Fulterer 52" Full Extension Hold-In/Hold-Out Ball Bearing Drawer Slides, Unhanded Side Mount Zinc - 5382

Zinc-Finished Ball Bearing Slides Built for 550 lb Industrial Drawers

This is a 52 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Fulterer, rated 550 lb per pair, with a hold-in/hold-out detent that locks the drawer in both the closed and open positions. The zinc finish and all-steel construction make it the straightforward choice for heavy shop, industrial, and commercial storage drawers where load capacity and drawer control matter more than concealment.

Key Features

• 550 lb weight capacity per pair — places this slide well above the standard cabinet class, into genuine industrial duty territory.
• Hold-in detent keeps the drawer firmly closed and prevents it from bouncing back open after a firm push-shut.
• Hold-out detent holds the drawer at full open so it stays out of the way while both hands are loaded or working.
• Full extension brings the entire drawer out to the cabinet face, putting the full depth of a 52 inch drawer within reach.
• Non-handed design means the same slide mounts on either side — no left/right sorting required at the bench.
• Zinc finish over steel delivers indoor corrosion protection across years of heavy-cycle use.

Where a Hold-In/Hold-Out Slide Earns Its Place

At 52 inches and a 550 lb rating, this slide is built for drawers that standard kitchen or office hardware cannot handle: tool chests, heavy parts drawers, rolling workstation drawers, industrial storage cabinets, and commercial service counters. The hold-in detent does the work that soft-close cannot — it keeps a genuinely heavy drawer from drifting or rebounding open on an uneven floor or a vibrating machine base. The hold-out detent is equally practical: a drawer this deep and this heavy should stay fully open on its own while both hands are occupied pulling or loading parts. Neither detent is a lock. Both release with a deliberate push or pull, so the drawer stays where you put it without requiring a lever to move it.

Steel Construction with a Zinc Working Finish

The slide members are cold-formed steel with a zinc plated finish — the same corrosion-resistant standard used across industrial ball bearing slides. Zinc is not a decorative finish; it is a functional one. On a 52 inch slide running at industrial loads, it protects the steel members through repeated heavy-duty cycles in dry indoor environments. The 3/4 inch side clearance required per side is wider than the 1/2 inch standard for lighter cabinet slides, so account for that when sizing the drawer box: the box width should be 1-1/2 inches narrower than the cabinet opening.

Right Fit for the Application

This slide is the right call when all three of these are true: the drawer is deep (52 inch nominal length), the load is heavy (up to 550 lb per pair), and the work environment demands a drawer that stays put in both the open and closed positions. It is a standard-motion slide with detents — there is no soft-close damper and no spring assist — so the drawer travels freely between the two detent positions. For face-frame cabinet installations, plan for rear mounting support at the back of the slide; in frameless or open-frame enclosures, the slide mounts directly to the side panels.

A Heavy Drawer That Stays Where You Put It

The Fulterer 5382 gives a 550 lb industrial drawer full extension travel, a stay-closed detent, and a stay-open detent — all in a non-handed zinc-finished side-mount package that installs the same way regardless of which side it goes on.