Toolbox Upgrade (Apache 1800)

[Jefferygoldman]

I used an Apache 1800 from Harbor Freight to upgrade my toolbox. Some cutting and drilling to an L bracket, a leftover extension from a tv mount, and Velcro for the inside. Total cost, $12.50.

FYI: The TV bracket connects from the back of the box to the reflector bracket for extra stability.

 

[G19Tony]

Well done! I love seeing the clever ways people do stuff.

 

[Jefferygoldman]

I am hearing from a FB group that the toolbox bracket (that it is attached to) tends to break. I am hoping the extra bracket to the reflector will stabilize it and prevent breaking.

 

[NMCoyote]

That's funny, I've kept the same TV brackets from several installs and have repurposed them many times. I love to challenge myself and fabricate useful items from leftover parts from whatever. I need to post a picture of my homemade fly rod holders for my Jeep. People ask me all the time where I bought them!

 

[Jefferygoldman]

That's funny, I've kept the same TV brackets from several installs and have repurposed them many times. I love to challenge myself and fabricate useful items from leftover parts from whatever. I need to post a picture of my homemade fly rod holders for my Jeep. People ask me all the time where I bought them!

I save stuff like that all the time just waiting for a use. I also I have 4 coffee cans filled with screws, nuts, and bolts.

 

[NMCoyote]

4 coffee cans? Rookie, I have a garage wall full of hardware in bins, totes, boxes, and buckets. I don't even know where the hardware section is at Home Depot

 

[Jefferygoldman]

4 coffee cans? Rookie, I have a garage wall full of hardware in bins, totes, boxes, and buckets. I don't even know where the hardware section is at Home Depot

The "Hoarders" film crew is on its way over!

 

[NMCoyote]

Not again!!!!

 

[TrailBoss]

I am hearing from a FB group that the toolbox bracket (that it is attached to) tends to break. I am hoping the extra bracket to the reflector will stabilize it and prevent breaking.

Check this thread for how I solved the potential break problem: https://hondatrail125.com/index.php...d-a-must-do-utility-rack-mod.1724/#post-17690

TLDR: I created a simple bracket that distributes the load to the top rack.

 

[m in sc]

should be fine, that secondary bracket will def keep it from flexing and breaking the tool box mount. looks good to me

 

[Jefferygoldman]

should be fine, that secondary bracket will def keep it from flexing and breaking the tool box mount. looks good to me

Thanks.

Plus, the L bracket I used is not a thick gauge steel and has some give to it. So, I figure that will absorb some of the stress.

 

[TRF90]

Very nice installation. But if you ride on rough enough terrain far enough, you will break those tabs on the rack. Took 60 miles on desert trails for me. Experience is a hard teacher.

 

[Jefferygoldman]

Thanks for the input. I’m driving around the Maryland burbs. If I’m real lucky, I occasionally find a short stretch of gravel or dirt roads, that’s about it.

If I ever get it out to some rough terrain, I will remove it.