I have twofour Systainer Carts
At first glance they seem expensive but a little comparison shows them to be a good value. (There's a statement that applies to every Festool product.)
The cart is a sturdy plastic platform with indentations so that Systainers interlock with it as they do with each other. Instead of latches, four elastic loops secure the bottom Systainer to the cart. a set of spare loops is included, but none of mine have needed to be replaced.
The casters are 75mm (3"). Two swivel, the two others swivel and double lock, that is, they neither roll nor pivot when locked. They roll smoothly even when heavily loaded, a sure sign they aren't undersized. (A year later, and they're still rolling smoothly.)
The cost of similar casters from Woodcraft ranges from 54 to 42 USD, from McMaster-Carr about 54 USD. The ten dollar difference between the cost of first-rate casters and the total cost of the cart seems reasonable to me.
At first glance they seem expensive but a little comparison shows them to be a good value. (There's a statement that applies to every Festool product.)
The cart is a sturdy plastic platform with indentations so that Systainers interlock with it as they do with each other. Instead of latches, four elastic loops secure the bottom Systainer to the cart. a set of spare loops is included, but none of mine have needed to be replaced.
The casters are 75mm (3"). Two swivel, the two others swivel and double lock, that is, they neither roll nor pivot when locked. They roll smoothly even when heavily loaded, a sure sign they aren't undersized. (A year later, and they're still rolling smoothly.)
The cost of similar casters from Woodcraft ranges from 54 to 42 USD, from McMaster-Carr about 54 USD. The ten dollar difference between the cost of first-rate casters and the total cost of the cart seems reasonable to me.
