Fulterer 20" Full Extension Ball Bearing Drawer Slides, Unhanded Side Mount Zinc - 5506

Zinc-Finished Ball Bearing Slides Built for Industrial-Grade Loads

This is a 20 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Fulterer's 5506 series, rated 550 lb per pair and finished in zinc for indoor heavy-duty applications. It is the choice when drawer loads have moved well beyond the standard kitchen and office class into shop, industrial, and commercial territory.

Key Features

• 550 lb weight capacity per pair — handles loads that would overwhelm standard 75–100 lb cabinet slides by a wide margin.
• Full extension — the entire drawer comes out to the cabinet face, putting the back of the drawer within reach at full open.
• Steel ball bearing construction — hardened steel balls in full-length raceways deliver smooth, controlled travel under heavy load.
• Zinc finish — a proven corrosion-resistant surface treatment suited to dry indoor environments where the slide works hard but stays hidden.
• Non-handed design — both slides in the pair are identical, so there is no left or right to sort on the bench before installation.
• Standard motion — no closing mechanism means the drawer stays exactly where it is left, with no spring, damper, or detent to work against a locking drawer front.

Where a 550 lb Rating Changes the Decision

At the 550 lb class, this slide moves past cabinetry and into a different category of application entirely. A fully loaded mechanics' tool drawer, a shop cart with heavy stock, a server pull-out carrying dense electronics, or a production bench drawer packed with metal parts — these are the drawers where the capacity matters. Full extension ensures the rear contents are reachable without leaning in, which is a safety and ergonomics point as much as a convenience one. The standard-motion design (no detent, no spring, no damper) keeps the mechanism simple and eliminates resistance to the locking and opening features that heavy industrial drawer fronts often carry.

Materials and Finish

The slide is built from steel, formed into the telescoping members that carry the full-length ball bearing raceways. The zinc finish provides reliable indoor corrosion protection — the same functional standard used across this class of heavy-duty side-mount slides. Zinc is not a decorative finish and it is not a substitute for stainless in wet or washdown environments; this slide is for dry, indoor service where the load, not the exposure, is the design challenge.

Who Should Specify This Slide

Cabinet shops building industrial storage, commercial furniture makers specifying high-capacity pull-outs, and facilities teams replacing slides on existing heavy-duty equipment all land on this slide for the same reason: the 550 lb class per pair covers what standard slides cannot. The non-handed design simplifies ordering on large runs — one SKU fills all positions. For face-frame cabinet installations, rear mounting support is required at the back of the slide; confirm the appropriate bracket for the series before building.

Heavy Loads, Clean Install

The Fulterer 5506 in zinc puts 550 lb capacity and full-extension travel into a non-handed, standard-motion slide that installs the same way every time — no handedness to manage, no mechanism to work around, and a zinc surface that handles the demands of industrial indoor service.