Yep it's a love hate relationship for 12 point bolts, they're impossible to strip but they're always in the worse places so you don't know it's a 12 point until you've tried for 10 minutes with a 6pt
Dont even think about it, just do it the M12 lineup is incredible the 3/8 stubby and I'd go with the first gen ratchet they have a smaller head, have had mine for years with no issues.nice set up
Good to know. I have a lot of M18 tools and now expanding into the M12 lineup. Already have the ratchets but will definitely add an M12 impact wrench when they go on sale
Great setup... you have most everything you'll need for most projects, and the best part is you can roll it right up to what you're working on. Thanks for sharing
About a decade ago, Eastwood was clearing out 1/4 and 3/8 Gearwrech 6-point master sets. I bought both along with a 12-point 3/8. Worked out great. Still use them with no plans to change. They were selling 60 tooth ratchets then. I'd picked up a 120XP last year. For the life of me, I can't really tell a difference in practice. Would like to check out their new 90 tooth ratchets. Supposed to be pretty strong, though I've yet to break a GW ratchet. I'm not a heavy duty user, that being said.
Take 2 of those magnetic strips you have on the cart lid and bolt them to your fold up tray. You can place your nuts and bolts while taking things apart on the strips. No messing with magnetic trays.
Thanks for sharing your toolbox tour. Pro tip suggestion is to get the Gearwrench mid length sockets in 1/4 and 3/8. Super cheap if you keep an eye on Amazon. I’ve gotten them for 40% off. You’ll find in a lot of cases a mid length will be a good complementary to your socket set.
Got my first real “mechanic” job so now going through my cheap tool kits makes me realize how much I’m actually missing. First thing I bought off the truck was a 1/2” and 3/8” Milwaukee combo impact set and I can break lug nuts all day long with the 1/2”. Looking forward to using the 3/8 more. I would love to get a smaller handle electric ratchet as well. Basically going to buy the same cart you have, and I realize I need to basically invest in some decent ratchets since all I have is homeowner grade craftsman kits I keep in my truck. Buying tools is so exciting, yet bittersweet on the wallet, even if you’re taking the budget route!
@@RedLP5000S nope. Not for their intended uses. Modern craftsman tools aren’t what they used to be. I still keep them in my vehicles for emergency’s and tinkering but for every day use there are much better options at a similar price point t
Vintage USA Craftsman tools are great choices today, better IMO than modern Craftsman and most modern Taiwanese let alone CCP versions. Gearwrench is very good. I check Project Farm reviews before I make a final decision.
Thanks, was winder about a box like this and now i see its perfect to move around the garage and definitely hold every. love the ground box idea, I will definitely use one.
I ended up keeping my tool cart stationary and also added the side shelf and I store my power tools and extra sockets. I have filled the top with chrome and impact 1/4 to 1/2" complete metric and I am trying now to get a complete SAE set. I only have a complete 1/4's SAE right now. I know I prob do not need that all but like most guys I just want them. LOL Thanks for sharing your setup. I just started buying Milwaukee power tools this year and I have bought a lot. I really like the M12 line but I do have 2 M18. If you are going to spend the money on a M12 high speed ratchet, check out the M12 insider ratchet. It is not cheap but it comes with a set of metric sockets, 1/4, 3/8, and a hex anvil and you can buy the 1/2" anvil for $10 so you have all 3 sizes in one ratchet and it is 350 RPM which is 50 RMP slower then the high-speed M12 but it has more power. I recently purchased one I am very very happy with it. I would suggest checking it out.
I use the crap out of my Milwaukee tools. I have the 1\4 " drive long neck ratchet, the m12 surge, 3\8 stubby and those are used daily. I do small engine.
I have the same cart with the side tray and my wife liked it so much she had me buy her one as well. Love the cart, unfortunately I'm running out of space and had to shift some of the tools I don't use too often over to my wife's cart.
