Thought I'd add my ammo can.
Ammo can drawer slide. I copied the text part, of the ammo can build, from my truck build thread.
Here's the finished product.
In round of pics the ammo can was loaded with 40 lbs of truck stuff. (yes, I actually weighed the stuff). At 40 lbs @ full extension the slide rests on the tailgate. I designed it to rest on the gate. The slide isn't supporting suspended weight just resting weight supported by the tail gate.
Filing cabinet slides are typically mounted sideways it's designed that way to support fully extended, suspended weight.
I mounted mine flat. I wanted to keep the slides tucked under the ammo can to save weight and keep it nice and tidy and narrow. At full extension the slide drops slightly but does not effect the slide , its very strong and stable. To slide the ammo can back in you lift it slightly and the slide moves fine with full weight. Works better than I thought it would. The slide only drops at full extension when it passes the edge of the tail gate, I may add a piece of plastic to the molded bed liner on the tailgate edge if it becomes a problem. I think it will be fine the way it is, time will tell.
Here are a couple cheap videos:
The vid is posted by weldergirl I hijacked my wife' s account.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwWpdXgaJWw"]YouTube - Ammo can drawer slide 1[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOoFnceCUDI&feature=related"]YouTube - Ammo can slide project 2[/ame]
(May /08) I hit a local mud hole and corrugated dirt roads today and gave the truck a good rattling, shake things up a bit. Every thing is rock solid and the bed bolts never backed off.
I'm taking a trip up north this weekend, its a good chance to further test it.
UPDATE: It's been half a year since the project was completed, I'm happy to say, the drawer slide is holding up strong. The occasional cleaning of the tracks is necessary, remove the old grease with a rag and replace with new grease. The ammo can has been carrying the same weight and contents since the build was completed, there are some new dents and scrapes but over all the paint has been holding up better than expected.
Update to the update: It's been over 2 years since the install. I haven't done any maintenance in over a year. Solid as a rock, carrying all my recovery gear. It's taken side impacts from loose items like tools sliding around between wrench-a-thons and home. Wood, camping gear, beer bottles, they've all taken jabs at the can, but the can prevails.:ar15:
They both get charged in the box and as yet haven't been used as much as I'd like but they are handy to have. The large one may be moved to a permanent mounting in the car and the 2m radio hooked up there.
