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This is a 38 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Fulterer, rated 550 lb per pair in a zinc finish — built for the kind of drawer loads that standard 100 lb cabinet slides were never intended to carry.
A 550 lb per pair rating puts this slide in a different category from residential cabinet hardware. It suits workbench drawers loaded with heavy tooling, machine base cabinets, server and equipment racks, and any fixed storage where the contents routinely exceed what a shop floor puts in a kitchen drawer. The 38 inch length covers deep benches and industrial cabinets where a shorter slide would leave the drawer undersupported. Standard motion means no self-close or soft-close mechanism — the drawer stays where it is left, which is exactly right for a loaded work drawer that needs to stay open while both hands are occupied.
Zinc electroplating gives the steel members reliable corrosion resistance for dry indoor environments: shop floors, tool rooms, machine areas, and commercial cabinetry. The finish is functional, not decorative — it protects the slide through heavy daily cycling without requiring a premium aesthetic finish that a shop environment would wear off anyway. Zinc is the standard for side-mount ball bearing slides in this duty class, and it is the right call here.
Cabinet shops building custom shop furniture, commercial millwork contractors specifying equipment bases, and facilities managers sourcing heavy storage all land on this slide when the load spec rules out the standard cabinet class. At 38 inches it also suits kitchen-adjacent applications like deep appliance garages or pull-out equipment shelves where a shorter slide cannot reach the back of a deep cabinet. This is a standard-motion slide — no damping, no spring close — so it pairs naturally with handle-less fronts and work scenarios where the open position needs to stay open.
Per pair — both slides together carry 550 lb. That is the working figure to use when sizing against your drawer's loaded weight.
Side-mount ball bearing slides in this class are built to the nominal 1/2 inch clearance per side standard. Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening to account for both slides. Confirm the specific tolerance in the Fulterer 5515 installation documentation before cutting your drawer box.
Neither. This is a standard-motion slide with no closing mechanism — the drawer rolls freely on the bearings and stays at whatever position it is left. For a loaded 550 lb drawer, that is typically the right choice; a soft-close damper rated for this load class would be a separate, heavier-duty system.
It can, but face-frame cabinets require rear support for the slide's back end. You will need rear mounting brackets sized for this series. Brackets are not included and are series-specific — do not substitute brackets from other slide families.
No. The slide is non-handed, so both pieces in a pair are identical. Order the quantity of pairs your project requires.
When the drawer carries real industrial or shop loads and needs to open fully every time, this 38 inch zinc Fulterer slide is built to the specification — not adapted from a lighter class.
Sold In: 1 Set
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Sold in: 2 Set |  FTFR5400-12BRKT Mfr# 5527 | Fulterer 12" Side Mount Bracket, Unhanded Zinc - 5527 |
