Fulterer 40" Side Mount Full Extension 550 lb Ball Bearing Drawer Slide, Zinc, 5516

40 Inch Ball Bearing Drawer Slides for Heavy Industrial and Shop Drawers

This is a 40 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Fulterer's heavy-duty line, rated 550 lb per pair, finished in zinc, and built for industrial benches, shop cabinets, and storage drawers that carry genuine working loads.

Key Features

• 550 lb weight capacity per pair — handles drawer loads that would overwhelm standard cabinet-class slides by a wide margin.
• Full extension — the entire drawer clears the cabinet opening so contents at the back are fully reachable.
• 40 inch slide length — suited to deep industrial cabinets, workbenches, and tool storage where shorter slides fall short.
• Steel ball bearing construction — hardened steel balls in full-length raceways deliver smooth, controlled travel under extreme load.
• Non-handed design — both slides in the pair are identical, so there is no left/right sorting on the bench.
• Zinc finish — corrosion-resistant plating protects the steel members through years of indoor shop service.

Where 550 lb Capacity and 40 Inches Work Together

Most side-mount ball bearing slides top out at 100 to 150 lb and max out around 28 inches. This slide occupies a different duty class entirely. A 40 inch deep tool chest drawer loaded with sockets, wrenches, or spare parts can push well past 200 lb before it is half full. Heavy steel stock, stacked cast iron tooling, and dense shop consumables in deep storage reach the 550 lb range quickly. The combination of length and capacity here covers the drawer configurations that lighter slides simply are not rated for. Standard motion means no self-close or soft-close mechanism — the drawer rides the bearings and stays wherever it is left, which is the correct behavior for a heavy-load working environment where a closing spring would be inadequate anyway.

Steel, Zinc, and the Hardware Built Around It

The slide is cold-formed steel throughout, with steel ball bearings running in formed steel raceways. Zinc plating provides the corrosion resistance expected from indoor industrial hardware — it is a functional, durable finish, not a decorative one. On a slide that sits beside an open drawer in a shop or warehouse, finish appearance is secondary to protection and longevity. The zinc coating on these members is the same standard used across professional-grade side-mount ball bearing hardware.

Who Reaches for the 40 Inch, 550 lb Slide

Shops building out heavy-duty workbench drawers, industrial cabinet fabricators, and facilities maintenance teams specifying under-counter tool storage are the buyers who need both the length and the capacity this slide provides. It also fits commercial kitchen equipment drawers, server-room infrastructure slides, and any built-in storage installation where the drawer box is deep and the contents are genuinely heavy. For standard kitchen or office cabinetry, a 100 lb class slide in a shorter length is the more appropriate fit — this slide is specifically suited to the high-load, deep-drawer tier of the market.

A Slide That Matches the Job

When the drawer is 40 inches deep and the load is measured in hundreds of pounds, the right slide is one that is rated for the work — full extension, zinc-finished steel, and a 550 lb capacity that leaves room to spare.