Comments on: Finds: Milwaukee’s “Trade Titan” Industrial Work Carts http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/02/finds-milwaukees-trade-titan-industrial-work-carts/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:28:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Eli http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/02/finds-milwaukees-trade-titan-industrial-work-carts/#comment-2997 Eli Sat, 04 Nov 2006 03:44:57 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/03/finds-milwaukees-trade-titan-industrial-work-carts/#comment-2997 Those wheels look like they hate mud. I've seen the rubbermaid line of similar form carts used extensively at work. Most people replace the stock wheels with an 8" pneumatic, which would raise the price a bit. They don't come with any attachments, but I bet they're still a great value pricewise compared to this. Course the logo isn't as cool, and you can't lock anything up in it. Those wheels look like they hate mud. I’ve seen the rubbermaid line of similar form carts used extensively at work. Most people replace the stock wheels with an 8″ pneumatic, which would raise the price a bit. They don’t come with any attachments, but I bet they’re still a great value pricewise compared to this. Course the logo isn’t as cool, and you can’t lock anything up in it.

]]> By: Myself http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/02/finds-milwaukees-trade-titan-industrial-work-carts/#comment-3006 Myself Sat, 04 Nov 2006 00:42:11 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/03/finds-milwaukees-trade-titan-industrial-work-carts/#comment-3006 This looks pretty sweet, with a lot of thoughtful features like the groove for holding conduit or material while it's being cut. The drawer is an exception, but in general, nobody mounts things to the underside of the top work surface. That's a shame, because the height of that surface is set to be comfortable, not to provide optimal storage -- the space underneath it is taller than it needs to be, which wastes space. I'd like to see options like a "slung under" mount for the extinguisher, which is a seldom-used item that deserves to be out of the way, but still un-buried for easy access. Maybe the ubiquitous "orange gatorade cooler" will find a horizontal incarnation in the shade down there. I wish the "red shed" storage area opened from both sides, because I can imagine piling a lot of crap in there and then having trouble getting at it. At least the vise accessory doesn't conflict with the tank mounts. All in all, this looks remarkably well thought-out, and certainly justifiable for tradespeople. I'm not sure I need a $500 cart just yet, especially with those welding classes looking so tempting... This looks pretty sweet, with a lot of thoughtful features like the groove for holding conduit or material while it’s being cut.

The drawer is an exception, but in general, nobody mounts things to the underside of the top work surface. That’s a shame, because the height of that surface is set to be comfortable, not to provide optimal storage — the space underneath it is taller than it needs to be, which wastes space. I’d like to see options like a “slung under” mount for the extinguisher, which is a seldom-used item that deserves to be out of the way, but still un-buried for easy access. Maybe the ubiquitous “orange gatorade cooler” will find a horizontal incarnation in the shade down there.

I wish the “red shed” storage area opened from both sides, because I can imagine piling a lot of crap in there and then having trouble getting at it. At least the vise accessory doesn’t conflict with the tank mounts. All in all, this looks remarkably well thought-out, and certainly justifiable for tradespeople. I’m not sure I need a $500 cart just yet, especially with those welding classes looking so tempting…

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