What size rack - is bigger better?

Frontrunner make a very good Defender rack, not sure if they do a cab only 130 rack? definatly not a 3.5m 130 rack. Lou is correct Hannibal And Patriot are more expensive, but you have to compare apples for apples here, front runner planks run east to west thus cause a lot more wind noise, Thus there optional wind deflector, add there ladder and you are not far of a Hannibal which is constructed from a thicker box section, and the planks run north to south.

Patriot are modual and manufactured from aircraft grade aluminium,, the other two standard material, factors would be availability, cost and something more bespoke.

Saying that The Front runner D3/D4 rack would be my choice if I required one for that vehicle.

Does Hannibal make a rack for a dual cab 130
Just the length of the roof

Cheers

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Originally Posted by juddy

Frontrunner make a very good Defender rack, not sure if they do a cab only 130 rack? definatly not a 3.5m 130 rack. Lou is correct Hannibal And Patriot are more expensive, but you have to compare apples for apples here, front runner planks run east to west thus cause a lot more wind noise, Thus there optional wind deflector, add there ladder and you are not far of a Hannibal which is constructed from a thicker box section, and the planks run north to south.

Patriot are modual and manufactured from aircraft grade aluminium,, the other two standard material, factors would be availability, cost and something more bespoke.

Saying that The Front runner D3/D4 rack would be my choice if I required one for that vehicle.

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Indeed they do.

I recently spoke to Land Rover Special Vehicles Division I wanted some tech info on the Quadtech we have fitted, I asked about load ratings on the 130 Double Cab.

Cab roof only, 75KG in transit. Interestingly this also covers the rear section if you had a box or tray that had the ability to carry a higher load. Meaning 75kg for both. I was told that its just to cover themselves the chap said both the front cab and separate rear body, i.e. HCPU, or Quadtech with separate rack would still carry 75kg.

If you fitted a full 3.5m rack then the roof load rating would be 150kg.

Defender 110 off road roof weight limit is 35kg (from memory) according to the manual.

My manual says 150kg, does not show a lower limit but says using a roof rack off road is "not recommended" but if it is unavoidable remove load before traversing side slope.

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Originally Posted by juddy

Indeed they do.

I recently spoke to Land Rover Special Vehicles Division I wanted some tech info on the Quadtech we have fitted, I asked about load ratings on the 130 Double Cab.

Cab roof only, 75KG in transit. Interestingly this also covers the rear section if you had a box or tray that had the ability to carry a higher load. Meaning 75kg for both. I was told that its just to cover themselves the chap said both the front cab and separate rear body, i.e. HCPU, or Quadtech with separate rack would still carry 75kg.

If you fitted a full 3.5m rack then the roof load rating would be 150kg.

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Juddy,

Can the Patriot in modular form be configured in a deck only (no side up-stands)? If I was touring only and didn't have to fit in multistory car parks on a near daily basis, the Patriot would be my first choice for a Defender by a country mile.

I've only always seen the Patriot with the side rails though, but if it can configure "deck only" I might actually look to replace mine.

Cheers,

Lou

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Originally Posted by Iain_B

The rack on mine is pretty big. But mine is not supported by the roof, but rather my Safety Devices "ladder rack" with comes directly from the chassis.



https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/11/157.jpg



I had the OEM rack but the overall weight you can put up on the roof will limit you more than the rack size. The bigger and heavier the rack, the less actual weight you can put up there. I needed the roof to be re-set ( under warranty) after a trip up to Cape York, the OEM rack as the doors ended up hitting the A-pillar. All we had was a roof top tent and some clothes on top, but would have been right on the limit as far as weight is concerned. The OEM rack was pretty noisy, and I ended up putting in some aluminium inserts in to reduce the noise - the photo shows the plywood trial bits I taped on as a test. My current rack has a no front bar and a mesh insert on the front, and is much quieter.



The OEM rack has 10 feet, and the more of less line up with all the pillar.



https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/11/882.jpg



Since I have never driven mine without a roof rack or the roll cage, it is hard to tell about fuel consumption, but I get 10l/100km on average over the past three years.

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Iain

I have the same roof rack ie original LR, and want to reduce wind noise. I notice you have some sort of plywood on yours, can't really see clearly on the photo. Can you please let me know what you have used and if there is any improvement

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Originally Posted by Loubrey

Juddy,

Can the Patriot in modular form be configured in a deck only (no side up-stands)? If I was touring only and didn't have to fit in multistory car parks on a near daily basis, the Patriot would be my first choice for a Defender by a country mile.

I've only always seen the Patriot with the side rails though, but if it can configure "deck only" I might actually look to replace mine.

Cheers,

Lou

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Yes Lou. Just fitted one to the 130 I will take a few pics.

I had a steel Tradesman rack on mine. I extended it by 12inces to make it 2.8 metres long and added a full langth chequer plate floor. It was a great rack and very strong but I never liked that it was a bit heavy and was getting rusty. In fact it was the rust and leaving stains on the paint that annoyed me most.
I looked into several alloy racks and settled on a Front Runner Slimline II full langth rack. So far I'm vey happy. It's relatively light weight and I like the modular aspect. It's easy to add brackets or tool holders etc and remove them if they aren't needed. it came with the wind deflecter and I haven't noticed excessive noise.

Cheers

Nino.