Where is everyone #5

I might be making it up, but i thought i remembered seeing a lowboy with chain boxes tucked between the frame rails, top flush with the deck. Google search failed me, maybe someone is familiar with them? Would something similar work on a flabed, or would it get beat to hell?

 

Like the floor box/basket with lid right behind the neck? That's an idea. Personally never seen those on a regular skateboard.
Have to be a stout lid with the way I catch these forklift jabroni's attempting to slide heavy pallets around the deck instead of lifting the dam thing...

 

Good morning from Gawga.

 

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You can put plenty in a box if you mount it well enough and reinforce the bottom.

I ran a 48x24x24 side box for my chains on my last truck. Had 16 10'x3/8 chains, 4 20'x3/8 chains, 12 binders and probably 200lbs of shackles in the box. Had over 1k lbs in that box. Ran that setup for 6 years on that truck.

I did have chain hangers and trays built into the box. It was supported by 2 large channel brackets from the bottom. If I had room I would've added another angle bracket to each end. It was attached to these brackets by 4 bolts in the bottom and 4 bolts in the top of the back wall.




If you can I would get the cam lock style for a box with that kind of weight. Also avoids having chains getting under the latches inside with the T handle style.

You could use normal end brackets to mount it but I would run at a minimum some pieces of C channel from side to side between the brackets to keep them from pulling apart with all the bouncing at the back of an empty trailer.

Get a couple 30x24 mudflaps and lay them in the bottom to help keep the noise down.

If you do get the t handle latches weld in a guard around the bottom latch to keep things inside the box from getting jammed in it.

Oh yea, this was one of those things that seemed like a great idea at the time. After 6 years of kneeling down and reaching way back into that box to hang everything I was over it. New truck had a headache rack ordered and sitting at the shop 6 months before I got the truck. I don't miss having the boxes at all.

If you're still in the market for a cabinet I would highly recommend the Iconic Metal Gear roll up door style. 1 big opening to get into it and no swinging doors to walk around. Doesn't have the bling of a polished 3 door but significantly more useful on a day to day basis.

 

@Razororange thats very helpful thank you. I was trying to save money since fenders and a headache rack all add up to serious money. I like the roll up headache rack but I wonder how it does in the winter ice. Also I have never seen one available for sale. My side step box frame brackets cracked on both sides so now I don’t trust aluminum brackets for nothing. Also I have a support beam where an in frame box could go so that won’t work.

I might just say f it and let all my chains and binders rust out on my open headache rack. I was trying to avoid this since I spent big money on 18 USA binders.

Edit: found some of those roll up headache racks online for roughly $1000 more than a 3 door. Depending how deep I want it. I don’t run anywhere near where these are located I bet shipping sucks lol.

 

I've been running the roll door for almost a year now. No issues at all. The door they use is from the same manufacturer that fire trucks use. It's a quality door.

I bought mine from 4 state trucks in Joplin. Took a few months to get it. Was about $3500 in December 2021. I have the 16" deep model. I picked it up myself to save shipping. Was in Little Rock to look at a trailer with my pickup so I just grabbed it on my way back.

Steel brackets are going to be the way to go for a heavy side box.

 

Yeah they are about a grand more now. How do you like 16” depth? If you did it again how deep would you go? My thinking is you can’t stuff it because if something lays against the door it could keep you from opening it.

 

I have mine stuffed full. The door is smooth on the inside. I have rolled blankets that rub the door when I close it. The handle along the bottom is the latch. When you lift it to open the door it pulls a couple pins at the bottom corners that lock into the sides. The entire mechanism is in the door. Nothing inside.

I do wish I had gone with a deeper one only because I don't have room for a step box on my passenger side. APU takes that space.

I've been thinking if mounting small boxes under the sides for tool storage. Just haven't had time.

 

I don’t pull the big stuff — I leave that to those who know what they’re doing


But I see you managed to find your way over to the chilis