i am looklng for cargo bay slides. the only ones i have seen so far are slidemaster. are there others out there? names and locations please. thanks ron mead
I just ran out to look at mine. They are: "Rolling Cargo Bed". From Edmonton, AB. 403-451-7736. They are really solid and well built. I don't know where you are at, it might be a long way from you... My PO was from Edmonton.
IMO they have pros and cons: it is nice to pull them out and have handy access to your stuff. Mine are 8 foot long.
However the thickness of them makes for a substantial waste of space. My bays have a 3/4" plywood + carpet, then the slides that have a 3/4" plywood tray on them. Total thickness is almost 5 inches. I am almost thinking about removing them.
JC
Joey Bed Portland Or and there others like the pickup sliders that also work
good luck
Try
www.slimslider.com (http://www.slimslider.com)
Make your own. KV has heavy duty slides, 500lbs. 36" was $160/pr. Steel to mount to floor and steel for frame $40. Plywood for bottom $scrap. Welding $25. Paint <$10. Screw and bolts <$10. So for less than $250 I have a 36" deep by 24" wide slide for tool boxes.
I looked at a full bi-directional slide. After initial "Wow that would be neat!" I thought about nothing higher than about 23" to clear tunnel of the MCI. Then the thought of a loss of 4" of that height due to slider itself. Hmmmmm. Even if I built it myself it was still going to cost about $6-800. Still thinking.
Bill
Accuride also makes heavy duty slides if you want to roll your own...
http://www.accuride.com/Woodworking/Product/Details.asp?ProductID=63 (http://www.accuride.com/Woodworking/Product/Details.asp?ProductID=63)
Steve
i found roller slides at a salvage metal place and built my own cost was under $ 100 for 10 bay slide i did 1/2 bay per side plus one like
a bunk bed crown
a few more pics of building the slides crown
for diy slides, Mike told me that roller skates would be good rollers and yes I agree!! Additionally for the channel, garage door frames work and today I noticed that aluminum blinds have STEEL at the top. I don't know how much weight they would hold, but my thrift shops are full of these and it would be pretty easy to put roller skates in them.....
Roller skates that fit into guides and slides......... am I the only one here that sees a new Vegas casino jump?
Ray D