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How much weight on an Expedition Roof Rack
Could someone give me some indication on how much weight the Expedition Roof Rack can carry?
I'm looking to move some old Railway Sleepers (8ft long) and was wondering if they could go on the roof rack rather than inside (with either the tailgate down (2ft out) or the front seat down.
Cheers,
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17th Sep 2007 9:39 pm
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Officially the LR rack can carry 54kg
...but that is not to say that it wouldn't carry considerably more
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At 54kg it would mean the maximum weight was about 8 1/2 stone, which means that officially I'm too heavy to climb onto it whenever I'm lashing something down
As the railway sleepers are about 80kg each I guess I won't be putting them on the roof.
Which leads me to another question (though related). How much weight can the D3 carry inside, rather than tow?
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17th Sep 2007 9:56 pm
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Well I'm around 95kg and I stand on the rack all day long together with 50kg+ of gear . Some of us have travelled with 2 x MTR on 19" alloys and they weigh in at 35KG's each....Therefore ...I personally would be comfortable with an 80kg sleeper one at a time ...just make sure its lashed well and take it very, very steady.21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
17th Sep 2007 9:58 pm
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couldn't you just borrow a trailer CC?and theeeeennn......???
Well I'm around 95kg and I stand on the rack all day long together with 50kg+ of gear
No wonder you never get any work done! The End
17th Sep 2007 10:02 pm
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Well I've got to move all the dismembered bodyparts somehow 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
17th Sep 2007 10:04 pm
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blue meanie wrote:
couldn't you just borrow a trailer CC?
Looks like that might be the best option
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17th Sep 2007 10:04 pm
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Re: How much weight on an Expedition Roof Rack
Coffeecup wrote:
Could someone give me some indication on how much weight the Expedition Roof Rack can carry?
I'm looking to move some old Railway Sleepers (8ft long) and was wondering if they could go on the roof rack rather than inside (with either the tailgate down (2ft out) or the front seat down.
Cheers,
Coffeecup
Well I have had 10 lengths of 100x100x10mm x 2.5m long mild steel angle and 20 lengths of 50x5x3m long flat on the roof rack so no worries
However its your call In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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