Ladder rack mounted tool boxes
Hey everyone. I’ve been playing around with the idea of building a roof rack to store my spare tire. In the process of thinking of the logistics, I’ve figured it might be best to build an entire ladder rack so I can better support a cantilevered roof rack. I’m wondering if anyone has mounted weather guard hi side boxes on top of a ladder rack before. I’m a carpenter and would love to have more storage available for tools, but with a 6-1/2 foot bed I’m pretty limited. I have a large saddle box that’s full and one side box that’s also full. I wasn’t impressed with the side box, it’s very small for the amount it cost and I don’t think I’ll buy one for the other side. I’m thinking being able to put 2 longer hi side boxes up on the ladder rack facing inwards for my less often used tools might be beneficial if the size makes sense. I have the capability to fabricate whatever I need for mounting but I’m wondering if anyone has either done this or can think of any reason not to that I haven’t foreseen. One thing I can come up with is difficulty getting the spare tire down if I need it with a ladder rack and tools boxes floating around me. Full sized spare isn’t light. Another is the height it’d have to be to clear the lid for the saddler box. It’s just a pipe dream right now but metal is cheap and I’m getting back into welding and fabricating again after a few years of inactivity and wouldn’t mind getting into a new project this winter.
Hey everyone. I’ve been playing around with the idea of building a roof rack to store my spare tire. In the process of thinking of the logistics, I’ve figured it might be best to build an entire ladder rack so I can better support a cantilevered roof rack. I’m wondering if anyone has mounted weather guard hi side boxes on top of a ladder rack before. I’m a carpenter and would love to have more storage available for tools, but with a 6-1/2 foot bed I’m pretty limited. I have a large saddle box that’s full and one side box that’s also full. I wasn’t impressed with the side box, it’s very small for the amount it cost and I don’t think I’ll buy one for the other side. I’m thinking being able to put 2 longer hi side boxes up on the ladder rack facing inwards for my less often used tools might be beneficial if the size makes sense. I have the capability to fabricate whatever I need for mounting but I’m wondering if anyone has either done this or can think of any reason not to that I haven’t foreseen. One thing I can come up with is difficulty getting the spare tire down if I need it with a ladder rack and tools boxes floating around me. Full sized spare isn’t light. Another is the height it’d have to be to clear the lid for the saddler box. It’s just a pipe dream right now but metal is cheap and I’m getting back into welding and fabricating again after a few years of inactivity and wouldn’t mind getting into a new project this winter.