Ladder Racks On Trucks

gtdail

What kind of ladder/ lumber racks are you guys using on your trucks? 16' lumber in a 6' bed something has got to give. Any suggestions (other than a trailer) any pics?

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dshcontracting

Check out System One racks. They are nice aluminum racks. I had them for years. I one had 48 20' pieces of 5/4" PT decking on top. Holds the weight like a champ, the truck swayed though. Adrian steel makes some nice ones too.

gtdail

DSH,

I have looked at System One but I have a 28" Weatherguard that when opened sits 31" from the top of the bed are you using a saddlemount box with yours.

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BreyerConstruct

Look at the Trac Rac. It's rails slide, separate hooks can slide on a separate part of the rail, and a toolbox slides along a 3rd part.

Let me see if I have a pic of our's...

~Matt

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dshcontracting

Well, that would be the problem with system 1. I know longer have racks, got a trailer instead. I had a saddle mount that opened from the side and hit, so i used some pieces of thin chain to keep it from opening again. I went to the side mounted boxes inside the tracks later on, they work pretty good.

Dan

Shamrock

Had mine custom built at one of the boat shops around here about 12 years ago...was something like $600. Thankfully they fit the new truck when I upgraded. The little green truck is driven by my boss.

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ARCS

I really like the kargomaster rack because of its strength and number of tie down points, but one thing I dont like about it that happens here in Minnesota at least is they do rust after a few years. http://www.kargomaster.com/

sage

I have one on one of my trucks, I love it. And yes it can handle a good amount of stress. As far as the rusting goes, thats preventable. Any rack that gets used is gonna get beat up and scratched. During the summer I just go over the bare or badly scratched spots with some 200 grit, spray primer, and black rustoleum. looks good as new and the rust has been beaten back. 3 or 4 years, 20 mins each summer, and no problems yet.

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