The drawer slides, not the number of tools on the lid
A roller cabinet is judged by the parts that move. Ball-bearing slides open fully under load and keep doing it; friction slides bind as soon as a drawer holds a socket set. The stated load per drawer is the figure that tells you which kind you are buying, and it is worth more than the total weight of the cabinet. Then come the castors — two fixed, two swivelling, with brakes that actually reach the floor — and the lock, which on a shared workshop is the difference between a trolley and a bench. Filled sets deserve a second look: the tools included are usually the cheapest part of the package, and the cabinet is the part that stays. We compare drawer count and slides, construction, castors, locking and worktop. Not one of the drawer cabinets on this shelf publishes a load per drawer, which is the figure a heavy socket set actually tests — while the open carts and trays beside them all publish a total capacity.
7 drawers · central locking · ball-bearing slides stated · 4 castors, 2 swivelling with brakes · steel
Seven drawers on ball-bearing slides with a central lock, at the price where most trolleys still use friction slides.
Best for: A first proper trolley, where the slides matter more than the badge.
55 lb capacity · 4.5 lb empty · 4 compartments, 4 magnets · 4 swivel casters · 102 mm (4.02 in) high · 520 × 419 mm (20.5 × 16.5 in)
A 102-millimeter-high rolling tray with magnets in two compartments, made to go under a car.
Best for: A job under the car, with the fasteners held down and the tray within reach
5 drawers · solid steel stated · ball-bearing slides · central locking · 2 fixed and 2 swivelling castors
Five drawers rather than seven, with the same essentials: ball-bearing slides, a central lock and a mix of fixed and swivelling castors.
Best for: A garage with a few large tool sets rather than many small ones.
3 tiers · 297 lb stated · hanging board, hooks, bucket hanger, bottle holders · 2 lockable casters · press-fit, no screws · 1-year warranty
A three-tier detailing cart that states 297 pounds and also states that nothing is screwed together.
Best for: Washing and polishing, where bottles and a bucket matter more than drawers
550 lb total — 200 lb top, 400 lb bottom · pegboard and 6 hooks · 5 in casters, 2 lockable · industrial PP · 15,499 g (546.7 oz)
The only item here that splits its load rating by tier, and the only one with a pegboard.
Best for: A one-job garage where the tools stay visible and the floor gets washed
Bucket dolly · fits a 10 in bucket · 220–331 lb · 5 swivel wheels, 2 with brakes · 3 fixing screws · 94 mm (3.70 in) high · 2.2 kg (4.9 lb)
Not a trolley: a 94-millimeter dolly that carries one bucket on five wheels, with brakes on two.
Best for: Washing a car with a full bucket, and sitting down to do the sills
7 drawers · large worktop · cut-outs for extra storage · supplied with a 70-piece tool set · 4 castors
The filled option: seven drawers, a large worktop and a 70-piece tool set included — which makes it a starting point rather than a cabinet.
Best for: Equipping a garage from nothing, where the tools and the storage arrive together.
515 pieces · 4-drawer aluminum rolling case · telescopic handle and wheels · carbon steel, chrome plated · no load rating
The only drawer case here, filled with 515 pieces and publishing no load rating for any of them.
Best for: A van or a second property, where the set travels and the jobs are light
Fifty-millimeter castors stop at a slab joint when the unit weighs a hundred kilos. The stated wheel diameter decides real mobility once the drawers are full.
A plain slide comes half out under twenty kilos and the back of the drawer is lost. The stated slide type and load per drawer decide what you can actually find.
Essential: a loaded trolley setting off on a sloping floor is heavy and dangerous. At least two castors have to brake.
It is stated and often optimistic. Ball-bearing slides hold up far better than plain runners under load.
It works out cheaper per piece and imposes the quality of the tools supplied. Many prefer an empty trolley and tools of their own choosing.
With several heavy drawers open, yes. Anti-tip systems only allow one drawer open at a time.
A hard-wearing top turns the trolley into a work station. A wooden top protects the parts laid on it better than sheet metal.
By frequency of use, the most used at hand height. Cut foam keeps each tool in its place and makes gaps visible.
In a shared workshop, yes. It also stops the drawers opening while it is being moved.
Yes, if you open a loaded top drawer while the lower ones are empty. Models with a stated single-drawer interlock prevent two drawers opening at once, and that is a real safety feature.
Braked castors are not an option: a loaded trolley setting off down a slope is heavy and dangerous. Ball-bearing slides are what separate the ranges, and cut foam makes a missing tool immediately visible.
There is no table here, and the reason is in the listings. The figure published most often across these 8 products is capacity, given by 4 of them — short of the four in five a column needs to compare rather than to display gaps. Each product page says what its own maker published.
Specifications: manufacturer sheets for garage tools and the matching Amazon product pages. Prices and availability: Keepa.
Most recent revision in this category: October 6, 2026.
