BiggerBen
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I couldn't find one that maximized usage of the space and I didn't want to keep my tailgate on, so I ended up building one. I don't have an extended pin box, so this design works well for me. I also have a standard diamond plate tool box betweeen the hitch and the cab.
2005 Kustom Koach Legacy LW275
2005 Dodge Ram 3500 CTD SRW
DW, Sadie and Lucie (our dog and cat)
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fred42
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I wish I had looked at these rear V tool boxes before I spent $300 on a tailgate. I would just have the toolbox and no tailgate. It would be much better tool access than a front box.
One thing I am curious about. At least with my hitch/pinbox, the goal is no longer just to be bed rail height as with a front toolbox, but I would have to have the rear toolbox at least 2-3" below bed rail height. The camping world one is only 2" below my rail. When I searched 4truckAssesories for my truck, they did not show any V fifth wheel toolboxes.
My hitch plate is 3.5" below rail and then the pinbox starts a slow rise. At about 20" from the pin the pinbox would intersect the toolbox footprint on a turn and at that point has only risen 2". I would want some extra room for going over a highspot in the road as well.
I'm calculating all this with it unhooked, so perhaps I am wrong.
2001 F350 SC DRW V10 5spd 4x2
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sirdrakejr
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I wonder how much weight was added to the rear end of that SRW Dodge with the diamond plate and wooden tool boxes as well as the hitch BEFORE the pin was put in the hitch?
Frank
2011 Palomino Maverick 1000SLLB on a 2004 Dodge Quadcab CTD Ram3500 SRW long bed equipped with Timbren springs, Stable Load bump stops, Rickson 19.5" wheels/"G" range tires and a Helwig "Big Wig" rear anti sway bar.
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C.B.
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Here's another home made one.
C.B.
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Gunpilot77
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sirdrakejr wrote:I wonder how much weight was added to the rear end of that SRW Dodge with the diamond plate and wooden tool boxes as well as the hitch BEFORE the pin was put in the hitch?
Frank
I don't know about his, but adding a 50 gallon aux tank in front of the hitch and a companion tool box (full of stuff) behind the hitch added about 1000 pounds to my truck.
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BiggerBen
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Gunpilot77 wrote:sirdrakejr wrote:I wonder how much weight was added to the rear end of that SRW Dodge with the diamond plate and wooden tool boxes as well as the hitch BEFORE the pin was put in the hitch?
Frank
I don't know about his, but adding a 50 gallon aux tank in front of the hitch and a companion tool box (full of stuff) behind the hitch added about 1000 pounds to my truck.
I haven't weighed it, that's for sure, but the empty box feels about as heavy as the tailgate that it replaces. I use the box to store sewer hoses, my electric cables (probably the heaviest thing is the 50 amp power cord) and a 5lb propane bottle.
In the diamond plate box I keep two lawnchairs, my lynx levelors, an aluminum table and a mat. All this stuff is bulky, more than it is heavy.
Basically, I keep all the "dirty" stuff in these boxes so I can use my basement storage for "clean" things.
Given my fiver weight of approx. 10,500lbs and the fact that the TV is a 3500 I wasn't too concerned about adding the extra weight to the back of the truck.
I had the truck weighed with the hitch and diamond plate box (and its contents) with the tailgate in once (including full fuel tank, me and the dog) and I came in a little over 8000lbs (don't know for sure about the rear axle weight though) which gives me just under 2000lbs cargo capacity. Based on this, I'm haven't thought about weight.
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jwduke
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Gunpilot77 wrote:sirdrakejr wrote:I wonder how much weight was added to the rear end of that SRW Dodge with the diamond plate and wooden tool boxes as well as the hitch BEFORE the pin was put in the hitch?
Frank
I don't know about his, but adding a 50 gallon aux tank in front of the hitch and a companion tool box (full of stuff) behind the hitch added about 1000 pounds to my truck.
If you are driving a Dodge, that extra 1,000 lbs should help the ride when running solo!
'04 Dodge 2500 QC 4x4 w/CTD
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Gunpilot77
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jwduke wrote:Gunpilot77 wrote:sirdrakejr wrote:I wonder how much weight was added to the rear end of that SRW Dodge with the diamond plate and wooden tool boxes as well as the hitch BEFORE the pin was put in the hitch?
Frank
I don't know about his, but adding a 50 gallon aux tank in front of the hitch and a companion tool box (full of stuff) behind the hitch added about 1000 pounds to my truck.
If you are driving a Dodge, that extra 1,000 lbs should help the ride when running solo!
LOL, I do drive a Dodge. But I have airbags that are controlled inside the cab, so I never saw any difference.
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sirdrakejr
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I have a 2004 SRW Dodge CTD Quadcab. The GVWR is 9900#. I am over that now with my TC and was almost over it when I carried a pic weight of 2160# of my 2003 Alfa. That is why I questioned the weight before the pin was put in the hitch. Just because the truck is a 3500 series does not make it a super truck, just a very good truck.
The stock tailgate weighed 60# and when I removed it I added aluminum running boards and a Stromberg-Carlson tailgate. The trade was exactly 60# for the 60# tailgate. I just lucked out!
Frank
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BiggerBen
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sirdrakejr wrote:
Just because the truck is a 3500 series does not make it a super truck, just a very good truck.
Indeed.
I've never weighed my fiver to get an exact pin weight but I think I'm pretty close to the RAWR. If I'm over a little (like 100lbs), I'm not too concerned. My point was that the boxes (and contents) probably don't add more than 150lbs to the back of the truck and they give me a lot of added storage space for my dirty, bulky items.
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