Nice tour. Bought that exact blue cart for my son-in-law for Christmas. Now we have to fill it up with quality tools to replace the old broken down junk he has. Good ideas. Thanks
Nicely done! For automotive work, I find using the 1/4" baby impact drivers doesn't work in a lot of situations due to their size. The cordless ratchets are much better for most auto/light truck work. The Milwaukee m12 line has some good options, I believe. I have this same cart and have customized it for my needs and couldn't be happier.
The M12 and 18v compacts/subcompacts are excellent for body and interior trim, as well as dashboard work: pretty much anything with a 13mm or T30 and smaller a 1/4" hex or square drive will be fine. Using GM vehicles as an example: most of the interior screw and bolts are 7mm, 10mm, a few 13 or 15mm, T15, and PH2; the body trim is usually T15 or 7mm (or various plastic pushpins), metal skid plates are 10/13/15mm, the brake rotor retaining bolt when present is a T30. I personally lean more for the 1/4" hex over square: square only works with sockets, whereas the hex allows you to use a socket adapter or insert/power bits: I own two different M12 and the Makita subcompact and have used all three at my day job at different times. They start to fall short when you get into suspension, brakes, engine and component mounts: for those you need a 1/2" or 3/8" impact. I've used both air and cordless, both have their place: if you're working in a shop with good air you can't beat a 1/2" air impact, unless you have to walk outside the shop or go help someone on the side of the road. With a 1/2" cordless impact get the biggest battery you can comfortably carry when installed in the tool, that b*tch is going to be heavy either way, but too lite of a battery/low-ampherage and your impact will stall out even trying to remove lug nuts. I tend to lean more towards a cordless for 3/8": my mentor uses an IR compact air impact, I use an M12 compact. You can get a good 3/8" cordless from Milwaukee, DeWalt, Makita, Ridgid, Kobalt, even Ryobi has some
@@Jujoji * that's very true. Outside the engine bay they are great for those things you mention. I also do like the portability. Throw one in the trunk and be able to use it on a buddies car or something.
Very well thought-out cart. You have what you need and nothing you don't. If you're gonna invest in the M18 impact you might want to look at some impact sockets also. Great idea on the ground box. It is so annoying having to get out from under a vehicle to get a tool. I'm gonna use that idea !!
I have the 1/4” and 3/8” long neck snap on electric rachet a and I love them I highly recommend, if you get the Milwaukee I recomend the long necks they seem to work better in most situations
Good set of tools...I'm professional mechanic. U will blow up bit of crome sockets on impact or with breaker bar no matter what the brand so impact sockets help alot....got piles of broken chrome sockets from all brands aka usa craftsman that cant warranty
I almost got that 3/8 gear wrench set. But it wasn’t 1 for 1 so I felt it was incomplete. But a real good set besides missing a few of the bigger deep sockets.
I used the 5.5 mm once on my old Ford Tempo. Don't remember what it was for exactly, but it's the one really cheap socket I have. It was from a 40 pc set for $3.99!!!!
Agree I have not used a nut driver for say 15 years not sure why they still make them I remember to craftsman ones would stink so bad make you lose your lunch in that plastic storage canvas they had.
Never use your 5.5? And the kit is missing a 4.5mm. I think that’s unacceptable! But seriously they are a must have as a master tech. Because when you do need it and you don’t have it you’re sol
Best electric ratchet unfortunately is the long neck snap on. Head size it the same as milwaukees high speed, but has 20 more ftlbs of torque. Other then that go all Milwaukee
Nice setup! Get your self the tool creeper from HF. Only 18 bucks, the size of a serving tray with caster and makes it easier for us that are crawling around on the ground without a lift.
