Ideas for Custom Aluminum Dog Box

Moonshiner · Post by **Moonshiner** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:20 am

Im going to have a aluminum dog box welded together with a riggin rack on the tops, but I dont really know what they should look like, lol, Does anyone have any pics of dog boxes that could be used in both the summer and winter, since when I'm going to be hunting it'll be either really wet outside or 15* and snowing. And in the summer yote season it'll be 90* or more.

mudflap · Post by **mudflap** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:27 am

Try the website for Diamond deluxe dog boxes.I think they have some pictures of different boxes.You might be able to find something in the archives on this site too.

Moonshiner · Post by **Moonshiner** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:35 pm

searched the archives, alot on the type of materials to use, but since im not welding it up, a seasoned welder is, im leaving that in his hands, lol.
Im just looking for pictures, since i need some sorta idea.

BlacktailStalker · Post by **BlacktailStalker** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:45 pm

take mudflaps advice.
Just make sure your doors swing from the center of the truck box to the sides, I know an oldtimer who had his dog jump down and gut himself on the door and die on the tailgate..

Moonshiner · Post by **Moonshiner** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:30 pm

checked out the site, their w-style box was pretty much what I was looking for, but I was hoping to fit in at least 4 dogs instead of 2 or 3.
I also need a side storage compartment on the side to store chainsaws, but I have that worked out already.
Im sure after this I wont have much of a bed left since I already have a real deep truck box/105gal fuel tank, which leaves me with 4ft or less of bed to work with.
anyone have any pics of boxes with slanted sides, and partitioning inside the box?

Jason Waterhouse · Post by **Jason Waterhouse** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:49 pm

Here is a few pics of my dog box. I keep a chainsaw in the box also.

Notice the rigging rack.My strike dog loves it up on top of the box

Moonshiner · Post by **Moonshiner** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:00 pm

thats a pretty cool box, I like how you made it as high as your bed and used ur bedsides as the sides for your "box", very cool idea.
The boxes on top are a nice touch too, I was thinking my box would be below and have a small door to it, and allow my saw to slide right against my wheel well, since I got one of them larger saws, lol, sometimes too big, lol, what am I saying ?!?

somedays I wonder if I should just have a flatbed built and then I'd have everything where I want em and no fitment issues.

mudflap · Post by **mudflap** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:03 am

Damn!That is a nice box.I bet you could fit a mess of dogs in there.Plenty of storage too.

savage · Post by **savage** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:37 pm

very nice box jason

Ranger · Post by **Ranger** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:03 pm

If you are thinkin of a flatbed I would reccomend the company bradford built. I love havin all the flat useable space with no wheel wells.

catdogs · Post by **catdogs** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:57 pm

pm Rico for pictures of his, he built the nicest aluminum dog box for summer/winter that I've seen. Would easily hold 6 dogs plus a storage box, riggin rails and all for a toyota.

Racin_GT · Post by **Racin_GT** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:34 pm

Here are some pix of a box that I hunted out of for a few years. It has storage in the top and is designed to fit aginst the back of the wheel wells. It made is much easier to let them go from the rig rack and left plenty of room in the front for gear or whatever.

Ideas for Custom Aluminum Dog Box

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