Low profile tool box and fiver

[belairbrian]

Looking to put a tool box in the truck. previously I had a box from an S-10 box on welded up brackets that sat flush with the rails.

So now I'm considering a over rail low profile box that sits 3" above the rails.

Since the truck is a long box and the fiver has a curved front is there any real chance of hitting the box

[Allworth]

Ones that fit entirely below the top of the rails are sometimes advertised as "Tool Chest" rather than tool boxes. I had one in my short bed Dodge that measured 27" front to rear and never had a problem.

In my current long bed Silverado I have a Pace-Edwards retractable cover with a plywood bulkhead across the bed at 30" from the front. The P-E locks at that position, covering the box, and I can still see the hitch plate.

[Strabo]

wecamp04 wrote:
I had one in mine long bed truck when we had a fiver no problem.

I have the same now, works fine with hauler.

[Imaroadrunnr]

I have recently installed a 60 gallon aux. RDS tank on my '05 Ram with a long bed but I removed the toolbox and it looks like the picture above and also isn't higher than the rails so I had thought about mounting the box aft of the hitch but there is room ahead of the hitch and behind the tank so I'll temporarily place it ahead of the hitch and go for a little ride in the neighborhood and make a few sharp turns and see if it will work.
Thanks for addressing this problem and I hope it works. Stay tuned.
Stan
2005 CTD 3500 Dually
61k miles
2001 Cedar Creek 34ft

[belairbrian]

Wanted to close the loop on thsi.First, thanks for all the input.

I was pretty sure the narrow low profile from Lowe's would work but no store withing 60 miles stocks it. Ship to store was 2 weeks. Since I understand they are rebadged better built boxes I searched on the better built part number 73010284. Found it on amazon (on sale for $118) with free prime shipping.

Just to be sure I backed the truck in at 90 degrees and with the slope of my driveway the hitch was max titled with the high side under the 5er. Even then I had 4 inches of clearance.

[filrupmark]

We have the low profile over the bed tool box and have had no issues with two different fifth wheels.

[Cummins12V98]

caberto wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

caberto wrote:
I've had a 3" over the rail toolbox for years - with a regular bed - and have not had any issues backing into uneven ground. I should say that level, the fiver rests about 7" above the rails and has a curved nose. With your long bed and if your fiver rests high enough above the rails, I think you should be fine.

Then there is that ONE time!

Hey I saw a guy recently with 3" of bed clearance and he said he has never had a problem.

Well there is a "one time" for almost everything... but I've never even come close with this setup 🙂 . And like someone else stated, it's great having the space having underneath the box.

Bottom line it's nice to have options. I personally want a huge tool box and don't use my Dually for anything but towing or just driving around.

[Gearitis]

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[caberto]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

caberto wrote:
I've had a 3" over the rail toolbox for years - with a regular bed - and have not had any issues backing into uneven ground. I should say that level, the fiver rests about 7" above the rails and has a curved nose. With your long bed and if your fiver rests high enough above the rails, I think you should be fine.

Then there is that ONE time!

Hey I saw a guy recently with 3" of bed clearance and he said he has never had a problem.

Well there is a "one time" for almost everything... but I've never even come close with this setup 🙂 . And like someone else stated, it's great having the space having underneath the box.

[Cummins12V98]

caberto wrote:
I've had a 3" over the rail toolbox for years - with a regular bed - and have not had any issues backing into uneven ground. I should say that level, the fiver rests about 7" above the rails and has a curved nose. With your long bed and if your fiver rests high enough above the rails, I think you should be fine.

Then there is that ONE time!

Hey I saw a guy recently with 3" of bed clearance and he said he has never had a problem.

[mmanske]

I have a low profile tool box from Lowes on my F250 CC (6.5' bed). It is only about 2" taller than the rail and only about 12" front to back. After seeing that it caused no problems with my 5'er, 3 of my friends went to Lowes to get themselves the same box. I like this better than the in-the-bed version because I can still put stuff on the floor of the bed under the box.

[caberto]

I've had a 3" over the rail toolbox for years - with a regular bed - and have not had any issues backing into uneven ground. I should say that level, the fiver rests about 7" above the rails and has a curved nose. With your long bed and if your fiver rests high enough above the rails, I think you should be fine.

[Cummins12V98]

You don't want ANYTHING over the rails when towing a 5er.

If you want top quality that will last for ever this is a great option, HighwayProducts or ProTech is another quality option. Plan to spent $1,000+ on one of these. Mine is 30" front to back.

[RustyJC]

rhagfo wrote:

belairbrian wrote:
Looking to put a tool box in the truck. previously I had a box from an S-10 box on welded up brackets that sat flush with the rails.

So now I'm considering a over rail low profile box that sits 3" above the rails.

Since the truck is a long box and the fiver has a curved front is there any real chance of hitting the box

This depends! How much rail clearance do you have? Do you have 6" or 9", there is a big difference, do you want to gamble with just 3" as the 5er swings over the box?
I just did a quick measurement on my 8' bed, 54" to pin from front of box, 34" to front of tool box!
I don't worry as my Lowes tool box is only rail high.

I agree. I've used the same Weatherguard floor-mount tool box since 2001, and it still works like new. As does yours, it sits even with the bed rails and does not use up any 5th wheel to bed rail clearance.

Rusty

[Devocamper]

We have a long bed and have a Dee Zee bed high tool box , works great no problems , had to redo the locks the ones that came with it were cheap and bent so I put hasps and pad locks on it since I keep my Hondas and cords and cables as well as jacks and tools in there . Does limit the use of the truck when not towing but there is enough room behind the hitch up to the tailgate for anything I have needed to do with the truck when not towing