Makita sys trolley

joiner1970

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Just had an email from D&m tools showing new items from makita. One being a trolley that seems to fold and should also be compatible with systainers.

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Those wheels are horrible. I had a cart with such wheels, you feel every bump and they make a lot of noise. Now I have one with real rubber wheels and filled with a bit of air, a lot better.
 
Alex said:
Those wheels are horrible. I had a cart with such wheels, you feel every bump and they make a lot of noise. Now I have one with real rubber wheels and filled with a bit of air, a lot better.
I might try to look at one in real life . I can't tell what the wheels are like ,are you saying they're not rubber buy solid plastic Alex ?

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joiner1970 said:
Alex said:
Those wheels are horrible. I had a cart with such wheels, you feel every bump and they make a lot of noise. Now I have one with real rubber wheels and filled with a bit of air, a lot better.
I might try to look at one in real life . I can't tell what the wheels are like ,are you saying they're not rubber buy solid plastic Alex ?

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They look like a solid plastic wheel with a very thin rubber tyre/tread bonded to it. So they won't be especially refined when wheeling, but I don't see it as a big deal as most people will only be using it for relatively short distances at the beginning and end of each day.

All that said, it's £99 as opposed to £89 to the Festool Sys-roll, so I don't see what you're saving buying the Makita trolley as opposed to the Festool if you are intending on using it to transport Systainers.
 
It's more expensive than the Sys-Roll?!  Never mind the wheels, also doesn't have the drawer on the bottom.

bobfog said:
joiner1970 said:
Alex said:
Those wheels are horrible. I had a cart with such wheels, you feel every bump and they make a lot of noise. Now I have one with real rubber wheels and filled with a bit of air, a lot better.
I might try to look at one in real life . I can't tell what the wheels are like ,are you saying they're not rubber buy solid plastic Alex ?

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They look like a solid plastic wheel with a very thin rubber tyre/tread bonded to it. So they won't be especially refined when wheeling, but I don't see it as a big deal as most people will only be using it for relatively short distances at the beginning and end of each day.

All that said, it's £99 as opposed to £89 to the Festool Sys-roll, so I don't see what you're saving buying the Makita trolley as opposed to the Festool if you are intending on using it to transport Systainers.
 
Edward A Reno III said:
It's more expensive than the Sys-Roll?!  Never mind the wheels, also doesn't have the drawer on the bottom.

bobfog said:
joiner1970 said:
Alex said:
Those wheels are horrible. I had a cart with such wheels, you feel every bump and they make a lot of noise. Now I have one with real rubber wheels and filled with a bit of air, a lot better.
I might try to look at one in real life . I can't tell what the wheels are like ,are you saying they're not rubber buy solid plastic Alex ?

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They look like a solid plastic wheel with a very thin rubber tyre/tread bonded to it. So they won't be especially refined when wheeling, but I don't see it as a big deal as most people will only be using it for relatively short distances at the beginning and end of each day.

All that said, it's £99 as opposed to £89 to the Festool Sys-roll, so I don't see what you're saving buying the Makita trolley as opposed to the Festool if you are intending on using it to transport Systainers.
Yeah but a lot of people myself included would need a fold up trolley. Forget the drawer I dont need that. I looked at the Festool one years ago when it came out here and just didn't like it. It's rattly and no good over rough ground.

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bobfog said:
joiner1970 said:
Alex said:
Those wheels are horrible. I had a cart with such wheels, you feel every bump and they make a lot of noise. Now I have one with real rubber wheels and filled with a bit of air, a lot better.
I might try to look at one in real life . I can't tell what the wheels are like ,are you saying they're not rubber buy solid plastic Alex ?

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They look like a solid plastic wheel with a very thin rubber tyre/tread bonded to it. So they won't be especially refined when wheeling, but I don't see it as a big deal as most people will only be using it for relatively short distances at the beginning and end of each day.

All that said, it's £99 as opposed to £89 to the Festool Sys-roll, so I don't see what you're saving buying the Makita trolley as opposed to the Festool if you are intending on using it to transport Systainers.
It's nothing to do with saving money Bob I never mentioned that. It just seems a better trolley for my needs. The Festool one is too rattly, wheels are hard and most importantly it doesn't fold.

