For those of you interested in the new Makita MakTrak tool box system, get in on this buy more, save more discount while it lasts.
Through the end of the day today, 11/6/24, you save up to $45 off $299+ orders at Acme Tools.
From what I can see, every Makita MakTrak tool box and organizer is eligible for this deal.
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Here are the savings tiers:
- $15 off $99+
- $30 off $199+
- $45 off $299+
Here’s the list of eligible products, with links to the Acme Tools product pages:
- Rolling Tool Box (T-90009)
- Large Tool Box (T-90015)
- Extra Large Extension Tool Box (T-90021)
- Medium Tool Box (T-90037)
- Deep Medium Organizer (T-90043)
- Low-Profile Medium Organizer (T-90059)
- Deep Compact Organizer (T-90065)
Learn More: Makita MakTrak Tool Box System – First Look
This deal applies to a broad range of Makita products, including cordless power tools and accessories.
If you’re scoping out your modular tool box options, Milwaukee Packout has some fantastic deals right now, with huge savings of up to $150 off $399+.
See Also: This is the Best Milwaukee Packout Deal of the Year
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On that note, Ohio Power Tool sent us a heads-up that they will be running a Packout flash sale, starting today at 12pm ET, where the first 100 customers to spend over $399+ on Packout products will get a free low profile organizer. This offer will presumably stack on top of the buy more, save more discount.
Ken
I’m curious about who has bought into this new system and what the rationale was. Much of the coverage has been somewhat negative or neutral, but I’m sure that some people have decided that MakTrak is the best system for their use case.
Jared
Me too. Waiting to hear if anyone bought it and why.
eddiesky
I would like to see-in person- the largest container, not the wheeled on, and with my tape measurements. Makita’s feature I like is the dual hinge locks release…from either side. That is just a smart design. However, I’m not ordering from Acme as their returns are pita when this is not a certain purchase. What store is going to carry this? HD? Lowes? Other?
Old Suburban Dad
I am hoping to see them in person at HD by/before Black Friday. But that is based on guesswork and some inferences I made when Stuart said to wait for holiday deals in a recent post.
Stuart
As per online ETA’s, these will start to ship in December. I don’t think they’ll be making a surprise appearance before Black Friday.
I haven’t been told when they might be available at physical Home Depot stores.
craig fanella
Honestly I hope 0 are in stores. That’s just valuable real estate that could be given to pack out and tough system.
Farkle
The biggest difference I see with Maktrak vs the others is the size or form factor. Instead of 14-18″ deep, they’re 22″ deep.
This adds a lot of capacity and space efficiency, especially for large tools.
The early introductions and marketing seem to be targeting heavy commercial users like concrete, iron workers, etc. and anyone working out of a pickup bed.
I don’t think the depth of MakTrak will work well in a cargo van or narrow trailer. They might be ideal in a wide (8-8.5′) trailer, if they ever introduce drawers and/or users need to unload the boxes at the site. Of course if you want drawers and don’t need to unload the boxes, you would save space and lots of $, but not time, by building your own.
For DIY, the increased depth will allow more storage along garage walls, for example, but the rolling cart is not set up to move sideways.
Harrison
I’m intending to take a serious look if not buy once these become available in Canada.
From what I can see, I can replace my entire Packout 3-box stack with just the base bin and maybe one extra. I find Packout really frustrating for bulky tools like circular saws and framing nailers. I’m tired of carrying maybe 60lb of tools in almost 50 pounds of plastic.
I often leave the base Packout bin at home because it doesn’t fit under the cover on our pickup truck. Not really interested in rebuying something it took Milwaukee 6 years to fix.
Michael
Stewart- do you ever think Metabo hpt will bring over the hikoki multi cruiser boxes, or will we see the tajima solutions stateside?
Stuart
Frankly? Not anytime in the near future. In my opinion, success in the modular tool box segment is hugely benefited by retail visibility and promotion.
Metabo HPT seems to have been struggling to get time in the spotlight at Lowe’s. They – and certainly Tajima – could potentially enter the US storage system market, but it would take huge amounts of cash to gain small amounts of market share.
I don’t think the USA retail environment is favorable for either of those brands’ storage systems right now.
MT_Noob
I have not fully bought into any portable tool storage system yet, and I know very little about the options out there and there seems to be an overwhelming amount of choices. So I watched the video that was linked in the Acme listing for T9009 and I was impressed with the features. But then again I have no baseline for comparison.
