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Old 04-22-2009 | 07:12 AM
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I like to mount a tool box on my trailer,dont really want to weld brackets to the trailer,is there another way of doing it
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Old 04-22-2009 | 08:01 AM
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bolt structural aluminum (or steel) angles or tubes to the trailer and bolt the box on top
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Old 04-22-2009 | 12:26 PM
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Use U bolts that go around the frame of the trailer.
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Old 04-22-2009 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Griff
Use U bolts that go around the frame of the trailer.
Thats what I did .. U-bolts through the trailer
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Old 04-22-2009 | 08:45 PM
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Leave your trailer alone. You have a newer boat with stock power...just go boating!! Its stuck on the lift anyway
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Old 04-22-2009 | 09:14 PM
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i bolted angle iron on top and bottom of the frame bolted to the box and then self tapped 3/8 bolts in the trailer on both top and bottom
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