The Craftsman VERSATRACK Battery Cleat (CMST82820) is a dedicated holder made specifically for Craftsman V20 batteries — one battery per cleat — and it mounts on VERSATRACK rails, pegboard, or Craftsman metal storage. If you have been searching for a purpose-built way to stop V20 batteries from rattling around a drawer, this is the accessory Craftsman actually makes for that job.
What the Battery Cleat is
According to Craftsman’s own page for the VERSATRACK Battery Cleat, Single, the cleat helps “keep all your CRAFTSMAN V20 batteries organized and ready” and “works with all CRAFTSMAN V20 batteries.” It is a single-battery mount: one cleat holds one battery, battery sold separately. The cleat “supports up to 5 lbs,” is “Built with a heavy-duty construction,” and can mount “on pegboards or CRAFTSMAN metal storage (sold separately) or to CRAFTSMAN VERSATRACK rails.”
That flexibility matters. You do not have to commit to a full wall system just to use the cleat. If you already have pegboard in a garage or a Craftsman metal cabinet, the cleat can drop onto it. If you are building out a VERSATRACK wall, it slides onto the same rails used by the rest of the system. This is the same idea Milwaukee offers with PACKOUT battery organizers and RYOBI offers with LINK battery accessories — a first-party mount that matches the brand’s own storage ecosystem. For Craftsman V20 owners, the Battery Cleat is the parallel option.
The rail it mounts to
The cleat is one small piece of a larger trackwall system. Craftsman’s VERSATRACK 4-foot Storage Rail (CMST82602VT) measures “48 x 1 x 5.5-in” and is rated to “Supports 75 lbs. Per linear foot,” for a total “Weight Capacity 300.0-lbs.” That 300 lb total is not marketing inflation — it is exactly what 75 lbs per linear foot over 4 feet works out to, so the two ratings are consistent.
The rail “Interlocks to cover a wall or can be installed end-to-end in a strip,” which means you can run one short strip above a workbench or cover an entire wall. It has “Grooves in top and bottom [that] can be used to mount pegboard, corkboard, or whiteboard,” and it allows “Easy installation to position on drywall, wall studs, or masonry.” Craftsman lists it as “Part of the VERSATRACK trackwall system.”
Starting from scratch
If you do not already have rails or pegboard in place, the VersaTrack Garage Wall Storage System Starter Kit, 20-piece (CMST22000) is the practical entry point. Craftsman states the kit “Holds up to 75 LB. Per linear foot” and “Can be installed on drywall, studs or masonry.” The key detail is that “When combined with CRAFTSMAN hooks and accessories, they latch to the rails” — so the Battery Cleat, hooks, bins, and other accessories all share the same mounting logic.
This guide is focused on the Battery Cleat, the 4-foot rail, and the Starter Kit specifically. Craftsman makes a wider VERSATRACK catalog of hooks, bins, wire baskets, power tool holsters, and more, but those are outside what the reviewed product pages covered here.
Compatibility notes
No VERSATRACK page reviewed here makes a cross-brand or third-party compatibility claim. This is a Craftsman system for Craftsman accessories. If you are hoping to mount Milwaukee, RYOBI, DeWalt, or third-party battery holders onto VERSATRACK rails, that is not something Craftsman documents — do not assume it will work without checking fit yourself.
Also, keep the load rating in perspective. A 4-foot rail rated at 300 lbs total is plenty for a wall of batteries and hand tools, but that rating is for the rail mounted properly into studs or masonry. A cleat rated for 5 lbs per battery is more than enough for any single V20 battery, but it is still one battery per cleat — do not try to stack two onto one mount.
Bottom line
If you own two or more V20 batteries and are tired of digging through a drawer, the Battery Cleat is a cheap, purpose-built fix — one cleat per battery, mount as many as needed on a VERSATRACK rail, pegboard, or Craftsman metal storage. For the rail itself, the math checks out cleanly: a 4-foot rail rated 75 lbs per linear foot really does hold 300 lbs total, so it is not oversold marketing, it is just arithmetic. If you are starting a wall system from scratch, the 20-piece Starter Kit is the practical entry point since Craftsman hooks and accessories latch directly onto the same rails.
How this was checked
Facts on this page are drawn from Craftsman’s own VERSATRACK Battery Cleat, Single (CMST82820), VERSATRACK 4-foot Storage Rail (CMST82602VT), and VersaTrack Garage Wall Storage System Starter Kit, 20-piece (CMST22000) product pages.
Sources checked: 2026-08-11. A new review date will only be set after the linked pages are re-checked.