Tying Lumber To Roof Rack

Secure it to the roof rack.

Tying lumber to roof rack.

Ask for help from friends if. Not only that but the cost of a roof rack is easily 5 10 times more expensive than a one day truck rental. Oh and remember to. The second option is the side racks.

Here i have the bicycle s handlebars firmly planted on the roof rack s cross bar in the. Use a tie down that wraps around the item and the rails. With anything you plan on tying down you ll need three preferably four solid points of contact stability. Remember to place a distance of about 3 to 3 foot in between.

I use 4 hand clamps at the corners to hold the plywood to the 2 x 4 s. In case you have no idea how much weight your plywood sheet is a sheet of inch plywood is approximately 100. Then i use the nylon web tie downs i ve got in the photos of below. On a roof rack step 1.

For infrequent use though truck rental is a better option. It s best to use a thinner piece of rope and go through an open door and then shut the doors on top of it. For plywood i put two 2 x 4 s on the roof rack and place the plywood on top of those to stiffen the plywood otherwise it flops up and down at highway speeds.