anybody have a ladder rack on theirs?

anchor signs · Post by **anchor signs** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:27 pm

great site guys!

i dont have a crew cab YET (driving a 95 k1500) but i'm considering an s-10 crew for my sign business and daily driving. my question is, does anybody have a ladder rack on their cc ? i'm talking about a bed mounted ladder rack, not a roof rack.

also, i tow a 4500# boat about once a month, i know the trailer ratings, but just because the weight is ok doesn't mean it does a good job. the hp and torque ratings are pretty close to the 305 in my truck, and it does fine.

thanks guys,
eric

Post by **HenryJ** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:40 pm

Welcome

I don't know of anyone running a rack, but here is a photo from the gallery-

A rack like that would be pretty easy to build.

As for towing 4500#. Brakes would be a must, since the truck only weighs 4400#. Make sure to get the 3.73 gears or you will be sadly disappointed.

For towing daily it would be better suited to a fullsize. But ocasionally would not be too bad.

anchor signs · Post by **anchor signs** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:50 pm

thanks for the reply henry. the trailer has hydraulic (surge) brakes, so stopping is not a problem.

that rack may do the job for me, as long as i know i can carry 4x8 material (plywood, lexan, etc) occasionally. i COULD buy another fullsize, but the crew would be great for my 2 year old daughter, and they just look so damn cool!

eric

Post by **HenryJ** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:10 pm

anchor signs wrote:... the crew would be great for my 2 year old daughter, and they just look so damn cool!

Plan on about $3000 for the "cool". It takes a few mods to get them to a satisfactory performance and appearance.
I have had quite a few smaller trucks and I like this one the best.

There have been quite a few here who tow and sold the crews for fullsize trucks, or Avalanche's.

You really need to like a little truck to be happy with these. For a small truck it has pretty good room.

barch97 · Post by **barch97** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:09 am

There's a guy I see around town once in a while that does have an aluminum ladder rack mounted to the bed rails of his crew cab. I never paid too much attention to what brand or model it is. I'll try to get a pic next time I see him.

Post by **HenryJ** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:03 pm

Did anyone ever install a Ladder / Contractors rack?

Something like this would come in handy for hauling wood. Add some bars , or expanded metal to the sides and you could easily stack cab height.
A member getting ready for hauling a tree soon is what made me think of this.

I know of one rig that uses this style rack for an observation / sleeping platform.

DLP · Post by **DLP** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:44 pm

I have a light bar/roll bar that I built for the front of the bed. I use one of the bed extenders in the up posistion for hauling my kyacks, skis and row boat.

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Post by **HenryJ** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:17 pm

Looks handy. How did you attach the front bar?

You look younger than I thought you were. Who is your friend standing on the back of the truck

DLP · Post by **DLP** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:00 pm

I welded a piece of angle iron to the bottom of the 1" square tubes. I then bolted the angle iron to the bottom of the bed. I also bolted through the front of the box. It actually gave the front of the box less flex. I had already bent it foward with my dirt bike tire. Now it doesn't flex toward the cab when the bike is tide in. It's sturdy. If you push or pull on the light bar, the beds rocks back and forth. It's NOT a roll bar by any means.