New Dog Box Project

Not sure on an exact weight, but it is not really as heavy as I thought it was going to be, but still no lightweight by any means. The only weight left to add to it is 1/2 plywood for the top, and the little bit of weight that spraying it with bedliner will add. I can pick it up as it sits now, but it is kind of awkward to move around. Once I put the top on it I wont be able to pick it up by myself. To load it in my truck I just set it up on end at the tailgate, lifted the bottom and slid it in the bed. Was not difficult at all, and two people could easily pick it up and load it.

I have almost 100ft of 16ga 1in square tubing, and almost 140ft or 3/8in round bar in it. There are some online calculators to figure metal weight, but I have not done that. Cost wise I am not in that deep either. As said before I already had the 1in square, but at current price at my metal yard, 100ftX.50=$50. 140ft of 3/8in barX.30=$42. $20 for latches and hinges, and maybe another 30 for plywood and a few other little touches I plan to add would put me in at roughly $150 for the whole setup.

I think two dogs will fit on each side comfortably, and maybe 3 on each side if I wanted to cram them in. Now being done with it, their is only one thing I have seen so far I would do differently, but I imagine I will see more as I use it some. But for my first attempt at a dog box I am more than happy with it. One of my hunting buddies came over tonite to look at it and he asked me what it would take for me to build him a box. Hopefully I will have it completely finished up by the end of this week, and I will put some more pics up then.