Tool Box selection help
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Tool Box selection help
Looking at getting a toolbox for my '17 CCSB and I want one that sits flush with the bed sides not on top of them. Being a couple inches off the bed so I can slide long peices of metal or wood under it would be a huge bonus. Anyone have a similar set up that can post details and or pictures?
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I got nothing.... I've used cross boxes for 25 years.
However I will suggest Weatherguard boxes.
They are the gold standard for truck mounted tool boxes in the construction industry. They make several models that are 'chests' rather than cross-bed boxes.
KNAACK (Parent company of WG..) makes nice chests, which lots of guys put in beds, however they are not weatherstripped.
Good luck.
Also- I have figured out a way to use factory alarm to cover tool box as well.
PM for details.
However I will suggest Weatherguard boxes.
They are the gold standard for truck mounted tool boxes in the construction industry. They make several models that are 'chests' rather than cross-bed boxes.
KNAACK (Parent company of WG..) makes nice chests, which lots of guys put in beds, however they are not weatherstripped.
Good luck.
Also- I have figured out a way to use factory alarm to cover tool box as well.
PM for details.
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I don't know of any toolbox (or tool chest) manufacturers who make an in-bed box with room under it like you mentioned. I would think you'd have to mount it on some pieces of square or rectangular tubing to get the space underneath you're looking for.
Weatherguard does make good stuff, as Faceplant mentioned. Lesser known and on the premium side is ProTech and Highway Products. They both have super nice and durable products, and make a lot of work truck and semi truck stuff - but they're the top end of pricing too. I had a ProTech in-bed chest box in an '89 truck I owned an loved it. I have a Weatherguard single lid cross box on my '78 and it is great too. Still debating what to put in/on the new truck.
Happy hunting...
Weatherguard does make good stuff, as Faceplant mentioned. Lesser known and on the premium side is ProTech and Highway Products. They both have super nice and durable products, and make a lot of work truck and semi truck stuff - but they're the top end of pricing too. I had a ProTech in-bed chest box in an '89 truck I owned an loved it. I have a Weatherguard single lid cross box on my '78 and it is great too. Still debating what to put in/on the new truck.
Happy hunting...
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Looking at getting a toolbox for my '17 CCSB and I want one that sits flush with the bed sides not on top of them. Being a couple inches off the bed so I can slide long peices of metal or wood under it would be a huge bonus. Anyone have a similar set up that can post details and or pictures?
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Do you mean something like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=1rESdJuy4II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=1rESdJuy4II
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Weatherguard makes a chest style box that’s a little shorter to sit flush with the bed rails of a Ranger/Colorado type truck. You could build a platform to raise it to our bed height and have a few inches to slide stuff under it. It wouldn’t be the full width of the bed though so that may be a deal killer.
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Here's one similar to what I bought ... https://www.northerntool.com/shop/to...0951_200620951
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