Heavy duty slides

[bigyankfan]

I want to put my 35 gallon acrylic sump (~400 lbs.) on a sliding platform to make maintenance easier. I want to use undermount slide and I found the Accuride 7950 that I want to flat mount, the problem is that each pair supports on 150 lbs. so I would need to buy 3 sets. Does anyone know of a set of flat mount slides that would support that much weight and if any has tried this before? Thx.

Eric

 

[Deleted member 27248]

I’d look into tool box slides.I mounted generators and heavy equipment with such slides...generally if the slide is rated for 300lbs, its actually almost double.

 

[bigyankfan]

If you mount them flat, their capacity is much less but it will support the weight much better.

 

[Salted]

So you want to be able to move your sump around in the cabinet? How about four caster wheels mounted to maybe a 3/4" thick piece of plywood cut to fit the sumps' footprint.

 

[jgraz]

The slides would likely rust in a short time and become useless, even without direct contact with the salt water.

 

[erics210]

I had 2 TV Stands on Wheels.
Was awesome height for a Red Sea 250 Max.
Pulled 2 supports from the middle tier and 2 extra wheels from the one unit before I sold it and used that to reinforce the one I used for the Tank Stand.
I was able to lower the water level and roll the entire tank on my pergo flooring to clean or do maintenance. Was AWESOME.

*Use this info at your own risk...