Fulterer 24" Full Extension Ball Bearing Drawer Slides, Unhanded Side Mount Zinc - 5508

Fulterer Ball Bearing Drawer Slides Built for Zinc-Finished Industrial Work

The Fulterer 5508 is a 24 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide rated 550 lb per pair, zinc finished and built for the kind of shop, commercial, and industrial drawer work where standard cabinet slides simply are not in the conversation.

Key Features

• 550 lb load rating per pair — in a class well above standard cabinet slides, this rating handles dense tool storage, heavy parts drawers, and loaded commercial applications.
• Full extension — the drawer member travels the full slide length, bringing the entire drawer out to the cabinet face so nothing is buried in the back.
• 24 inch slide length — sized for deeper shop cabinets, work benches, and commercial casework where a 22 inch slide falls short.
• Steel ball bearings in full-length raceways — smooth, consistent travel under heavy load, cycle after cycle.
• Zinc finish — the standard corrosion-resistant finish for steel slide hardware in demanding indoor environments.
• Non-handed design — identical slides fit the left and right side of any drawer, with no sorting required on the bench.

Where This Slide Earns Its Rating

At 550 lb per pair, this slide belongs in drawers that would buckle a standard 100 lb kitchen slide in short order. Think mechanic's tool chests, machinist's bench drawers, server and equipment rack pull-outs, commercial kitchen drawers loaded with heavy utensils, or any industrial cabinet where the contents are genuinely dense. Full extension means the drawer comes all the way out — the rear contents are reachable without reaching past the cabinet face. This is a standard-motion slide: no soft-close, no self-close, no detent. The drawer rides the bearings and stays wherever it is left, which is exactly the right behavior for heavy shop and commercial work where a closing spring or damper would fight the load.

Materials and Finish

Cold-formed steel members carry the load across full-length ball bearing raceways. The zinc plating is the workhorse finish for steel slide hardware in indoor industrial and commercial settings — functional, durable, and largely out of sight once the drawer is in place. Zinc plating is not a decorative or stainless finish and is suited to dry indoor environments.

Who Specifies This Slide

Cabinet shops building out shop floor storage, commercial millwork teams outfitting heavy-use casework, and maintenance crews replacing industrial drawer hardware are the natural buyers here. The non-handed design matters in production: one SKU, no left-right inventory split, and both slides in a pair are identical. Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening to leave 1/2 inch of side clearance per side. For face-frame cabinet installations, rear mounting support is required at the back of the slide — add the appropriate rear brackets, sold separately, before the install.

The Right Slide for the Weight

When the drawer is heavy, the hardware needs to match. The Fulterer 5508 delivers full-extension access and a 550 lb pair rating in a zinc-finished steel package sized for the depths that commercial and industrial work actually demands.