Chain tray

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  1. beastr123

    beastr123 Road Train Member

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    8 16ft 3/8 chains with hooks will be 200lbs
    12 16ft 3/8 chains with hooks will be 300lbs
    8 20ft 5/16 chains with hooks will be 160lbs
    12 20ft 5/16 chains with hooks will be 240lbs
    5/16-3/8 ratchet binders (kinedyne) are 10lbs each
     
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  3. FLHT

    FLHT Road Train Member

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    I sawzall up a 3 of those plastic crates to fit inside headache rack tray.
    Cut the bottoms out of them. I drilled a few holes in bottom of tray so water could get out
     
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  4. Rubber duck kw

    Rubber duck kw Road Train Member

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    Always been in that box, never had a headache rack. Figure with the roughly 6 square foot bottom of the tray it should spread the weight around pretty decently. At least now the chains aren't sliding and roaming around in the box. If this doesn't work plan B is a hell of a lot more expensive. Thats what i wanted on this trailer to begin with but Mac apparently didnt want to. Look up DSD transport on YouTube, that box is the cats meow. Screenshot_20230811-215442_TikTok.jpg
     
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  5. cke

    cke Road Train Member

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    8 2x30 ratchet straps. 25 4x30 regular straps. 15 4x20 straps. 12 4x12 straps.
     
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  6. CAXPT

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    I saw one of those (not DSD) years ago and was in love with that idea of a box like that on a step deck. You're right, that is slick as heck. I imagine they could have some pull out drawers to get max storage access from the side depending on how far back that box goes, but the ones I saw had one on each side with a shelf and chain hangers, and that would have been plenty for me. :)
    :headbang:
     
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  7. Rubber duck kw

    Rubber duck kw Road Train Member

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    Oh yeah, he's got one on each side and a full size hanger/tray like in a headache rack but it slides out. I don't even want to know what those cost to have made i dont think. Screenshot_20230813-215802_YouTube.jpg
     
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  8. CAXPT

    CAXPT Road Train Member

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    Yes sir, that's the ticket. Best of both worlds. :)
     
  9. Rubber duck kw

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    Should be a factory option in my opinion, can't add that much weight to the trailer.
     
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