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Every tool chest before roller bearing guides is POS including the took truck ones. A dealer I work for on site has a Matco older slide style that he bought at an estate sale for much cheaper than they even go for at those sales. It was empty and he had a lot of tools scattered all around his warehouse. I have been slowly organizing it for him.

I hate the thing and it's in really good nick. Just older and needed a good shot of lube on the guides, especially the lower ones. The gauge of metal seems pretty stout.

I love my newer roller bearing import that I got from a chain of stores that is no longer called OSH. It was a floor model and the employee that unboxed it locked the drawers, then tossed the keys in a drawer and closed it.

So 1/3rd off for the bottom chest and it's close to the HF 44". My top chest is a clearance model and although black like the lower, is another brand from HD. Fits like they were made side by side.

Even those current prices don't beat what I've got in these. All my other boxes are older units with non roller bearings. They are all lower rollaways with one having a top chest, but much narrower than the 44's. I hate them all, but they are really pretty beat.

I noticed Ted saying that one fit in his trailer. I had 2 of my other 3 rollaways in a trailer at one point and not that many miles. But they really aren't built for that, not the old ones anyway. They never work that well after being jostled around full of tools. Never ship a box that is full of tools unless it's maybe a Lista or something.

I just remembered one more chest I have. It's top chest that I took the lid off and it's tucked under a rolling work bench. It's definitely a HF top 44" with roller guides. I like that one too.

It was 50 bucks at a poorly run sale. There have been so many of these sold that the prices for used can't be that high if you look around.
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