Buyers Products Company 16x13x72 Inch Diamond Tread Aluminum Topsider Truck Box with Flip-Up Doors

Description

Gas struts push overhead flip-up doors upward ninety degrees when releasing the paddle latches on the Buyers Products Aluminum Topsider Box mounted on pickup rails. This 72-inch diamond plate chest holds long conduit benders and levels reachable from ground grade. Operators must bolt structural support legs to the truck floor corrugations during installation.

Formed from 0.063-inch thick diamond tread aluminum, this storage unit sheds dead weight while resisting highway salt corrosion. Polished natural aluminum surfaces reflect radiant heat to keep stored tools cool. External specs measure 72 inches long, 13 inches deep, and 16 inches high with an unboxed weight of 55 lbs. Stainless steel paddle latches compress automotive bulb gaskets to stop moisture entry during driving highway rainstorms.

Key Features of Buyers Products 1701351

Tradesmen purchase Buyers Products 1701351 topsider boxes to keep long hand tools organized on high-mileage utility trucks. Our contractor truck box pricing balances lightweight diamond plate aluminum durability with weather defense.

• Polished diamond tread aluminum shell resists road deicers and drops tare weight.
• Overhead flip-up doors swing upward on gas shocks for wide side-access loading.
• Stainless steel locking paddle latches compress door gaskets to block rain leaks.
• Continuous aluminum piano hinges resist tampering and hinge pin distortion.
• Integrated rain gutter channels liquid run-off past the door perimeter.
• 72-inch body footprint holds six-foot levels, conduit benders, and pry bars.
• Nitrogen gas struts hold doors open stable in forty mile per hour wind gusts.
• Included structural support legs anchor the box bottom to pickup bed floors.

Topsider Deflection Gas Strut Metrics

Bench deflection tests across the 72-inch span confirm under 0.065 inches center sag under a 220-lb distributed tool payload. Nitrogen gas struts exert 30 lbs of lift force per door, keeping lids stable in 40 mph crosswinds. Latch compression pulls the perimeter bulb gasket forty percent shut under 20 lbs of closing force. High-pressure wash tests at sixty psi prove zero water penetration past the door seal channels. Piano hinges endure 10,000 open-close strokes with under 0.015 inches total lateral runout across the aluminum span.

Field Handling Routine Maintenance Limits

Overhead flip-up doors grant complete line-of-sight access to stored hand tools without climbing into the pickup bed. The recessed paddle latches operate without catch points while wearing thick insulated leather work gloves. Do not install this 72-inch topsider on short compact trucks where the box length overhangs past the rear tailgate opening.

• Lubricate paddle lock cylinders with dry graphite lube twice each year.
• Wipe road salt sludge from bottom door seal channels each month.
• Inspect leg bolt torque against truck bed sheet metal every quarter.

Factory Warranty Manifest Inclusions

Buyers Products covers this equipment with a 1-Year limited warranty against structural weld cracks and latch failures. The factory shipping crate contains one 72-inch topsider box, keyed lock cylinders with duplicate keys, two lower support legs, and zinc-plated bed rail mounting hardware with a factory installation guide.