I have the Gearwrench 120xp 1/2 drive standard length handle ratchet and thought the same as you that l would use it alot but honestly I don’t ever need that fine of ratchet in 1/2 inch I do also have the 3/8 and l use it 50% of the time l need 3/8 drive ratchet
I am not a mechanic at all, but I do have some old cars, I want to work on as a hobby when I just stop working. I have seen the snap on, the matco tools but don't think that is what I need. Can u suggest what are some good tools to get. I am going to begin to build a tool box. So can u suggest. Thank u
Grasshopper you are learning. But you have more miles to travel. Yes I think you should go with a good quality 3/8 drive 18 to 20 volt impact and a full set of 3/8 impact sockets. Also an impact driver with the proper adapters and you could use that like an electric ratchet and also for woodworking. Milwaukee Makita and DeWalt are the same DeBrands I would choose from. It sounds like you already have electrical equipment so I'm only guessing.
Do you find yourself using that Husky set more than your other sockets? I ask because I’ve been thinking about tool storage and I find myself using a cheap socket set due to it having a case. It’s too convenient when under a vehicle. Was thinking of getting the 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2 Tekton and just keeping them in the case. Though it does take away from the whole tool porn thing 🤣
Wth are you breaking with that tiny 3/8 breaker bar? For gods sake the ratchet you have is bigger! Get a matco 15 inch 1/2 ratchet it is truly god overall...
I am gonna steal your "ground box" idea (AWESOME IDEA)!!! You might wanna incorporate an item I saw on a video yesterday (I am gonna get one) called a "Tool Creeper" = Harbor Freight #56155. That being said, please ditch ALL music in your intro and outro completely.
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“There’s a few times where you’ll need 12 point... especially for like 12 point bolts” had me rolling 🤣
Yep it's a love hate relationship for 12 point bolts, they're impossible to strip but they're always in the worse places so you don't know it's a 12 point until you've tried for 10 minutes with a 6pt
Dont even think about it, just do it the M12 lineup is incredible the 3/8 stubby and I'd go with the first gen ratchet they have a smaller head, have had mine for years with no issues.nice set up
Yeah thanks for the advice!
Now Milwaukee needs to make a flex head cordless m12 ratchet.
Good to know. I have a lot of M18 tools and now expanding into the M12 lineup. Already have the ratchets but will definitely add an M12 impact wrench when they go on sale
Great setup... you have most everything you'll need for most projects, and the best part is you can roll it right up to what you're working on. Thanks for sharing
1/4 m12 fuel ratchet and a 1/2 m12 stubby impact are probably my most used tools. Can’t recommend them enough
About a decade ago, Eastwood was clearing out 1/4 and 3/8 Gearwrech 6-point master sets. I bought both along with a 12-point 3/8. Worked out great. Still use them with no plans to change. They were selling 60 tooth ratchets then. I'd picked up a 120XP last year. For the life of me, I can't really tell a difference in practice. Would like to check out their new 90 tooth ratchets. Supposed to be pretty strong, though I've yet to break a GW ratchet. I'm not a heavy duty user, that being said.
I like the ground box idea.
Take 2 of those magnetic strips you have on the cart lid and bolt them to your fold up tray. You can place your nuts and bolts while taking things apart on the strips. No messing with magnetic trays.
Nice I’ll try that out. Thanks
Brother I am digging all the Dodges setting in the background. Thanks for the cart tour, I like the setup.
They keep me busy haha thanks for watching
Thanks for sharing your toolbox tour.
Pro tip suggestion is to get the Gearwrench mid length sockets in 1/4 and 3/8.
Super cheap if you keep an eye on Amazon. I’ve gotten them for 40% off.
You’ll find in a lot of cases a mid length will be a good complementary to your socket set.
Got my first real “mechanic” job so now going through my cheap tool kits makes me realize how much I’m actually missing. First thing I bought off the truck was a 1/2” and 3/8” Milwaukee combo impact set and I can break lug nuts all day long with the 1/2”. Looking forward to using the 3/8 more. I would love to get a smaller handle electric ratchet as well.
