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Looks like if you want two large drawers you need to go for the five drawer base unit rather than the six drawer (they do have a bundle deal for that, though it's £75 dearer - which is still a good saving). I wonder if the current deal on the six drawer version is because they're replacing it with the five drawer because you aren't the first to make this observation? I notice it's only on three colours.

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Five drawer version:

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/storage/tool-chests-cabinets/halfords-industrial-4-drawer-chest-and-5-drawer-tool-cabinet-bundle

Only comes in the one colour - like I said, I'm guessing (but it is only a guess) that it's a new replacement for the six drawer?

Too late now - I'm not buying another :D

Next thing I am doing is to fit 'suspension' to mine... My yard is composed of pretty nasty concrete with lots of cracks and pot-holes and (even with no tools in the cabinet) it's very difficult to move around.

So I am going to put the wheels on rubber isolation bushes which I hope will give just enough 'give' to ease the passage over the rough concrete. I'll report back in a few days hoe it goes...

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On 19/08/2016 at 5:09 PM, ThreeSheds said:

Next thing I am doing is to fit 'suspension' to mine... My yard is composed of pretty nasty concrete with lots of cracks and pot-holes and (even with no tools in the cabinet) it's very difficult to move around.

So I am going to put the wheels on rubber isolation bushes which I hope will give just enough 'give' to ease the passage over the rough concrete. I'll report back in a few days how it goes...

Sorry for the long delay - the suspension went very well and allows the unit to be wheeled around very much more easily

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You might also want to beef up the underside with some plate so that the casters don't try an work there way through the floor. I have bumpy concrete at work and have stuck to pieces of 10mm plate on mine:

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Plus a full tool box can be quite heavy!

For reference this is a snap on 40 inch roll cab, I have the top box at home.

Steve

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