New additions to the F350

[Lil Foot]

 

[Russell King]

Trying to keep up with the @McMXi !

Nice additions!

 

[McMXi]

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Yes, nice upgrade! What do you plan on putting in those boxes. Looks like you could sell jewelry out of your truck!

I've had a Decked drawer system in my F-250 for quite a few years and really like it. I added a Decked tool box to the F-450 and it's awesome. The only problem with the toolbox is that it blocks the camera view of the gooseneck hitch in the bed. Not a huge deal since I can still align the truck to the coupler, but I need to figure out a way to know when the coupler is over the ball.

 

[Lil Foot]

The box is from RimRock Manufacturing (not affiliated). https://www.rimrockmfg.com/toolboxes
The boxes are steel or aluminum, this one is aluminum, and I lined the drawers with some black headliner material I had left over from another project.
These drawers are a custom layout, they are usually set up to carry tools & hardware type stuff.
Just wanted to carry "stuff" (camping gear, bought items, 2A stuff, tools, etc.) without advertising it, and when I lay a black carpet (or headliner) over the top, it virtually disappears in the shell.
2000lb. load rating on top the box.
6 1/4" tall, & shell is 5" taller than cab, so plenty of room.
Check out the site, lots of options. (and other stuff)
My wife can pull the 70" deep drawers open with one pinkie.
Lockable, too.
Killer quality & service, but not cheap.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Looks very nice!

I'll bet that the old saying "If you have to ask 'how much?', you probably can't afford it" applies here, since there are no prices on their site.

I doubt I could afford one, but it gives me some ideas..........

 

[Lil Foot]

"If you have to ask 'how much?', you probably can't afford it"

OK, make sure you're sitting down.
Aluminum is higher than steel.

6ft box (aluminum)
Custom drawer layout, plus $100
Discount for material saved with Custom drawer layout, minus $100
Shipping from Colusa, CA to Peoria, AZ with lift gate truck $499

Drum roll please-
Total $4282

Basic 6ft box aluminum $3783 235lbs
Basic 6ft box steel $2876 445lbs

You folks with big Kubotas could save some shipping by unloading with your forks.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Wow......Glad I was sitting down.

Those definitely look nice though.


Do they have a some sort of "weight rating" ?

I mean how much weight can they handle if you need to use the truck bed? (roundabout?)


EDIT; As you were....I reread it.....2,000 pounds. I need more coffee.

 

[WFM]

Very very nice. A contractor i do business with has a roll out like that also.
It came in his F350 with cap he bought the truck used.
Big dough but very very nice.
Enjoy life.
I've never seen a Uhaul behind a hearse.

 

[Lil Foot]

EDIT; As you were....I reread it.....2,000 pounds. I need more coffee.

Yup, and drawer load is up to 600lbs.
10yr warranty.

 

[Lil Foot]

Pic with drawer liner removed vs stock layout. (in steel)

 

[McMXi]

I want to know more about the baby elephant that appears to be wandering around the streets of Peoria, AZ.

 

[McMXi]

It came in his F350 with cap he bought the truck used.

I sold the SnugTop cap that came on my '02 F-250 and will never buy another. I've bought a couple over the years, but up here they're one big dust collection system. They never really seal up the bed, and the pressure differential results in a tremendous amount of dust getting over everything. Then you get filthy if you need to climb up into the bed to retrieve anything, not to mention the limited access to stuff in the bed. That's just my personal experience over the past 30 years or so.

For anyone wanting to add secure bed storage, take a look at DECKED which is made in the USA. The DECKED drawer system is less than half the cost of the one above, has a lifetime guarantee, weighs 283lb (8ft model), can support 2,000lb, is lockable and modular, and shipping is free. If DECKED made a draw system compatible with a gooseneck hitch I would have gone that route for the F-450, but I'm more than happy with both systems that I have i.e. drawer and toolbox, actually I'm thrilled with both systems.

The DECKED drawer system is fitted to the bed and offers a lot of storage volume. If you have a lockable tailgate in combination with locks on the drawers they offer a fair amount of security. The drawers roll out as smooth as could be on what feels like frictionless bearings but they ride on "skateboard" wheels which you can see in the photo below. I have the 1st generation drawer system and DECKED have made improvements over the years and are now offering 2nd generation systems.

I'm just providing input on systems from a company whose products I've owned for quite a few years, and whose products I really like. In no way am I trying to throw shade on @Lil Foot or his choice. We all have different requirements or needs in life, and as long as we're ok with our decisions nothing else matters.

DECKED Truck Bed Storage, Tool Boxes & Truck Accessories

DECKED truck bed tool boxes and cargo van storage systems revolutionize organization with a heavy-duty in-vehicle storage system featuring slide out toolboxes.

decked.com

 

[Lil Foot]

We looked at Decked and a couple others, but all of them were too tall for our needs.
Lots of room in the box, but not as much in the bed.

On the dust problem, we have owned, on various trucks, Steel Stream, American, Leer, and now ARE.
Cannot recall any dust problems, but sometimes Ive had to replace the weatherstrip seal after some years to correct water leaks.

 

[xrocketengineer]

I want to know more about the baby elephant that appears to be wandering around the streets of Peoria, AZ.

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Strange GSD.

 

[McMXi]

We looked at Decked and a couple others, but all of them were too tall for our needs.
Lots of room in the box, but not as much in the bed.

On the dust problem, we have owned, on various trucks, Steel Stream, American, Leer, and now ARE.
Cannot recall any dust problems, but sometimes Ive had to replace the weatherstrip seal after some years to correct water leaks.

If you drive a lot of very dusty roads you'll soon discover why there's an entire community obsessed with eliminating dust in the bed when running caps or tonneau covers. Tailgates don't seal well. There's a guy in Australia who got more than a little crazy with an elaborate system. It can be a real problem for some of us. My driveway bifurcates off a three to four mile stretch of gravel road that is very dusty for 8 months of the year.

I understand your need for more bed room rather than more drawer space. One day I might upgrade the bed on the F-450 to an aluminum flat bed of some sort with tool boxes. I don't need a bed on that truck, just a gooseneck hitch, bumper hitch and a place to put tools, chains, straps, shackles etc. Not a priority but it's on my list of possible upgrades.

 

[Lil Foot]

If you drive a lot of very dusty roads

That is probably the difference. The vast majority of my driving (with the shell) is on pavement, except for the .8 miles from the highway to my cabin.

 

[Lil Foot]

I want to know more about the baby elephant that appears to be wandering around the streets of Peoria, AZ.

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It is one of those rough welded scrap steel sculptures from old Mehico.
The folks who live there woke up one night to their dogs going apeS*#t.
Someone had tried to steal it, and found out the hard way that it was on a chain bolted to a concrete block buried about 18" in the ground.
They got away, but the neighbor found blood on the rusty steel.
Makes my heart warm just thinking about it.