Basically going to buy the same cart you have, and I realize I need to basically invest in some decent ratchets since all I have is homeowner grade craftsman kits I keep in my truck. Buying tools is so exciting, yet bittersweet on the wallet, even if you’re taking the budget route!
M12 1/2” stubby impact gun 3/8” ratchet = 99.9% of bolts covered
Nothing wrong with Craftsman.
@@RedLP5000S nope. Not for their intended uses. Modern craftsman tools aren’t what they used to be. I still keep them in my vehicles for emergency’s and tinkering but for every day use there are much better options at a similar price point t
Vintage USA Craftsman tools are great choices today, better IMO than modern Craftsman and most modern Taiwanese let alone CCP versions. Gearwrench is very good. I check Project Farm reviews before I make a final decision.
Thanks, was winder about a box like this and now i see its perfect to move around the garage and definitely hold every. love the ground box idea, I will definitely use one.
Thx for sharing. Interesting. From Hamilton Ontario Canada
I ended up keeping my tool cart stationary and also added the side shelf and I store my power tools and extra sockets. I have filled the top with chrome and impact 1/4 to 1/2" complete metric and I am trying now to get a complete SAE set. I only have a complete 1/4's SAE right now. I know I prob do not need that all but like most guys I just want them. LOL Thanks for sharing your setup.
I just started buying Milwaukee power tools this year and I have bought a lot. I really like the M12 line but I do have 2 M18. If you are going to spend the money on a M12 high speed ratchet, check out the M12 insider ratchet. It is not cheap but it comes with a set of metric sockets, 1/4, 3/8, and a hex anvil and you can buy the 1/2" anvil for $10 so you have all 3 sizes in one ratchet and it is 350 RPM which is 50 RMP slower then the high-speed M12 but it has more power. I recently purchased one I am very very happy with it. I would suggest checking it out.
I use the crap out of my Milwaukee tools. I have the 1\4 " drive long neck ratchet, the m12 surge, 3\8 stubby and those are used daily. I do small engine.
I have the same cart with the side tray and my wife liked it so much she had me buy her one as well. Love the cart, unfortunately I'm running out of space and had to shift some of the tools I don't use too often over to my wife's cart.
You can actually attach a side cart for more storage.
Good review. I’m getting a slate grey cart soon!
Nice tour. Bought that exact blue cart for my son-in-law for Christmas. Now we have to fill it up with quality tools to replace the old broken down junk he has. Good ideas. Thanks
I like those gearwrench sets! Can still pick them up and take them somewhere if needed!
Nicely done! For automotive work, I find using the 1/4" baby impact drivers doesn't work in a lot of situations due to their size. The cordless ratchets are much better for most auto/light truck work. The Milwaukee m12 line has some good options, I believe. I have this same cart and have customized it for my needs and couldn't be happier.
The M12 and 18v compacts/subcompacts are excellent for body and interior trim, as well as dashboard work: pretty much anything with a 13mm or T30 and smaller a 1/4" hex or square drive will be fine. Using GM vehicles as an example: most of the interior screw and bolts are 7mm, 10mm, a few 13 or 15mm, T15, and PH2; the body trim is usually T15 or 7mm (or various plastic pushpins), metal skid plates are 10/13/15mm, the brake rotor retaining bolt when present is a T30. I personally lean more for the 1/4" hex over square: square only works with sockets, whereas the hex allows you to use a socket adapter or insert/power bits: I own two different M12 and the Makita subcompact and have used all three at my day job at different times.
They start to fall short when you get into suspension, brakes, engine and component mounts: for those you need a 1/2" or 3/8" impact. I've used both air and cordless, both have their place: if you're working in a shop with good air you can't beat a 1/2" air impact, unless you have to walk outside the shop or go help someone on the side of the road. With a 1/2" cordless impact get the biggest battery you can comfortably carry when installed in the tool, that b*tch is going to be heavy either way, but too lite of a battery/low-ampherage and your impact will stall out even trying to remove lug nuts.
