Yukon/Harbor Freight
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When it comes to the power tools you stow away in your home garage, workshop, or utility room, how you store them can be every bit as important as what you have on hand. After all, that storage chest or cabinet is not only responsible for maintaining the general condition of the tools inside, but also the ease of which you can access the devices when you're working. These days, there are, of course, dozens of tool chests and cabinets to choose from, with most of the major tool manufacturers producing some sort of storage option.
That includes both Husky and Yukon, with each faction currently marketing a nine-drawer mobile storage cabinet that look distinctly similar in style, size, and function. The cabinets are not, however, in the same ballpark when it comes to sticker price, with the Husky storage unit selling for $498 and the Yukon listed at $359.99. The Husky does offer a few notable upgrades over the Yukon, though, chiming in at 52 inches in length and boasting an attached power strip that includes two USB ports. As for the Yukon, the power-stripless chest stretches 46 inches in length.
Apart from those differences, the Husky also earns an edge in weight capacity, boasting 1,500 pounds to the Yukon's 1,200 pounds. When it comes to head-to-head comparisons, however, such stats aren't always of the make-or-break variety, as first-hand reports from customers are often just as prized by consumers. Here's what customers are saying about the storage cabinets.
The numbers give Yukon a slight edge over the Husky
Husky/The Home Depot
For the purpose of this breakdown, we're prioritizing user-based ratings from both Harbor Freight Tools and The Home Depot, as the Yukon and Husky brands themselves are exclusive to those retail factions, respectively. If we're purely playing a numbers game here, it would seem that, as of this writing, Harbor Freight's Yukon 9-Drawer Mobile Storage Cabinet is the better-liked of the two.
Now, on the surface, that lead is not quite as decisive as it might seem, with the Yukon storage cabinet boasting 4.8 out of 5 stars and the Husky cabinet having earned 4.7 stars from customers. However, the 0.1-star lead is more substantial than it first appears, as the Yukon storage cabinet's rating is based on 9,825 reviews from Harbor Freight shoppers, which is far more than the 2,332 the Husky cabinet currently holds on its Home Depot product page.
In regards to the Yukon kit's rating, some 9,587 of those reviews are 4 or 5-star in nature, with fans praising it for its size, build, and functionality, particularly at its price point. Some, however, reported issues with the drawers' locking and latching mechanisms, with one reviewer also noting it may be prone to tipping over when the drawers are opened. The Home Depot-made Husky is equally well-liked for its size and build, with many reviewers also being impressed with the internal organizational liners, as well as the soft-closing drawers and the cabinet's adjustable height. That being said, several owners complained of poor quality control in regards to the wheel casters and said their cabinet was badly damaged upon delivery.
How we got here
Yukon/Harbor Freight
The purpose of this article is to provide consumers interested in the Husky and Yukon nine-drawer storage cabinets with a head-to-head comparison based on reviews provided by real-world customers. In assembling the information needed for that rundown, we examined and compared the customer-based star ratings of each item from their product pages at Harbor Freight Tools and The Home Depot. We also read through dozens of first-hand accounts to compare frequent points of praise and complaint. The total number of user reviews provided also factored into the mix. It's worth noting, however, how unlikely it is that reviewers who posted comments have actually used both of the storage cabinets.
