Accuride Drawer Slides to the Rescue

Added 22.03.21

Accuride Drawer Slides get the blue light

Vehicle converters use Accuride Drawer Slides for Special Vehicles. Emergency vehicles are becoming more sophisticated all the time. They carry more tools and equipment than ever before. The challenge for specialist vehicle converters is ensure this kit is readily available to crews when they need it but safe and secure when the vehicle is travelling to an incident.

You can use Accuride Drawer Slides for Special Vehicles to deliver security and rapid access.

Combine slides for top performance

Imagine what it’s like to be a first responder arriving at an incident. You need to assess the situation rapidly then get your hands on exactly what you need without delay. A drawer that is guaranteed to stay shut in transit but is easy to open is what you need.

A combination of Accuride 9301-U-E and 9308E4 slides does exactly what‘s required.

Accuride 9308

The 9308E4 is a locking slide. It‘s released with an easy to grip lever. The drawer can be locked in for transit and locked out so it stays open in use. When you combine it with a Accuride 9301-U-E, the vehicle crew only has to use one lever to open the drawer. The slides open 100% so the crew has full access to the entire contents. There are even Accuride Drawer Slides that open more than 100% to give even better access to the contents.

Strong and durable

The 9308 and 9301 are durable mild steel slides with a corrosion resistant zinc plate finish. Most have a rating of 272kg, tested up to 10,000 cycles. Some longer slides have a lower rating when fully extended and all the holes have to be used for fixing to guarantee the load rating.

Other Accuride Drawer Slides are available in stainless steel or aluminium. These corrosion resistant materials are valuable in harsh environments like Mountain Rescue, Coastguard vehicles or Fire Appliances.

You can buy these slides individually allowing you to combine the Accuride 9301 and 9308. They are available in a range of lengths.

Accuride Slide and Tilt Systems

If the drawer is set higher than about shoulder height, which may be unavoidable in a vehicle, the crew can’t easily get at the contents. If you use a Slide and Tilt system the drawer can be tilted once it’s extended. You can cut the track to the required length and set the angle of tilt during installation. Bumper wheels dampen and smooth out the movement, so the contents of the drawer are not disturbed.

These slides can be fitted with the DBHAND Locking Handle Kit. This allows you to release two locking slides from the centre of the drawer. This is a vital feature for the wide, shallow drawers often used in vehicles. The load rating for these Slide and Tilt Slides is 65kg tested to 10,000 cycles.

The DBHAND Locking Handle Kit can be used with any Accuride Drawer Slides of 17.5mm thickness and above.

Beyond the blue lights

It’s not only in emergency vehicles that specialist converters are using Accuride Drawer Runners. And not just for drawers. The range of vehicles is very varied; ranging from dog patrol vans and welfare trucks to mobile laboratories and workshops.

You can use Accuride Telescopic Slides to mount heavy equipment like batteries or generators so you can access them easily for maintenance. They can provide platforms for heavy loads and provide storage in otherwise inaccessible parts of the vehicle. You give us the challenge and we’ll find the Accuride Drawer Slide to meet it.