I tend to lean more towards a cordless for 3/8": my mentor uses an IR compact air impact, I use an M12 compact. You can get a good 3/8" cordless from Milwaukee, DeWalt, Makita, Ridgid, Kobalt, even Ryobi has some
@@Jujoji * that's very true. Outside the engine bay they are great for those things you mention. I also do like the portability. Throw one in the trunk and be able to use it on a buddies car or something.
I have the same tekton 1/2 inch drive set with the 90 tooth ratchet .Also have the 3/8 drive set that goes from 6 to 24 mm
Very well thought-out cart. You have what you need and nothing you don't. If you're gonna invest in the M18 impact you might want to look at some impact sockets also. Great idea on the ground box. It is so annoying having to get out from under a vehicle to get a tool. I'm gonna use that idea !!
I have the 1/4” and 3/8” long neck snap on electric rachet a and I love them I highly recommend, if you get the Milwaukee I recomend the long necks they seem to work better in most situations
Got 1/4 3/8 &1/2 tekton sets with 90t ratchets plus the ratching wrenches and the 120xp ratchets in my husky cart. All been good so far
Nice job, never thought to put long ratchets and extensions in the side holes.
Good set of tools...I'm professional mechanic. U will blow up bit of crome sockets on impact or with breaker bar no matter what the brand so impact sockets help alot....got piles of broken chrome sockets from all brands aka usa craftsman that cant warranty
Nice setup! Thanks for sharing.
Not bad. I like Tekton and Gearwrench. I also have Icon.
I want this for work but I would probably get two additional swivel casters to have them all the way around to navigate the shop better.
Yeah that would help out a lot
I almost got that 3/8 gear wrench set. But it wasn’t 1 for 1 so I felt it was incomplete. But a real good set besides missing a few of the bigger deep sockets.
I used the 5.5 mm once on my old Ford Tempo. Don't remember what it was for exactly, but it's the one really cheap socket I have. It was from a 40 pc set for $3.99!!!!
5.5 is pretty common on 80/90's Ford's
“You do need 12 point sockets, especially for 12 point bolts” 🤣
I've been spoiled with impacts. So much so that I'm buying stuff to use the impact or air ratchet instead of hand tools🤣🤣🤣
It's a great set up , I prefer Gearwrench myself, it's a quality tool
I hear Tekton warranty is faster too
Made in Taiwan > China. Japan/Thailand best?
Great video. Lots of good information, thank you. But the music at the beginning in the end is way louder than you.
Those tool boxes are now $269.99. I think I paid $199.99 during one of their parking lot sales. That was only last year. Crazy. Great box though.
they went on sale last Christmas (2023) for $189 any color same price. Had to pre-buy and wait 2 months for delivery though.
Agree I have not used a nut driver for say 15 years not sure why they still make them I remember to craftsman ones would stink so bad make you lose your lunch in that plastic storage canvas they had.
Great video. Thanks for the links too
hey great tool/set... but is that 1 of those concrete impregnated cloth buildings?......
You have WAY too many duplicates of stuff, so this kinda versatility could be had so much cheaper too
Nice set up
Nice set up!!
Never use your 5.5? And the kit is missing a 4.5mm. I think that’s unacceptable! But seriously they are a must have as a master tech. Because when you do need it and you don’t have it you’re sol
4:15 - all those Swivel Adapters 😍😍🥵🥵
Thanks for the video bro
I have used a 5.5 once. It was while rebuilding a 5.4 f250, but I don't remember exactly what it was on.
Best electric ratchet unfortunately is the long neck snap on. Head size it the same as milwaukees high speed, but has 20 more ftlbs of torque. Other then that go all Milwaukee
Thanks for the idea of a ground box. That's gonna help me a lot.
You bet!
Get some impact stuff..may help .had harbor freight set of axle nut sockets for 10 years and still fine..29 to 38 mm still work great so y upgrade
Nice setup! Get your self the tool creeper from HF. Only 18 bucks, the size of a serving tray with caster and makes it easier for us that are crawling around on the ground without a lift.