I do want to get some sort of tool box to keep in the back of the truck that can store some basic hand and power tools. But, with so many options, I’m sure I’d have to spend hour and hours of review and comparison to get past my analysis paralysis before buying into a platform. Has anyone created a decision tree that I can walk through to narrow down my choices? Or does anyone know a chart or table that lists the pros and cons of the major choices? I’m not loyal to any brand or color, I’m only a weekend user/hobbyist, and while I want a rugged system I don’t want to have to take out a loan to buy a box or two.
Stuart
Go to Home Depot and play around with the different brands and styles of modular tool boxes. That might not help you pick a brand, but can help you narrow down what your coarser preferences might be.
JG
If you’re only storing some tools and want to keep them dry in the back of the truck I’d go with the Ridgid Pro Gear 2.0 but wait for a sale. If you need organization and flexibility Milwaukee, DeWalt, Flex, Klein, even the New Makita would all be good choices but come with a cost. Makita seems to be good for commercial construction and the size makes it better for larger tools, I was thinking about getting the Makita for myself since I need to take larger tools to my worksite
Farkleberry
There’s nothing like hands on, but you might check out a few YouTube comparisons first so you have some features and differences in mind when you go. Unfortunately, no stores have all the different options to compare.
First figure out why you want them, i.e. what you’ll store in them. They tend to be quite flexible, but they’re really just empty boxes and drawers. If you’re setting up electrical, HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, general DIY, knitting, etc., check out some YouTube setups and how they’re loaded up, transported, stored, used, etc.
The boxes are rugged and weather resistant, like stackable light duty pelican cases, but unstacking to get to the bottom boxes can be a pain.
Drawers are great for easy access, but give up some protection.
IMO, cloth bags tend to be much more space efficient and easy to load/unload from cars and pickup cabs.
Open totes allow faster access and more mobility, and are sometimes compatible for stacking on top of boxes/drawers and carrying small organizers underneath.
The latest push seems to be making them into mobile transformer workstations with tabletops and tool holders hung off the sides. This seems much more valuable than replacing generic shelves, workbenches and hooks for people whose tools rarely leave their garage.
CMF
Stuart, not to be political, but more a concerned consumer. These tool organizing
systems, being super popular, but I believe none are MITUSA. Before the election, did any of your contacts at the MFR’s talk about the possible tariffs proposed pre-election, and how they could affect their tool products (the the tool industry as a whole)?
There are many hand tools that are MITUSA, that could possibly benefit. Recently, many power tools have started being assembled in the US, but with parts from overseas; I am not sure but suspect these would be exempt, and could benefit over the cheap Amazon copies I suspect would be hit…if these tariffs would affect the tool industry.
Was there talk of what this could mean, or was there no discussion or even rumblings at what this could possibly mean?
Is this something that in the coming days or weeks you might be doing a piece on the overall implications for the tool industry.
Stuart
Stanley Black & Decker was recently in the news, with discussion about their tariff contingency planning. They said that tariffs might drive them to [further?] shift production out of China and into other Asian countries, or maybe Mexico. They remarked that USA production expansion was unlikely.
I think it’s moot for me to ask around until there are actual tariff announcements or similar. This is not casual conversation material; I am unlikely to be able to get good answers based solely on hypotheticals.
MT_Noob
For what it is worth according to the Makita video that is linked on the product description page for the t-90009 on the acme tools site (scroll past the photos and click on the video link). The MakTrack is “Designed, Engineered and Built in the USA” . The product description page also lists USA as country of origin.
I’d put a link in, but I am not sure if they are allowed. You can also youtube search for ” Makita MAKTRAK™ – The Next Generation in Modular Storage ” and click on the link for the video from the Makita official channel. The Built in the USA claims are pretty much at the beginning so you don’t have to watch all 6 minutes of the video if you don’t want to.
Stuart
Yes, made in USA with global materials.
CMF
For sure, to wait till tariffs are implemented, or at least when a proposal is rolled out, we should get clarification on many things.
I figured that like B&D, many MFR’s would be working on contingency plans, rather than wait till the last minute.
JR Ramos
Anything can happen at this point but there was a blurb about possible retaliatory tariffs on Mexico if the border gig doesn’t go as he wants. It was said that a flat 25% on everything imported from Mexico but it didn’t specify whether that was just manufactured goods or ag products or what (or really everything…). If that does happen it’s going to hit very very hard for a lot of US-based companies and all of us consumers. A surprising amount of folks moved to Mexico over the last 10+ years – I believe we lost four or five in our state including a large multi-national $$$ and a few had been here churning out quality products sold nationwide for many decades. An awful lot of large appliances and hvac units/parts are now made in Mexico, too.
Harrison
These Makita boxes are made in USA. (With global materials)
CMF
At any time when you hear something, on whether tools are exempt, or will be hit hard, or anything in-between, please share with us what you hear out there