Drawer Tie-Downs on Steroids

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Markuson

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Overkill? Probably.
But solid as a rock, and super versatile for any number of individual items like fridge, boxes, microwave (yes, I'm running one after a win with a high power inverter), or temporary things like wheelchairs ( I know all about how rattle and slide-prone wheelchairs are!).

You can get all sorts of rings, and other mounts, including box mounts that could go in a tool box, or etc. (no ring, rather an internal box securing attachment).

These are customs from Mac's Tie Downs.
Great people to deal with, and they will make them any length you want.

The reason I have so many (see photo) is because I have sliding floors over both sides, rather than the more typical one-side. Their cut lengths left extra pieces, so I have those extra lengths on the side. The side portion of the floor is NOT nearly as strong, so I would not want to pull that too tight...but it could easily secure something I don't want flying around in an accident, such as a fire extinguisher, or etc.

With all the holes, end pieces and attachment rings I ordered, it added up quickly ($375!). But if you just want a one-sided fridge tie-down on a single roller floor, it would be way less than half that. This stuff if STOUT. -Made mainly for tying cars, trucks, dune-buggies to trailers. But why not go stout? :)

By the way... Thanks, Christo Slee at @sleeoffroad , for suggesting Mac's.

Here,a a link: Mac's VersaTie track, aluminum track, and e-track

Quality stuff:

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Place rings wherever you want...

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Will probably split these at the hatch point. Might skip side points altogether, but they sent these extra lengths rather than recycle them...so we'll see.
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I dealt with Phil on the phone, and he was super patient and helpful throughout.

I haven't attached them yet, but will be using nutserts underneath, and countersink screws from above. Mac's will drill holes wherever you specify.

-Markuson
 
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Nice work! Looks very similar to what I did on my 80 but I went with L-track with black anodize because I didn't really want the raw aluminum. I couldn't find the end caps that I wanted so I milled out some custom ones. For the anchors I went with the rubber coated forged vs going with the cut extruded anchors. They just look slicker.

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I do like your dark rails. I just figured the bare aluminum means I won't worry about scratching color off...
 
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ordered those up - exactly the answer to a question I hadn't asked yet ........ I love this form...... but my credit card hates it...
 
Hey, when I mentioned them, I did not mean you should go that crazy! We love their products. Colin is a super nice guy. Love their ratchet straps for securing vehicles. He is an innovator and always thinking about new stuff.

Haha @sleeoffroad ... Ya, Christo...I went overboard. And ya, it's all your fault! :) Heh...

And yes. They were fantastic folks to deal with.
Thank you for the recommendation.

I will likely leave off the small side panels until I find a specific use. But I do like both roller floors having separate rail sets. I'll strap heavy, dangerous-in-an-accident items like guns, ammo boxes, toll boxes with them.

But anyway... Now you just need to sell me that Engel fridge!
 
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Great ideas and information. You guys are awesome.

Wish the rest of the internet was this useful.

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Now I'm trying to decide which fridge to settle on. I'm strongly leaning toward an Engel...

ARBs are popular, but I hear they take a good bit of monitoring and fiddling to keep at the desired temperature.
 
Now I'm trying to decide which fridge to settle on. I'm strongly leaning toward an Engel...

ARBs are popular, but I hear they take a good bit of monitoring and fiddling to keep at the desired temperature.

As a longtime (15+ year) user of Engel (badged as ARB and post) and the new ARB models, they are no different in the amount of fiddling to figure out where to set the, but from there you really just set and forget. One bonus of the ARB in the 100/200 with drawers... You can look in your rear view mirror and see the temp readout, particularly easy at night.

Nice work on the aluminum track, I've installed some on my 100 drawers and plan to do the same on the 200 drawers. We have a local truck shell outfitter that sells raw or black in 8' lengths making it easy to fall into overkill :D
 
Nice work! Looks very similar to what I did on my 80 but I went with L-track with black anodize because I didn't really want the raw aluminum. I couldn't find the end caps that I wanted so I milled out some custom ones. For the anchors I went with the rubber coated forged...

Do you offer the milled end caps? I'd love a handful!
 
Reviving this thread since I just got my drawers in. I've got one fixed drawer and one slider. I decided to use tie down rings on the slider since it will mostly be used for a fridge. Still interested in L tracks for the fixed top drawer, but wanted to see what everyone else was up to.
 
Thanks @Markuson for posting this.

My turn to revive this old thread as I was looking for a tie-down solution on my ARB drawers, but didn't have a need for the full-length rail installation.

Followed Markuson's link to Mac's Custom Tie-Downs. They now have a Double Stud Anchor Plate Assembly - 4 Pack with the ends pre-milled smooth like an end cap. I dig the finished look. Wish they came in black, though:
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I will post pics once installed.
 
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