I've got a wolfcraft folding trolley which  does the job but it's not specifically for systainers

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joiner1970 said:
bobfog said:
joiner1970 said:
Alex said:
Those wheels are horrible. I had a cart with such wheels, you feel every bump and they make a lot of noise. Now I have one with real rubber wheels and filled with a bit of air, a lot better.
I might try to look at one in real life . I can't tell what the wheels are like ,are you saying they're not rubber buy solid plastic Alex ?

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They look like a solid plastic wheel with a very thin rubber tyre/tread bonded to it. So they won't be especially refined when wheeling, but I don't see it as a big deal as most people will only be using it for relatively short distances at the beginning and end of each day.

All that said, it's £99 as opposed to £89 to the Festool Sys-roll, so I don't see what you're saving buying the Makita trolley as opposed to the Festool if you are intending on using it to transport Systainers.
It's nothing to do with saving money Bob I never mentioned that. It just seems a better trolley for my needs. The Festool one is too rattly, wheels are hard and most importantly it doesn't fold.

I've got a wolfcraft folding trolley which  does the job but it's not specifically for systainers

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Fair enough, though to be fair if you don't want some sort of tool brand on it, you can get better folding trolleys for less.
 
bobfog said:
joiner1970 said:
bobfog said:
joiner1970 said:
Alex said:
Those wheels are horrible. I had a cart with such wheels, you feel every bump and they make a lot of noise. Now I have one with real rubber wheels and filled with a bit of air, a lot better.
I might try to look at one in real life . I can't tell what the wheels are like ,are you saying they're not rubber buy solid plastic Alex ?

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They look like a solid plastic wheel with a very thin rubber tyre/tread bonded to it. So they won't be especially refined when wheeling, but I don't see it as a big deal as most people will only be using it for relatively short distances at the beginning and end of each day.

All that said, it's £99 as opposed to £89 to the Festool Sys-roll, so I don't see what you're saving buying the Makita trolley as opposed to the Festool if you are intending on using it to transport Systainers.
It's nothing to do with saving money Bob I never mentioned that. It just seems a better trolley for my needs. The Festool one is too rattly, wheels are hard and most importantly it doesn't fold.

I've got a wolfcraft folding trolley which  does the job but it's not specifically for systainers

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Fair enough, though to be fair if you don't want some sort of tool brand on it, you can get better folding trolleys for less.
Yeah "wolfcraft" lol read my thread again Bob ;-)

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Went to D&M tools this morning to take a look at the makita trolley. It's very well built and fits Festool systainers perfectly. The wheels have rubber tyres and it rolls very nicely.

To fold up you press a black button and the handle slides down. Then the heavy duty looking base part folds up. It's quite compact but the wheels don't fold in like my wolfcraft one. Probably makes it more rugged.

All in all it feels a lot more solid than the Festool version and I'd guess it would roll over rough ground much better.

I didn't buy one yet as I'm not totally 100% on it just yet.

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Looks rugged enough, I think.

Good to see Makita have picked up on the open toolboxes. They look nice with the black handles. I might pick up a few down the line. Makes it easier to keep track on what is what if the miscellaneous items are in completely differently colored boxes.
 
I'm interested in one of these - anyone have suggestions of a vendor who would ship to the US?

Damn NAINA.

Yes, I've searched - D&M doesn't seem to, neither does a Netherlands based vendor I found with it (for twice the price).

Thanks for any suggestions you may have.
 
jdm5 said:
I'm interested in one of these - anyone have suggestions of a vendor who would ship to the US?

darn NAINA.

Yes, I've searched - D&M doesn't seem to, neither does a Netherlands based vendor I found with it (for twice the price).

Thanks for any suggestions you may have.
Surely you guys will get them. You had all the li-ion makita kit way before we had it.

Do you even have makpac systainer style cases over there ?

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I'm not a Makita user, but googling it looks like they are indeed available here.

Hope you're right!
 
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