Transporting Plywood On Roof Rack

I transport 4x8 plywood on my roof racks i usually run a couple of 2x4s under the roof racks the full length of the ply and strap to those at the front and back as well as strapping to the actual roof racks.

Transporting plywood on roof rack.

Makes it a lot harder for the winds to lift it up. Hauled a lot of plywood that way even put longer 2x4 s on once and carried a 10 foot wide garage door. My car with 4 x8 mdf board on the roof rack. I would lay sheets of plywood on these bars and then use a c clamp at the end of each 2x4 to clamp the plywood to the 2x4 s.

A pair of 20 web ratchets used as a fail safe in case the board slides to the rear of the vehicle. In case you have no idea how much weight your plywood sheet is a sheet of inch plywood is approximately 100. Run the remaining three ratchet straps from one side of the roof rack to the other over the plywood sheets. Remember to place a distance of about 3 to 3 foot in between.

I needed to lug home some 1 2 sheets of fragile yet flexible 4 by 8 drywall with only my honda civic. My car with roof rack with cross bars installed. Secure it to the roof rack. The method you use to secure the lumber will depend on what kind of roof rack you have.

Out of the choices of cheep quick and good you usually only get to pick two. Drywall and plywood cartop carrier roof rack. There should be a 3 to 3 foot span between the 2 x 4 s. Place two 8 foot long 2 4 pieces of dimensional lumber on the roof rack lengthwise.

4 web ratchet straps in a pair of x formations to hold down the board to the cross bars. Rusticdavid woodworklessons woodworkingforbeginners david shows how to tie wood boards and sheets of plywood safely and securely to your cars roof rack dav. This project satisfies all three goals of most of my projects. As an alternative to tying you could attach these with duct tape.

Use ratchet straps that can handle the weight of your load and check that the roof rack is secure enough to provide a proper anchor. Secure the 2 4 s to the roof rack by tying it to the front and rear crossbeams. Be sure to use straps that are at least 10 cm 4 inches wide to improve cargo stability and decrease the odds of breakage. Second trip 16 2 x4 x6 boards on my roof rack.

On a roof rack step 1. Oh and remember to. Tighten each ratchet strap to secure the plywood. When i had a car with thule racks i set up 2 4 foot 2x4 s that bolted flat on top of the cross bars.