The Tool Vault® line of professional toolboxes are crafted to withstand the harshest conditions of a full-time mechanics environment. The ToolVault® brand brings you professional grade tool boxes at D.I.Y. prices, ideal for industry professionals and home enthusiasts. The Tool Vault® Elite 72 Inch 17 Drawer Tool Cabinet / Roller Cabinet is a professional grade, high-quality toolbox featuring a drawer load rating of 250 pounds (500lb. on larger drawers), heavy-duty spring loaded casters, and full-width wrap around aluminum drawer pulls.
One of the best purchases I’ve ever made in the tool world
I don’t do reviews at all and I’m not about to do some extended YouTube thing (even though there isn’t anything really out there about the newest and biggest Elite Series). So here it goes… Purchase: First, the purchase and process there in, was simple and easy through StrictlyToolBoxes. Now I don’t know if anybody else sells ToolVault but Strictly did a good job on the purchase… Not much to do besides take the order I guess. Could of done it on-line, but I like talking to a human. But after you make the purchase, that’s where the experience takes a leap. The communication via email and phone was nothing less than spectacular. They make things super simple and it’s all well laid out with great follow up. It all takes place pretty quick even… I like that part. There is no guessing. Shipping: Well, shipping sucked! But it had nothing to do with Strictly. It was all on FedEx. My TV 84″ Elite cab with hutch and side lockers went out the very next day after it was ordered. It had to go from Florida to Vegas. For some reason it got stuck in Albuquerque NM. In fact it was stuck there for a total of 4 days with nothing but excuses. They first told me a train broke down, the next guy on the next day said he doesn’t know what they were talking about with a train but that they were short on drivers, then the next guy blamed Covid (which is becoming the excuse for everything), and then I was told that somebody just didn’t get it on the truck. Anyway, I got the freight dropped at the house and it was in perfect condition. Strictly felt bad and refunded me $100 for my troubles which was unnecessary but very welcomed. The driver was helpful on delivery but I tipped him well. Packaging was crazy…. the tool box could have withstood a nuclear blast… Just know that you will be making a big trip to the dump if you go with their biggest and best as I did. It’s a lot…. have plenty of room to unbox and inspect. Now to the toolbox quality: I am going from a triple bank SnapOn Master Series to the ToolVault. They are literally side x side as I am still switching tools over. The slide mechanicals are probably better… on the TV than on the Snap. I emptied out the top dual hinge drawer of the Snap and the TV was already empty. The Snap was loud and clunky compared to the TV. I was actually shocked at the difference. The new line of TV has the drawer long handles that hinges and unlocks the drawers to open. I REALLY like that compared to my Snap Master series. slide under the grab point of the drawer. The TV is quite nice. The sides of the both cabinets are pretty much the same. I do like the wheels on the Snap better, they seem to roll and work a little better. They are a different mechanism though. The TV is spring loaded and the Snap is a torsion type mechanism. The liners in every single drawer are outstanding and they even include liners for each shelf and drawer in the side cabinets. Over all, having the Snap right next to it… There is no way on this planet that I would switch back to Snap. The TV is better, in my opinion, than the Snap Master series. It may be more comparable to the Epiq line but I’m not sure. I will say that Snap has better bells and whistles. I have a Charge cabinet on my Snap that holds all my Milwaukee Fuel stuff. Nothing on the TV that will do that. Some stuff that I don’t like: The weight of this thing is insane. Just the weight of the Hutch is flat out crazy. Don’t get me wrong, I like that…. Love that. But They should let you know that a fork lift, a gantry crane or a shit-ton of friends are needed. Also, mounting the hutch after drilling holes is a stupid. The tops and roller cabinet should come pre-drilled and ready for install. I do wish the tool box, hutch and cabs had more bells and whistles, but then again this box from Snap, Cornwell or Matco is 20-24k. I guess I can put in my own bells and whistles with 14k i saved. Now as far as keys go… the literature says that if you want matching keys for everything, it’s a quick request after you get the tool box. Maybe it’s because I got their top box, but mine all came matched and ready to go. Nice little touch. Lastly, and sorry for the long review… I’m very tall 6’10” to be exact and I can put my chin on top of the hutch. Not really usable for me. I spent a day laying out and building a riser to put the hutch on. It’s now 11.5 inches taller off the box itself and actually usable for me. It’s not an easy project and without my gantry crane, I’m not sure how I would have gotten the Hutch on the riser… But it’s on and completely locked down. For those that are interested, I made the riser out of 1.25″ square tube. I’ll try and put a photo up. Understand that the inside of the riser will be lined with stainless to tie in to the toolbox’s top. It’s getting sheered, bent and installed in the next week. The entire set-up now has LED’s under the stainless hutch shelf, a 6′ outlet strip installed into the hutch’s back wall and power bars in each of the side cabinets. Still have to come up with a slick way to store my Fuel stuff (there is a lot) but for now I’m running them on the back of the hutch’s peg wall. In the pic, you can see an old HF box that stores odds and ends. You can’t see the Snap (its behind me). You can also see a big ugly led light hanging… that’s just temp until I mount something tricked out. The LED’s under the shelf can’t be seen as it’s two LED tape strips that are 6.5ft long each. They change colors… Woooowww! I hope this helps some of you. Read more “One of the best purchases I’ve ever made in the tool world”
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