If you’re a new tech and on a tight budget, consider the harbor freight US general series 2 roll cart. On sale it runs around 180, has many of the similar features and gets the job done. I’ve been using the harbor freight roller carts for 5 years now, and it still works amazing.

Thank you for this video. My confidence in becoming a professional automotive technician has greatly increased watching your videos.

I do automation assembly and service work. Your videos inspired me to convert to a cart. The efficiency difference is amazing. Thank you.

I know it's an old video "2017" but what an eye opener it is. Seriously great information and advice for new techs entering the field. Keep up the great education. I can tell you care about this industry!

You are gonna be huge influence to the automotive field.

I finally broke down and bought a Snap On cart similar in size to your Matco one. I used your video as a reference for set up and modified accordingly. One of the main differences I use mine for is two drawers are dedicated to diagnostics and electrical work because that’s the majority of what I do as the foreman at my dealer. The only reason I do it that way is because I’m constantly moving from my two bays to someone else’s bay. Thanks for the ideas:

I prefer having my tools in a shopping cart.

I'm in school to become an automotive technician, and I got a starter tool box set from Napa. Thanks for sharing your box set up.

Great video and appreciate the time you take to explain the method and reasoning behind it all. I have recently gotten back into wrenching on the diesel side of things after walking away from wrenching in general for several years now. You have given me a lot of creative ideas to tailor my recently purchased matco service cart to help me be a better tech, thank you.

Very helpful. Organization is organic and evolves with need. Currently reviewing which items I’m always going to the big box for and figuring out what needs to be on the rolling cart. Also, the sockets in the top or drawer, I like what you said about having the sockets out in the open vs having to open the drawer with each exchange. Lots of good points to consider

Thanks for the video. It’s got me thinking about grabbing a smaller 40” roller box for my tools, rather than just using my 55”.

I work on heavy equipment and highway trucks as a self employed mechanic working out of a service truck. I still put priority on my 3/8 sockets, good set of wrench’s cordless impacts and ratchets and side cutters. There The ones I use the most but keep second priority to my 1/2 sockets and other pliers

New subscriber here from the uk , love your channel so far look forward to watching more. Keep up the great work!

I ended up buying a roll cab with no flip top to retain a working surface on top. I'm still evolving how I have it set up, but it has been a huge sanity saver. I'm a new and young (32) shop foreman so I'm always bouncing around the shop and it's nice to have almost everything I need for normal repairs on hand. the senior tech in the shop is a great diagnostic tech, but he's one of those guys that just leaves tools all over the ground while he works. drives me nuts!

I love the cart. I think it may be time for me to get one. Nice setup!

Great videos! Love that Snap-on Bel Air box! Don't see many of those

Thanks for all the answers to make me more productive at my job

Diagnostic on the wall and repair on the cart, brilliant.

Just subscribed and can't wait to see all ur vids. Def going to help me impress whoever interviews me. Since i didn't go to school Ihave a feeling I'm going to haave to step up my game alot. Thanks for that help and hope this will help me land a job. I'm new to shop work. I have been fixing my own cars and Mother-in-law's cars or truck. For 13yrs, but thats all i have to bring to the table.

Thank you, from Mexico for sharing your expertise. I like your interesting videos. Thanks for sharing

Awesome video. Very similar to what I want to do. But my plan is to keep some basic tools in my cart in case I have to work across shop to save me the trips. Then when I'm working in my bay I can work out of my box.

Great organizing bro. Looking good.

Excellent video... I got some great ideas from watching. Thank you

First video ive seen. Thank you so much for showing all the drawers. Good shit homie. Sub fkn scribed

I'm a diesel fleet tech my roll cart has everything I need to do my job. And my jobs change every single day. One day it's an injection pump one day it might be an oil cooler but my cart has it all. To include my diag tools. I started out with a three drawer cart now I have a 6 drawer from snap on. But being an hourly paid tech not flat rate I have the luxury of being able to go to my tool box.

I started as a collision tech and had light socket duty and very few needs for 1/2inch sockets so my drawers had blocks hammers Sanders etc now all that stays at home (mostly) because I work at a transmission shop now. So I have had to restructure my cart same sockets up top but now my 1/2 inch sockets stay in my first drawer along with all my wrenches and most common screw drivers I use (mostly for prying and aligning holes) and my big impact stays on top of my box now ready to go

Just discovered your channel, great video (s). I'm starting auto tech school soon, really looking forward to it. Doing the Toyota T-Ten program. I'm 18 and buy my own tools so most (actually, all) of my tools are harbor freight but they're surprisingly good in my opinion.

Say for a Lube Tech... Would it be a good idea to have a good setup of handdrivers like nut,torx,screw, hexball, and etc oh and possibly some trim tools because it seems like they change all the different light bulbs and things like that in a car due to their cheaper labor ya know.. Am I right? maybe a idea for a "serries" would be set your cart up to suit different types of techs. You really do have a lot of great knowledge and the fact you share is priceless to some people. Thanks for the content!

Haha. One in the same. Think I'll make a vid response. Uncanny how similar your setup is. Great video!

Great vid. Very knowledgeable guy

Nice set up ! I remember your old video of the Mac cart.

When you quit a job it’s gotta be dramatic 😂 Watching you pack up boxes

this guy made a tool box addition! Genious!

