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This is a 12 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Fulterer, rated 550 lb per pair in a zinc-finished steel package sized for industrial, shop, and commercial drawers that carry genuine weight.
A 100 lb cabinet slide handles a kitchen drawer. A 550 lb slide handles the kind of drawer that holds angle grinders, socket sets, welding supplies, or a full run of heavy stock samples. At 12 inches, this slide suits compact industrial cabinets, tool chest inserts, machine-side storage, and commercial equipment compartments where the run is short but the load is not. Full extension means nothing stays buried at the back: open the drawer and the entire contents are exposed, no digging.
Standard motion is the right call in heavy-work environments. There is no damper to degrade under grit and oil, no spring to fight when a drawer gets slammed back in under load. The drawer rides on steel ball bearings in full-length raceways and stays exactly where it is left.
The zinc finish on these slides is functional and durable: electroplated over cold-formed steel members, it resists the corrosion that comes with indoor industrial humidity, cutting fluid mist, and general shop air. Zinc is not a decorative finish and it is not rated for outdoor or marine exposure, but for the environments where 550 lb drawer capacity is actually needed, it holds up. The steel ball bearing raceways run the full length of the members, distributing load evenly across the travel rather than concentrating stress at the front of the slide.
This slide is built for fabrication shops, machine rooms, commercial kitchens, tool storage cabinets, and any other setting where drawer loads are measured in hundreds of pounds rather than tens. Cabinet makers building heavy-duty casework for institutional or industrial clients will find the 12 inch length useful for shallow-profile storage cabinets and equipment drawers where depth is limited. The non-handed design simplifies procurement: order by quantity and install without sorting left from right. In face-frame installations, rear mounting brackets are required to support the back of the slide — those brackets are series-specific and sold separately. For frameless cabinets, the slide mounts directly to the side panel.
Per pair. Each installed drawer uses two slides, and the combined pair carries 550 lb. Do not double this number.
No. This is a standard-motion slide with no self-close, soft-close, or hold-in detent. The drawer stays wherever it is left until you move it.
Side clearance for this series is not stated in the available product data. Contact the supplier to confirm before building the drawer box, as heavy-duty slides may require different clearance than the standard 1/2 inch per side common to lighter-duty models.
No. 12 inches is the closed length of the slide. Because this is a full-extension slide, the drawer member travels approximately the full slide length, bringing the entire drawer out to the cabinet face — but slide length and travel are separate specs.
No. The slide is non-handed, so the same part installs on either side without modification.
When the load is real and the drawer has to perform day after day, the Fulterer 5502 delivers the capacity, the extension, and the durability to match — in a compact 12 inch format that fits where shorter cabinets demand it.
Quantity | Unit Price | Catalog | ||||
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Sold in: 2 Set |  FTFR5400-12BRKT Mfr# 5527 | Fulterer 12" Side Mount Bracket, Unhanded Zinc - 5527 |
Sold In: 4 Set
