Description
Protect valuable cordless power tools, diagnostic multimeters, and socket sets across mid-size pickup bed rails while preserving bed floor space for cargo bags. The Weather Guard Compact Gunmetal Saddle Box spans sixty-two inches across compact truck beds, locking equipment behind tamper-resistant rotary latches. Contractors access tools easily from either bed rail. Sized specifically for compact trucks, the box tub drops within four inches of the bed floor, reducing clear floor clearance underneath.
Key Features of Weather Guard 137-6-01
Compact truck owners buy Weather Guard Compact Gunmetal Saddle Boxes to safeguard power tools in mid-size pickup beds. Compare commercial compact saddle tool box pricing to standardize secure tool storage across your service pickup fleet.
- ARMOR-TUF gunmetal gray powder coat finish protects base aluminum from corrosive winter highway deicing chemicals cleanly.
- Extreme Protection push-button rotary lock mechanism encases dual-stage latches to defeat prying crowbars and drills.
- Ninety-degree lid opening angle allows full unhindered access to tools from either side of the truck bed rails.
- Heavy-duty 0.058-inch diamond tread aluminum shell provides rugged impact resistance against loose shifting cargo cleanly.
- Full-perimeter automotive-grade D-bulb weather stripping seals out road grime, highway spray, and blowing dust cleanly.
- Continuous full-length piano hinge prevents unauthorized pin removal and stops lid sag over years of heavy use.
Heavy 0.058-inch thick diamond tread aluminum forms the exterior body and storage tub, coated in Weather Guard’s ARMOR-TUF gunmetal gray powder coat to resist chips, chemicals, and UV fading. A continuous aluminum center stiffener rib reinforces the structural lid, preventing corner flexing during single-sided opening pulls. Dual-stage rotary latches pull the lid down tight into closed-cell automotive bulb rubber seals. Sized for compact pickups, the bare box weighs 64 lbs, spanning 62 inches wide, 20 inches deep, and 18 inches high.
Pry Resistance Bench Deflection Benchmarks
Laboratory security trials prove the Extreme Protection push-button rotary lock housing withstands fifteen hundred pounds of direct crowbar prying force without latch release. Dual-stage rotary latches clamp down tight over hardened steel loop strikers, eliminating road vibration rattles and prying vulnerabilities. Water intrusion testing subjects the full-perimeter automotive-grade D-bulb rubber seal to fifty-PSI high-pressure water spray without interior leakage. Twin heavy-duty gas springs open the reinforced aluminum lid ninety degrees with under five pounds of opening force.
Compact Pickup Negative Selection Filter
The push-button latch releases smoothly with heavy leather work gloves, popping the lid open for one-handed access. Do not purchase this compact box for full-size pickups like Ford F-150s or Chevy Silverados, step-side bed models, or trucks equipped with fifth-wheel hitches blocking front bed space. Routine care calls for spraying lock cylinders with dry graphite lubricant twice annually, checking aluminum J-bolt mounting clamps after washboard hauling, and cleaning perimeter rubber gaskets of abrasive stone dust.
Factory Warranty Hardware Manifest
Weather Guard backs this saddle box with a Lifetime limited manufacturer warranty covering material defects, structural weld fractures, and mechanical lock failures. The factory shipment package includes one compact gunmetal saddle box, two coded keys, an aluminum J-bolt mounting kit, and removable plastic tool storage tray.