Roof racks

Paddocks are doing a galvanised roof-rack for Series 88" and galv
access ladder for under £150 the lot. Has anyone had a look at these,
and how do they compare with the Brownchurch/Patriot products?
They're so cheap I am suspicious.

Any wisdom, chaps?

TIA

Rich
Series 2a
RR 4.6HSE
Some other nonsense

They will be heavy and agricultural like the one that came fitted to my
landie, which I doubt was ever galvanised though, however they will probably
do the job if you don't like things just because they are pretty.

Just how much weight can you put up there on the roof I wonder ? a lot more
than the manual tells you I am sure.


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes




"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Paddocks are doing a galvanised roof-rack for Series 88" and galv
> access ladder for under £150 the lot. Has anyone had a look at these,
> and how do they compare with the Brownchurch/Patriot products?
> They're so cheap I am suspicious.
>
> Any wisdom, chaps?
>
> TIA
>
> Rich
> Series 2a
> RR 4.6HSE
> Some other nonsense

Larry wrote:

> Just how much weight can you put up there on the roof I wonder ? a lot
> more than the manual tells you I am sure.

LR roofs hold plenty - I've driven from Kent to the Highlands with a 110
back body on the roof, from Surrey to the Highlands with the side of a RR
and a double bath on the roof(!)

Wouldn't like to use the roof if I was going to be going to be going off
road with a load though, that's when you'll really get into problems if you
overload it. I'd say your more likely to have problems with a later LR
than a series when it comes to loading the roof - your handling is pretty
badly affected with weight up top, a series will struggle to pull the load
much more which means you're forced to go slower, but a later LR has more
than enough power to get you into trouble when it comes to anything other
than going in a straight line.

Regards

William MacLeod

The worst handling problem I ever had with any vehicle was with my sierra
estate loaded to the gunwales (metaphorically speaking ) with milk cartons,
and you could feel all that fluid shifting as you tried to corner.

I would suppose it is all a matter of balance, so long as you keep the
centre of gravity low you are not going to tip over.

--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes




"William MacLeod" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Larry wrote:
>
>
> LR roofs hold plenty - I've driven from Kent to the Highlands with a 110
> back body on the roof, from Surrey to the Highlands with the side of a RR
> and a double bath on the roof(!)
>
> Wouldn't like to use the roof if I was going to be going to be going off
> road with a load though, that's when you'll really get into problems if
you
> overload it. I'd say your more likely to have problems with a later LR
> than a series when it comes to loading the roof - your handling is pretty
> badly affected with weight up top, a series will struggle to pull the load
> much more which means you're forced to go slower, but a later LR has more
> than enough power to get you into trouble when it comes to anything other
> than going in a straight line.
>
> Regards
>
> William MacLeod