Tying Lumber To Roof Rack

Remember to place a distance of about 3 to 3 foot in between.

Tying lumber to roof rack.

In case you have no idea how much weight your plywood sheet is a sheet of inch plywood is approximately 100. Here i have the bicycle s handlebars firmly planted on the roof rack s cross bar in the. If you have an suv and need to haul lumber often a trailer would be a better option than a roof rack. The second option is the side racks.

On a roof rack step 1. With anything you plan on tying down you ll need three preferably four solid points of contact stability. 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. For infrequent use though truck rental is a better option.

I use 4 hand clamps at the corners to hold the plywood to the 2 x 4 s. Use a tie down that wraps around the item and the rails. Adam davis dec 10 15 at 15 03. Secure it to the roof rack.

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