I have a yakima roof rack and i want to get my buggy to fit on it, what special attachments should I buy?
what have you all tried?

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Originally posted by Dagon I have a yakima roof rack and i want to get my buggy to fit on it, what special attachments should I buy? what have you all tried?

well I have no idea what sort of roof rack that is but I adapted mine

Van roof rack

Made of wood in two sections, front and back

front view

Rear Axle sits in cut-outs. An Inverted "U" shaped channel or box section is the cross-piece under the axle that joins the two side blocks that sit on the rack. the channel stradles the roof rack cross-bar. Same thing of the front piece.

Orange knob is a wood plug with bolt head epoxied into it. Serves as hand-tightened bolt to hold aluminum retainers for axle. Threaed nuts are embedded in wood at the bottom of the holes to recieve bolts.

I have a Sport Rack on top of my Blazer that I use for my buggy.
I think it is very close in design to the Yakima roof rack.
All I did was purchase a couple of Thule #839 Oar/Mast racks and mounted them at the front and then just used some foam on the back.


It might be kinda hard to see in this picture but I will post some more.

Cheers

Ken (K3)

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My Thule rack has done well so far for the load that I put up on it. I wanted the ease of rolling it up on top so I added the center ramp. Add two mountain bikes and the rack is maxed out on weight. In the future I plan to build a receiver hitch mount so I can throw my boy's bug up top.

Here is a closer view of the System that I use.
The Oar rack will securley lock down the buggys axle on both sides and I bungie cord the front wheel to the foam piece at the back.

Most of the time I just remove the rear axle alltogether and throw it all into the back(seats folded down of course)

Cheers

Ken

I have just made a buggy rack, I have made it adjustable so I can add different types of buggy

Buggy Rack

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Originally posted by popeyethewelder I have just made a buggy rack, I have made it adjustable so I can add different types of buggy Buggy Rack

VERY nice! How much for shipping to 20680 ;-)



Amazing work.

I make a simple rack attachment for a standard Yakima rack...


(camera freaked out on this shot)





(2) 2'x6' panels of 2"x2" welded wire grid for retail display.
(4) U bolts
(1) 6 ft. 2x4
(2) galvanized conduit clamp/ wall attachment thingamabob
+ misc. nuts, bots, screws, etc...

I have to take the back wheels off with the bigfoot tires, but that's okay because it is easier to hoist up on to the car that way

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Originally posted by FreshSkidMarks Quote: Originally posted by popeyethewelder I have just made a buggy rack, I have made it adjustable so I can add different types of buggy Buggy Rack VERY nice! How much for shipping to 20680 ;-) Amazing work.

Popeye lives in the UK so shipping will be way too expensive on a metal rack.

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Originally posted by Dagon Popeye lives in the UK so shipping will be way too expensive on a metal rack.

Well that would depend on IF you had the money to spend on it now wouldn't it?


Well aware that he lives in the UK, I didn't fall of the buggy yesterday ya know

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Originally posted by FreshSkidMarks Quote: Originally posted by popeyethewelder I have just made a buggy rack, I have made it adjustable so I can add different types of buggy Buggy Rack VERY nice! How much for shipping to 20680 ;-) Amazing work.

It depends greatly on how you are going to secure it at the top, I was lucky and could use my roof bar, if you are going to use a car for instance you would need a vertical support coming up from the rack, there are other ones similar on my site...with the vertical support...which type would you need?

Carl

i use oar holders to hold mine on. 2 in the back and one in the front. if i put my bug on there upside down it holds it perfect. I never used to need to use a ratchet strap but the straps that were on the oar holders failed under the sun and weather so now i have to strap it down with a ratchet strap. its on there really good.

dagon ive had a a bunch of different thing on my yaks , some rope and some good knots it'll carry anything

I've took a look at this rack system. It's pretty simple and clean, serves its purpose well, Doesn't matter where you put it, if it's on the outside or your ride, your gonna get stared at.....

So we had to buy a second car. The wife insisted that the kite gear leaves the garage to make room. The result is ...

No more loading the car or mounting roof racks. Drive a quarter mile to the storage facility, hook up and go for quick getaway to the beach. The PL buggy and ALL kites and gear are inside. No more guessing what to pack; it all goes....

This will settle any disputes that I know will ocurr in the car behind me. "What kind of bike is that?" "Is that a lawn mower?" "where's the motor?"

So, does the buggy stay on top all the time? Is it under a roof? I know the stainless doesn't care but I imagine the seat and tires wouldn't like being out in the sun all the time. Nice work on the rack by the way. Seeing that buggy makes my heart race. It's the one I really "got it" with. I've got to come up with some method to haul mine when it comes in. I will need a way to get it on the roof rack of my car for when we have the back of it full or people or stuff. I know we've had threads talking about others solutions which I will revisit.

acampbell

very nice set up

I better make sure my wife doesn't see that or I'll be towing a trailer also. She is already on my case enough, because "the car is always full of kites"

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Originally posted by BeamerBob So, does the buggy stay on top all the time? Is it under a roof? I know the stainless doesn't care but I imagine the seat and tires wouldn't like being out in the sun all the time.

It stays out in a storage yard not far from the house. The buggy stays on top and the PL is inside. I shoot the bearings with teflon spray every time I park it. I will likely sew up a tonneau cover out of Sunbrella fabric soon.
It's really nice to hook up and go and know that I have nothing left behind. I just keep one bag at the house for water, the camera, gps, etc.