How to store stuff in your side box

I think even Martha Stewart would be impressed with that setup. Nice job.

 

Big brain.

 

No kiddin'. There is nothing worse than the smell of gear oil.

A trick I learned is that a gallon Zip-loc freezer bag will fit perfectly around a gallon jug of coolant. It can get a hole in it too but it's extra insurance. I've done it a couple times.

 

I cut 1 side of plastic milk crates down to half in my cascadia. It's works ok. No matter what if you cram too much in there you wind up moving stuff around to get things out. I try to keep oils and such on driver's side and tools on passenger. Someone should invent a lazy Susan for side boxes!

 

Since those things usually don't need filling all that often, I do not keep extras in my truck.
There is always somewhere to buy it when you need it.
(If you have a bad leak you should not be driving in the first place.)

Problem solved.

 

I found a clear tote at home Depot that is the perfect size to hold a gallon of oil, coolant, and windshield washer fluid. It's just tall enough and big enough to fit them perfectly and slide right under my bunk in my Pete 579. It has a clamp on lid also so would never falls over. The one thing I will say though is I had to find a gallon of windshield washer fluid shaped like an oil bottle and not the typical round one they come in. I found it at Walmart a while back ago but I haven't seen one in quite a while. So what I generally do is when I use the gallon I just take a new gallon and pour it into that container.

 

As Crazy said, Home Depot. Many different size totes there. Bet you find one sized very close to your needs. I have one cut down to roughly 6" height, keeps fluid jugs upright and will contain any potential leaking problems.

 

The side compartment on my Mack is always full, and I'm forever standing bottles upright. I carry 4 gal of washer fluid, 1 gal of coolant, brake line anti-freeze and WD 40. In addition to my small tool box, coiled air hose, 20 bungee cords, cut-off wheel, 2 pry bars, 1 (bad person be good bar), 2 short 2x4's (for no reason I can remember), 2 bolt cutters, as well various and assorted other items. I keep a small plastic tote on the passenger floor with cleaning supplies, hard hat, spare new gloves, my sledge, daily gloves and a couple "always" in use tools sit between my seat and the door.

Yes, I've had the oil container leak, also had my boss accidently spill 1/2 gal of diesel in my side compartment (he paid for the truck to be detailed).

 

Put your oil and coolant in one of these