Dewalt has come out with a couple of new heavy duty jobsite tool boxes, designed to protect your tools from the weather, prying eyes, and opportunistic thieves.
They’re built from heavy duty steel, and are powder coated for weather resistance. Each one has gas strut lid stays to hold the lid open, and recessed lock areas to keep things secure. The smallest size has one of each, not two.
These Dewalt jobsite boxes also feature lid reinforcement, for keeping water and dust out, 4-way legs that are pre-drilled for casters, fully welded seams, and a rear rubber grommet for electrical cords.
The 32-inch size (DXJB3220) is smallest, measuring 32″ wide x 19″ deep x 17.5″ tall, and weighing 67 lbs.
Note: Home Depot’s cubic foot spec for all of these jobsite boxes can’t be right. It says that this small box has 7856 cubic feet of storage space. Maybe they meant cubic inches.
The 42-inch size (DXJB4220) is a lot bigger, measuring 42.13″ wide x 20.13″ deep x 20.38″ tall, and weighing 106 lbs. It’s an intermediate size, if you need more storage space but cannot accommodate the 48″ box.
The largest size (DXJB4824) is 48″, measuring 48″ wide x 24.25″ deep x 28.5″ tall, and weighing 132 lbs.
Prices: 32″ for $300, 42″ for $350, 48″ for $400
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First Thoughts
This is not a market I would have expected for Dewalt to enter. For one, there are already some very well-known brands that have earned solid reputations and followings, such as JobBox and Knaack. Less iconic brands, such as Ridgid, offer jobsite boxes too, and at lower pricing.
These Dewalt jobsite boxes do offer some fresh features, such as gas struts for the lid stays, wider handles (or at least they look to be wider), and recessed lock compartments. And they do cost somewhat less than the JobBox and Knaack options I looked up.
For those of you that use jobsite tool boxes, what do you think of Dewalt’s entry into the market?