And yes they are not the same quality as the black ones, but then again they are not the same price. So if it is just for DIY then they are sufficient enough.

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

the box cost £6000 which seems alot but put in perspective of the £80000 worth of tools that are in it it seems rather cheap lol

[Lan 24 1 Cars]

yeah I figured it would cost around that for the box alone

[ORB 227 1 Cars]

Spend a bit more and buy a second hand Snap On or the like off eBay.

 

I have a Sykes one and its lasted me 15 years of abuse