| trbo20 2006-10-30, 1:25 pm |
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Robert11 wrote:
> Hello:
>
> Have the problem of transporting a typical 20 ft. Werner extension ladder.
>
> Only have a car (Buick LeSabre) and it's probably a bit much to just hang
> out of the trunk.
>
> I can try the ski carriers that I still have from years ago and see if they
> will
> fit on the Buick, but was wondering if anyone has any other clever ideas
> on what to do ?
>
> I remember they used to make heavy foam blocks to place on a canoes
> gunwales, so the canoe
> copuld easily be carried upside down on the roof of a car without maring the
> paint (tied down, of course).
>
> Is there anything like this available for carrying a ladder, perhaps ?
>
> Any other thoughts on ?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
If the ski carrier roof rack is the tube (Yakima) or square bar (Thule)
type then go to any hardware store and pick up two or four deep
u-bolt/mounting plate sets. Use them to secure the ladder to the rack.
Be sure to mount them over the sides of the ladder and not just
through a rung. Crank it down a bit with a ratchet, but don't go
crazy. If you're travelling a long distance with it, lock washers
wouldn't be a bad idea.
Attach the front and back of the ladder with rope to your towing points
so the rope forms inverted V's.
That sucker ain't goin' nowhere.
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