Made a fridge slide today

[Chris]

With it being pississtantly wet outside today, I thought I would turn my hand to making a fridge slide. They are stupid money for not much. Pics aren't up to much. I was busy.

Made a frame to take the fridge with slots for straps
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Bolted some sliders on -here it is upside down. Will post pics of it extending later. I put some cross slats on later to keep it square, but it will bolt directly onto the rear deck
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Made another spring loaded pin affair to lock it shut.
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Deff going to have this powder coated. It's turned out really well

Chris

 

[fridayman]

I've started mulling over what I want to do about my fridge slide - similar to what you are doing. Do you have more picks of how the locking pin will work? And what size is that angle iron?

 

[Chris]

Been working down my very long list today (instead of watching the Queen having a lovely day) Here are some more pics. It's finished all but for painting / coating. Works a treat. And all for about £20 plus my labour

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Still working on getting a really pro finish on things. Some bits are still a bit of a cobble-job, but it's functional. If I had a bought catch OR went with the lovely GFS sliders with the built in lock, I could knock one of these out in half a day easily. There is nothing to them.

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The tray pushes back and latches itself due to some nifty milling on the catch plate

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Chris

 

[fridayman]

Does the slide also lock when it is extended?

 

[AndyCook]

very nice and like the milling on that catch
good idea putting the slide base within the runners, i had mine at top so fridge is another 1.5" above deck so that but harder to get into

 

[Chris]

Doesn't lock when extended. I couldn't think of any situation where I'd want it to do that. Has to lock closed though so it doesn't hit me in the head when opening the tailgate on a slope. Got to get the load guard in there soon, but not this weekend.

Chris

 

[AndyCook]

i recently added latch for my fridge slide i made, to allow for locking when open before our 8 day laning trip,
already had a latch to lock it close and use that all the time

but did we ever use it!
no... of course not!

 

[fridayman]

So you've never had to pull up half way down a mountain to hand out ice-creams... with a beer in your hand?

 

[Chris]

Err, nope. Only ever me in the truck. Who would I be handing ice creams to? If I did have to do that, I'd park facing uphill. And finish my beer first.

Chris

 

[SpinDrift]

Nice one Chris. Looks good.

 

[Jon Wildsmith]

Looks good Chris, nicely slotted Lock out is essential when you have a drive like ours

 

[chris lc90]

really nice work chris for one more time..
i use the same sliders..80 cm or 90 cm and the can support 60 kgs..
but i didnt use the correct way as you did..to put vertical the sliders..
i installed them horizontally because i didnt want to "destroy" the upper flat surface from the drawers..now keep 35 ltrs of beers ..also you can change the baby up here..
now iam jealous..and i will copy paste you
the rectangular construction base for the fridge is 5mm thickness? and the weight of these all?

 

[Chris]

Interesting. Not seen them used like that. My frame was only 2mm steel. Very strong design. And a very low profile too.

Chris