I have the Gearwrench 120xp 1/2 drive standard length handle ratchet and thought the same as you that l would use it alot but honestly I don’t ever need that fine of ratchet in 1/2 inch
I do also have the 3/8 and l use it 50% of the time l need 3/8 drive ratchet
Thanks for the advice!
I use to have that husked box that’s what u started with
I am not a mechanic at all, but I do have some old cars, I want to work on as a hobby when I just stop working. I have seen the snap on, the matco tools but don't think that is what I need. Can u suggest what are some good tools to get. I am going to begin to build a tool box. So can u suggest. Thank u
Nice job buddy
Title is misleading. It's not a Harbor Freight 5 Drawer cabinet review, so why is that even mentioned in the title?
last I checked it was a tool box tour, go watch something else then
Grasshopper you are learning. But you have more miles to travel. Yes I think you should go with a good quality 3/8 drive 18 to 20 volt impact and a full set of 3/8 impact sockets. Also an impact driver with the proper adapters and you could use that like an electric ratchet and also for woodworking. Milwaukee Makita and DeWalt are the same DeBrands I would choose from. It sounds like you already have electrical equipment so I'm only guessing.
Yeah I got around 5k in milwaukee tools, mostly construction tools like saws, impacts etc.
Ah,So Grasshopper..... When you can snatch the 12mm 12-point socket from my hand, then it will be time to go....
did you ever put anything on the magnetic strips on inside of the lid? You have the strips it looks like but do you have anything on there?
Hey so i have same cart but with the side tray installed i cant close the lid …
Do you find yourself using that Husky set more than your other sockets? I ask because I’ve been thinking about tool storage and I find myself using a cheap socket set due to it having a case. It’s too convenient when under a vehicle. Was thinking of getting the 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2 Tekton and just keeping them in the case. Though it does take away from the whole tool porn thing 🤣
That Tekton 1/2 inch drive socket kit is perfect. Can you ballpark the price?
Never mind I just looked in the description.
Check the link in the description, think its around $180ish
Wth are you breaking with that tiny 3/8 breaker bar? For gods sake the ratchet you have is bigger! Get a matco 15 inch 1/2 ratchet it is truly god overall...
you have a 19/32nds wrench? bolt for alternators gm made in canada 366 engines busses trucks
Question : Where did you get your socket storage I need to get some good ones.
How deep (front to back) are the Harbor Freight 5 drawer tool cart drawers?
just bought a green one for 199!!
There's a coupon for them for 189$
Not a bad start.... however the intro music sounds uncommonly familiar like another UA-cam channels intro... maybe rustbelt mechanic??
Yeah idk it was a free music thing from youtube I guess hahah
Werr did u socket cases to put your socket on
What socket tray is that
It's the gearwrench case broken in half
Where did you get oragnizer for the tekton
Harbor freight
@@j-bobsgarage7535 imma copy your setup
I am gonna steal your "ground box" idea (AWESOME IDEA)!!! You might wanna incorporate an item I saw on a video yesterday (I am gonna get one) called a "Tool Creeper" = Harbor Freight #56155. That being said, please ditch ALL music in your intro and outro completely.
Yeah I seen that looks pretty good. Thanks for the feedback!
Does it come with the side rack and side tray?
Not the side tray. Just side rack
Got the cart today side tray is currently $30 and the box cost me 189.99 + tax
Can you tell me where you bought the socket holders from?
Intro LOUD AF, video low. RIP Headphone users.
Chinesium galore!!!
"Micro" Wrenches... WTF...??? They are "Ignition" Wrenches... Jesus...!
William Riley relax
You literally went out bought all this stuff and put it in your cart then made this video. Sad
Bruh. Isn't the point of buying a tool cart...to fill it with tools
😳?????
Why not put the sockets in a drawer they can stand up in?