Strapping Lumber To Roof Rack

Thread the strap end through the buckle and pull.

Strapping lumber to roof rack.

A pair of 20 web ratchets used as a fail safe in case the board slides to the rear of the vehicle. My car with roof rack with cross bars installed. My car with 4 x8 mdf board on the roof rack. Which is why we spoke with jonny wood one of yakima s four road warriors who travel around the us educating the masses on how to properly rack up their vehicles and asked for some advice on how to properly secure a load to a car s roof.

Use a tie down that wraps around the item and the rails. Then secure the front and back ends of each lumber bundle with ratchet straps to prevent movement photo 1. On each side of the roof you ll see a rack that runs the length of the roof of the vehicle. Acquire ropes and straps.

The second option is the side racks. Second trip 16 2 x4 x6 boards on my roof rack. Wood recommends a webbing strap with a fastening buckle that. That prevents the bundle from sliding forward backward or side to side.

With the third option crossbars with side rails you can secure an item to the side rails and run tie downs from front to back securing them to the crossbars. Start by loading dimensional lumber onto the rack with the narrow edges resting on the crossbars. 4 web ratchet straps in a pair of x formations to hold down the board to the cross bars.