GlennWest Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Think I want to put a roll around tool chest/box on drivers side and build metal around it. Door. How well built does it need to be to withstand the hdt? Was thinking home Depot boxes 2003 Teton Grand Freedom towed with 2006 Freightliner Century 120 across the beautiful USA welding pipe.https://photos.app.goo.gl/O32ZjgzSzgK7LAyt1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclord2002 Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Glenn, assuming you mean to mount the boxes on the bed, behind the driver....how much room do you have for the depth of the box and still leave clearance for the Smart ? I wanted to do the same thing but could only eek out enough clearance for 12 inch deep boxes and still leave clearance for my Smart on my Volvo 780. Before I got my Smart, I had 4 really heavy duty 2 drawer file cabinets with a 60 inch wide stainless tool box mounted on top of them. They were braced against forward movement and covered with a custom Sunbrella cover and held tons of stuff. Now that we have the Smart, I had to downsize to 2, 12 inch deep. 12 inch high and 48 inch wide aluminum drop door boxes. I miss all the storage I had with the cabinets and the tool box but the trade off for the Smart was worth it. Charlie Don't ever tell a soldier that he doesn't understand the cost of war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollytrolley Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Glenn I got paid off on a bad debt once in ... airline galley-carts...you know the kind that the fine airline food is carted down the isle on those cheep flights... Well you know what...those darn things are way bunch tougher than any SnapOn toolbox and BEFORE I knew I was out of galley carts an now I wish I had some of the darn things back.... Once in a while I see a galley cart on Craigslist but often too far from our remote location....but you hang close to bigger cities so you might find a couple of carts cheep....you'd be amazed how nice they are.... Drive on....(galley cart, good.....airline food not so good) 97 Freightshaker Century Cummins M11-370 / 1350 /10 spd / 3:08 /tandem/ 20ft Garage/ 30 ft Curtis Dune toybox with a removable horse-haul-module to transport Dolly-The-Painthorse to horse camps and trail heads all over the Western U S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennWest Posted December 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Sorry I wasn't clear. Mounting under bed in front of axle. Depth 30"+, wide 24ish. Can trim fairly and go wider if needed. Batteries on that side and believe that would be a good choice as liminited space. 2003 Teton Grand Freedom towed with 2006 Freightliner Century 120 across the beautiful USA welding pipe.https://photos.app.goo.gl/O32ZjgzSzgK7LAyt1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyretired Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 I have a Craftsman tool box mounted in a toolbox under the bed in front of the rear axles. It takes up most of the storage compartment and it is pretty full. The box is mounted on a rubber mat that might provide some cushion and each drawer has the thin rubber no slide pads in the bottom. So far this is working but we only drive a few thousand miles a year. I bought the Craftsman toolbox used for not much and if necessary I could look for another one. It has been very handy. Randy 2001 Volvo VNL 42 Cummins ISX Autoshift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronbo Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 I have a tool box I purchased at a farm store. I made brackets out of angle iron that mount to the frame. They also support the tool box on the bottom. No trouble in about 15000 miles. Ron C. 2013 Dynamax Trilogy 3850 D3 2000 Kenworth T2000 Optimus Prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennWest Posted December 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 Ronbo, is yours inside another box? I understand your post to mean a box supported by just angle iron. I was concerned about water getting in it. 2003 Teton Grand Freedom towed with 2006 Freightliner Century 120 across the beautiful USA welding pipe.https://photos.app.goo.gl/O32ZjgzSzgK7LAyt1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billr Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 Craftsman box in rear storage box on slide rails. Works good no issues with box. Tools do slide around a bit though. Use socket and wrench trays. I would think water an issue unless enclosed in a compartment. They are not water tight. Bill and Joan and 3 Collie pups 2001 Volvo VNL 770 "The Doghouse" Singled short, "ET" hItch VED12 465HP Gen 1 Autoshift 3.58 ratio 2005 Mobile Suite 38RL3 2011 Smart Passion loaded piggybacK Weigh-It Portable RV Scales http://www.weighitrv.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollytrolley Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 Ronbo, is yours inside another box? I understand your post to mean a box supported by just angle iron. I was concerned about water getting in it.Oh ya Glenn....now ya gota NEW shaker windshield wiper switch that sorta works and now ya gota flaunt the fact that ya are driving AROUND in the rain storms while the rest of us Shaker-geezers are hiding out on the edge of Death Valley....Well just so ya know we had THIRTY inches of rain at Last Chance Peak yesterday (measured 30 inches between rain drops with Stanley tape) and likely to have FORTY inches rain today.....not a chance the Dollytrolley will move a inch till the "monsoons" cease..... If ya put your old wiper switch back in your Shaker....you would not drive on the rain then you would not get water in your toolbox..... Drive on....(don't drive your Shaker in the rain) 97 Freightshaker Century Cummins M11-370 / 1350 /10 spd / 3:08 /tandem/ 20ft Garage/ 30 ft Curtis Dune toybox with a removable horse-haul-module to transport Dolly-The-Painthorse to horse camps and trail heads all over the Western U S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronbo Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 My box looks similar to this and my brackets are similar to the ones on this page. I use it for storage but it is big enough to put a toolbox in. http://www.hayneedle.com/product/buyerssteelunderbodytoolbox.cfm?redirect=false&source=pla&kwid=AutoToolBoxes_BYP023&tid=BYP023-1&adtype=pla&kw=&gclid=CJ-Gj5eji9ECFQx9fgodLe4NqQ Ron C. 2013 Dynamax Trilogy 3850 D3 2000 Kenworth T2000 Optimus Prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyretired Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 The Craftsman toolbox in the cabinet on my truck is 8 drawers with top storage. As I posted earlier it is under the bed in front of the rear axles. It has riden about 20,000 miles so far without a problem. Randy 2001 Volvo VNL 42 Cummins ISX Autoshift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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