Roof rack weight capacity?
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Deceptiwave
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I have hauled a huge a$$ 20 foot extension ladder up there, a 5 gallon jerry can(full) , my kids' bike plus tent and camp chairs.... Then I got a yakima load warrior thinking I could do more with that, and then sold it and just use the factory rails again.
Go nuts, try stuff out , see what works.
Go nuts, try stuff out , see what works.
Gerdo
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Remember that a static weight and dynamic weight are two different things. I'm sure you could put a couple of hundred pounds up there in your driveway. Now if you are going to have weight up there while wheeling? You are going to have to reduce that weight. I know someone that has broken the cross bars with a spare tire in a Load Warrior.
The weak points are the cross bars. I have seen a few of them break. The plastic sliding mount is pressed into metal cross bar (there may be a set screw). The plastic brakes and the bar falls off. I would NOT put my bikes on the factory cross bars. Anything with a large surface area, like a canoe, acts like a big lever and could easily tear the bars off also.
The weak points are the cross bars. I have seen a few of them break. The plastic sliding mount is pressed into metal cross bar (there may be a set screw). The plastic brakes and the bar falls off. I would NOT put my bikes on the factory cross bars. Anything with a large surface area, like a canoe, acts like a big lever and could easily tear the bars off also.
