Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone uses Pork Chop boxes. If so, what brand, what for, and how do you like them?

 

I don't box my Pork Chops

What are they?

 

They sit behind the tailgate and over the wheelwell.

I wondered how long it was going to take for someone to come up with a a wisecrack

 

That's cool looking. No ideas about them though

 

I like the ones geneva makes that is similar to crafstman that has little roll out shelves fits in the space like those porkchop boxes

 

I will have to look into them. Do they have a website?

 

I worked for a company that sold them a few years ago. They sell them at sears

 

I got some of the cheap plastic molded ones. They lasted about 6 months before they were trashed. Also if you put them on opposite sides of the bed plywood will not fit into the bed. They don't hold anything big but are ok for the small stuff.

 

I use my truck for company work and I already have a dry box, but would like more space for packing survey gear without giving up any more bed space as it is my personal vehicle that I have to use for work as well.

The dry box holds the big stuff like survey legs, pelican cases, stakes and such; but it would be nice to have a place for axes, sanvics, ribbon, small hammers, spikes, hubs, tire chains, recovery straps, rope, ratchet straps, ball mounts, bungees, spill kit . . . . Things like shovels and signs can go in the bed.

If I get one (or two) they will be checkerplate aluminium to match my drybox and headache rack.

 

I've looked at these for a place to store my fuel additives, etc, so that I don't have them in the cab. It's to keep them away from the kids and not for the sake of fumes since I seal them tight. I'm not crazy about drilling holes in the bed and that's what the one's I've seen require. Are there some out there that don't require that? I realize that that would limit the number of fastening points; I'm just curious.

 

The few I have seen require drilling holes in the bed. That is something that I don't mind, as the spray in bedliner in my truck hides the holes pretty well. I have already drilled 8 holes in the rails to mount my headache rack and have drilled 4 holes to mount my dry box (both of which are mounted seasonaly only). I like having my truck looking good, but it still has to function as a truck and earn its living.

 

I have sat here trying to think of a better solution for you but I just can't. Those boxes look like they will be right for your situation unless you get a custom pickup bed like plumbers and such use.

I have never understood why all pickups have soooo much wasted space between the body sheet metal and the bed metal. There is a huge amount of space that could be used if somebody wanted to cut the bed and build boxes. Your pork chop box could be twice the size and not compromise your space between the wheel wells.

 

I don't like the look of aftermarket replacement truck boxes and since my truck is a personal vehicle that gets used for work, I prefer the idea of the pork chop boxes. Unfortuantly, they are expensive and the company does not pitch in for these purchases. I will probably continue to use a couple of unsecure rubbermade totes that I unload every night for work gear and leave my personal stuff where ever I can squeeze it.

Or maybe I will get lucky and the company will start chipping in for these things.

 

Well, you could always cut some metal and do it yourself. I recently wore out a Craftsman type rolling tool box. Got pissed at it and bought a bunch of 1 inch square tube and made a frame, got new drawer slides, 4x8 sheet of 16 gauge steel to skin it. I used the original drawers, just made a new box for them. Works great and beats the hell out of paying $5000 for a Snap-On.

 

I built my double sled deck myself, but it is steel and I don't want steel boxes. I would build my own with aluminium if I had welder capable of it. And yeah, snap on is pricy, Napa brand tool boxes are actually a decent value and seam to be middle of the road for quality (not up there with Mac or Snap On).