How-to: Adding a second dry-storage

It is possible to add a second dry storage on the left fender of your Grizzly. It could also probably be added to other machines as well as long as you have a spot for it. Parts total about $35, I’ll edit the post and add part numbers and prices later. You can probably find one cheaper used. This really is a quick and dirty method.

I started by turning the storage box upside down over the spot I wanted it and roughly traced out the circle of the threaded neck. If you want to spend a little more money you could buy a 4-1/2" hole saw but I just drilled a series of 1/4 holes along my circle and then used the drill to connect-the -dots by cutting with the side. Not the prettiest but it works and will be hidden by the bezel in the end. It looks rougher than it actually is in the photo because the camo leaves a skin at the edge of the hole.

The hole will require a notch at 6 o’clock or 12 o’clock depending on how you orient the box.

When you stuff the bezel under the lip you may have to pull it out and reposition to get it lined up properly. Once you have the ends of the bezel fairly even with the tab on the box, drill 1/8" through the fender using the holes in the ends of the bezel as a guide. Don’t drill all the way through into the box. The screws will thread themselves through the fender and into the holes that are already in the box.

Depending on where you position the box you may have some interference from the warning placard recess. I used a heat gun to soften the plastic and ‘blister’ it for clearance.