Bob_Skurka
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I took a piece of 1/8 inch by 2" steel and ran it from the base of my ROPS on the left side of the tractor to the base on the right side. I drilled two holes in the piece of steel to match up with the holes in the base of the ROPS, and then used the bolts that hold the ROPS in place to attach my new steel cross member. I then bolted a "pick up truck" box on top of that new steel cross member so my box is installed behind the seat with no actual modification to the tractor. The box is big and while I do carry some emergency wrenches in there (that I've never had to use) it is also large enough to hold a couple of tow straps, 2 pairs of 16" branch loppers (1 bypass, 1 anvil), a small pruning saw, a small hand axe, a bag full of assorted lynch pins, top link pins, etc. Plus things like bug spray and its been known to carry my lunch too!
I bought the truck box from Sears, it is a diamond plate aluminum & steel unit. It was fairly expensive, but I wanted something that was sturdy and weatherproof with an integrated locking lid, in addition to being large. Ammo boxes would also be a good choice and are less expensive, the big drawback was I didn't like the lid arrangement on them or the lack of lock, but they are certainly sturdy. Plastic boxes can be a good choice, the better ones have a rubber seal around the lid to keep out the weather.
Toolbox behind my seat
I bought the truck box from Sears, it is a diamond plate aluminum & steel unit. It was fairly expensive, but I wanted something that was sturdy and weatherproof with an integrated locking lid, in addition to being large. Ammo boxes would also be a good choice and are less expensive, the big drawback was I didn't like the lid arrangement on them or the lack of lock, but they are certainly sturdy. Plastic boxes can be a good choice, the better ones have a rubber seal around the lid to keep out the weather.
Toolbox behind my seat
