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cargo slide trays

Started by richardkillmon, March 30, 2019, 01:40:28 AM

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richardkillmon

Hello,

I want to add two slide trays to my MCI 5B cargo hole.
Anyone have a company/product to suggest?
Any advise on installing?

Thanks

Rick
1976 MCI 5B challenger MT-644

bronson

Where are you located? I bought some new at Ickes rv surplus in Montpelier ind for $125 each. Will post a pic later.
Gary Bronson
1984-MCI-9
Mount Orab Ohio

lostagain

Where are you at? I removed two out of my 5C several ago. I found that they take up too much height in the baggage tanks that are already not very high. And they are very heavy. They came with the bus. One is full length (a little less than 8 feet), by 2 or 3 feet wide. The other was for a tool box and is smaller.

JC
JC
Blackie AB
1977 MC5C, 6V92/HT740 (sold)
2007 Country Coach Magna, Cummins ISX (sold)

bronson

I bought 4 and found out that they do take too much height. Kept one and really like it for access to tools and things used regularly. I love it. Sold the other 3 , recovered my money. Lippert makes the ones i bought.
Gary Bronson
1984-MCI-9
Mount Orab Ohio

bronson

Gary Bronson
1984-MCI-9
Mount Orab Ohio

Fred Mc

I'm surprised they are too high. I made one for my vending truck and it was only 2-3" high. Haven't got around to making one for the bus yet will will eventually.
Regards
Fred

lostagain

Fred, 2 to 3" is a lot when I only have 24" or so high in the MC5. Now if I had a late model bus with bays you can almost stand upright in, then sliding trays would be great...

JC
JC
Blackie AB
1977 MC5C, 6V92/HT740 (sold)
2007 Country Coach Magna, Cummins ISX (sold)

Dave5Cs

"Perfect Frequency"1979 MCI MC5Cs 6V-71,644MT Allison.
2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport 60th Anniversary edition.
1998 Jeep TJ ,(Gone)
Somewhere in the USA fulltiming.

chessie4905

GMC h8h 649#028 (4905)
Pennsylvania-central

dtcerrato

2" to 3" might be worth it to not ever have to crawl into a bottom compartment to get to something deep. We built our own slides & gobbled up a mere 1". The trick is to mount the slides to the side of a tray - in that install an overall 1" is lost in the width (1/2" each side) where the bottom of the tray is all but on the floor (1/4" space + thickness of tray bottom material. Our slides are full extension (100%) and rated at 500 lbs. per tray. Love them and don't crawl in any more.  :)
Dan & Sandy
North Central Florida
PD4104-129 since 1979
Toads: 2009 Jeep GC Limited 4X4 5.7L Hemi
             2008 GMC Envoy SLT 4x4 4.2L IL Vortec

luvrbus

People build those things out roll up garage door rails and rollers,I bought a set of Joey Bed when Walter owned Joey Bed they never worked with a load on them lol I never knew plywood had to be installed in certain direction for strength I do now  8)
Life is short drink the good wine first

Melbo

I have my batteries on a slide out tray.  The hardware I used for that was supposedly designed for a roll out tray but while it worked it  did not work well.  I recently put a slide out tray that I designed myself in the first bay and having the stuff in the back of the bay more easily available is well worth the trouble and loss of height.  I only lost about two inches but I also gained access to all the stuff in the back  of the bay.

YMMV

HTH

Melbo
If it won't go FORCE it ---- if it breaks it needed to be replaced anyway
Albuquerque, NM   MC8 L10 Cummins ZF

chessie4905

4905's have a slide out tray for the batteries.
GMC h8h 649#028 (4905)
Pennsylvania-central

richardkillmon

1976 MCI 5B challenger MT-644