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Worktops in the disco ?
I need to transport some 3.6 meter worktops and ten miles in the disco. Has anyone done this ? I was thinking of seats down , ratchet strap around the ends and leaving the lower tailgate open ?
14th Nov 2016 11:32 am
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3 meter are quite easy 3.6 might cause a few issues with to much out the rear end Discovery 3 se gone
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14th Nov 2016 11:49 am
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I've done 3m, but I wasn't happy in case there was any slippage. They are a fair weight.
14th Nov 2016 11:58 am
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Done it with posts, seemed OK but remember you will have no rear numberplate so Plod might get excited. You should also mark the end of the rear overhang in some way.....
14th Nov 2016 1:57 pm
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Lower tailgate up so the worktop slants upwards that way if anyone drives into the back of you theres a good chance you wont die.
15th Nov 2016 7:00 am
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15th Nov 2016 7:41 am
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I remember I managed to sit a 3m worktop in my Shogun, fitted lovely till I shut the rear door and pushed it through the windscreen
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15th Nov 2016 7:58 am
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I did a 550 mile trip with 2 x 3m Ikea worktops inside. From back of boot, rear & front passenger seat flat and resting on the corner of the H frame with soft bags supporting most of the weight in a couple of places. Worked a treat.
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15th Nov 2016 1:51 pm
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Regularly transport 4m lengths of steel Box section in mine lower tailgate up and than ratchet strap the upper one down
you might be able to get it further in on its side, put a rubber floor matt over centre cubby box and push them through onto it and ratchet them against the passenger seat I've don't that with decking and steel before too.
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15th Nov 2016 6:55 pm
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Meant to add i posted above pics as that box is 3.8m to give you an idea scale your dealing with MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
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15th Nov 2016 7:08 pm
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Did four miles with a 4.2 metre field gate in the back, secured a trailer board to the gate with number plate and secured the top half of the tailgate with a ratchet strap and foam.==================================
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