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I've had a Mantec spare wheel carrier on for a long time, strong enough for me to stand on when loading up the roof rack (and I ain't slim ;) ) and also carry's the high lift jack when off-road. I have no problem recommending Mantec :)
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Are there different types of carrier from Mantec Nedf? I read somewhere there's an African spec and European and presumably the Afro is stronger for rougher conditions like ours in Oz.
Please advise if you know.
AlanH.
Alan,
The "European Spec" is a copy of the Mantec and doesn't have a fraction of the strength. Dealers are meant to label it "Mantec Style" carrier, but most of the time they don't.
Mantec only makes the one which the dealers in the UK started calling "African Spec" to justify the fact that the Mantec is made better and therefore more expensive. Visually they are almost identical except for pipe wall thickness, the internal piston and higher quality welding.
The only two models is the Station Wagon one and "Half Door" one which both have the piston on the inside to maintain full strength when the door opens. You know that I step the scales at a good 100Kg+ and I've always stood on the carrier even when the door was half open to get stuff of the roof rack.
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Cheers,
Lou
I did highlight 'Some' imported carriers aren't built strong enough, but some are quite good. Mantec make some pretty good gear.Quote:
Originally Posted by nedflanders
It all depends on what you want from your carrier.................try doing this with one of the lower quality carriers..........not the best angle, but it's two spare wheels and tyres piggybacked on a single carrier. This particular vehicle does a lot of outback driving on corrugations etc.
Cheers, Murray
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I was simply stating that IMO the Mantec is a good carrier, if you know which carriers are 'NOT' good then name and shame, maybe it will stop people buying 'crap' and stop manufacturers producing 'crap' ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by rijidij
Hi Murray,
Same from me... I've been drooling over that carrier setup of yours ever since I saw it on the forum, but I've spent too much money on the rear of my car to justify switching at this stage.
I'm obviously a Mantec fan (I'm old enough to have lived in the Camel Trophy era) and my car currently sports quite a bit of their gear - hence the feedback on the quality of the genuine Mantec stuff.
If I had to buy a new car for any unforeseen reason I would definitely be in the market for one of your carrier arrangements though!
Cheers,
Lou
I've just done the gas strut thing to my 2010 Puma. I had a pile of struts sitting around and just selected the best fit. It is 320mm from pin to pin. and has a stroke of 120mm. I used the original bracket on the body but it has to be spaced out about 8mm from the body to allow the strut to clear the door frame. I used a small bit of angle to mount the other end to the door. The most important consideration in selecting the strut apart from raw dimensions is the force (pressure) inside the strut. The one I used is rated at 200 newtons. It works pretty well but I think it is not quite strong enough, probably around 300 would be best.
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