Love your video's man. Organized and efficient, can't have one without the other. Some of the guys where I work make fun of how much time I put into being organized, yet I get a lot of work done because of it. Keep the video's coming. New subscriber here.

hey flatrate master i just subscribed to your channel looking forward to see all your video , great video bud , thank you again .

I used a shop-provided cart that did not have a lid for about 15 years. I thought I wanted a cart with a locking lid when I changed jobs. The lid seemed to be in the way too much. I think I'll put it back...give it another try ...use the lid with magnetic trays like you. Subscribed

This isbthe best roll cart advice video

I've got my cart setup with everything I need thru out the day I even put a hose reel on the back of it so I always have 80 feet of air hose ready to go

I use 2 carts. One set up similar to yours 2nd I bought from Harbor Freight, it’s a 3 tier. I took oil quart bottles cut them in half attached to side to organize bolts/nuts purpose of 2nd cart is when doing jobs require dissemble I have a place to organize parts being removed, so there lying on floor or wherever

really good advice, thanks!!

You have a massive amount of tools. 😃

CHECK OUT THE VIM DRAIN PLUG WRENCH SET, they're extra long 12 point double box end, i use it every day working flat rate, they have every common size for drain plugs and brake jobs including a 8mm-10mm rench for bleeder valves, they're a beautiful set and make me so much more efficient at every day maintinance

Good video. I never get it when people have all their ratchets in a different drawer than sockets. Talking about commonly used of course

What a great video thanks .

You guys in the USA have a different type of cart than what we can get in Europe. I like how the top opens up. We just have drawers all the way down

A Diag Cart and a separate repair cart for efficiency is perfect

Is that like a Makita tool cabinet?

U sir are amazing you know how to make $$$$

Make a shop tour! Let's see what the shop is like on a day to day basis!

Great vid. How about a ratchet for each socket? If I use a 17mm, 14mm, and 12mm in 3/8, I like to have a ratchet on each socket. I like to have 4 or 5 ratchets of each size ready to go. Saves a little time versus changing, but if I have the smallest ratchet on the smallest socket, etc. I quickly get the one I want often without looking.

First class !

Suggestion for addition to your tool cart... cheap little scan tool to quickly clear codes after a repair, reset oil reminder, retract brake pads, etc... feels like mine sped me up when I added it

I have been thinking the hf series 2 is a much better way to go. Welp, I took a serious look at the drawers and the depths of the drawers and it’s not even close! I was so disgusted by those tiny drawers and how they rattle. They say it’s 5 drawers but really it’s 3 with one cut in half. There are much better used truck brand tool carts on market place. I’m looking at a MAC 3-4 drawers service cart excellent condition for $350. What do you think 🤔?

Hi mike. Just looking back through some of your older videos. Are you using a gopro to film this one ? Thanks

Can i just have the Milwaukee 153pc socket set , thats 3 separate cases. And both versions of their m12 torque wrenches.

@FlatrateMaster how does your matco cart compare to that green snap on cart i saw in the background of this video, im considering both right now and have seen the matco cart but not the snap-on in person. thx

awesome video but dude...."couple hundred bucks" for a 14in piece of sheet metal?

Good sound advice👍

I need to do this. the other day I wasted so much time going back and forth to my tool chest. I need to have this kind of setup so I don't waste too much time. as far as diagnostics I have one cart dedicated to just diagnostics because I have invested heavily in diagnostic equipment

What's the part number for that tool cart

Does those drawers stay closed with rubber detents or with a sliding lock? Thanks,,

What size sockets do you use the most? What set would you recomend, i.e. 10 to 24 or. 10 to 27?

Not too shabby .

I don't see any battery powered impact or ratchet. Do you not put them in your mechanics cart? I would think that would be helpful for your efficiency. I look forward to your opinion.

I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it for myself. A veteran mechanic where my late brother worked at had a urine bottle velcro to his ankle and the tube up his leg to his penis, of course he only would show the bottle. His idea was " more wrenching more money ".

have u seen that issue were techs do a job then they get easily distracted and mess up a simple oil change or something like that simple..

I have the same green snap on box!!!

100% Correct Information in this Video

Got same side table for 26 bucks at harbor freight

I'm embarrassed to say, that my "roll cart" has become a stationary cart that holds junk parts. =(

I prefer zip-lock bags over magnetic treys

Before the wall of revels

you paid a couple hundred bucks for that side table... which is basically two pieces of folding metal

man .... I got Togo peee 😂😂😂

Im so disorganized, that's why I never made it in flat rate :(

I need 360 degrees wheels on mine so I can just swing it straight not have to move it 4 time be for it straight

What exact cart is that

Bro, just spend the money and set up your cart. I spent too many years screwing myself out of efficiency because I thought I was saving money being stingy on tools. If you can't afford to set it up, buy a cheaper cart. Sunex makes a cart like this for half the price, extreme tools makes an epiq cart equivalent. I run a homak slide top.

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Get a smaller diagnostic roll cart

Screw flat rate! Move to truck mechanic hourly

I don't think flat rate covers you my guy. Max sustained torque sounds more like it 😂

Dang u a big boy

bro you spend way too much money on carts. invest in knowledge and tools your carts are just glorified storage bins they don't have to be thousand-dollar carts

I kept 4 small round magnetic trays in each of my hoists one for each wheel just to hold lug nuts

I call mine my puppy because it follows me everywhere