how much weight does a defender roof take

[weeds]

well i just removed my old one....now i always thought it was heavy duty but

at this stage i have only weighed the rack, keep in mind when i brought the truck i removed some weight, maybe 10kg

105kg for the rack alone, it was a four man lift to get it off, my new roof rack is maybe 30kg which means i have a 75kg gain

umm, i have loaded the following for extended touring on the old rack

12kg solar panel - on all the time
5kg awning - on all the time
35kg second spare
60kg+ 3 x jerry cans
?? 3 x swags
6kg 2 x gas cylinders

no wonder the pillars used to sound like they were straining under the load approx. 220kg at least i will be down around 150kg for my next trip

[Blknight.aus]

From memory its only about 75kg including the roofrack

[kenleyfred]

Puma limit is 150 kg. Checked into that before purchasing everything I now have on the roof.

[TimNZ]

Puma limit is 150 kg. Checked into that before purchasing everything I now have on the roof.

Where did that figure come from kenleyfred??? All the figures in the brochures and owners manual for the 2007+ defender 110 and 130 say 75kg including the rack.

Cheers,

[justinc]

It's a wonder you/ the vehicle hadn't fallen over!


JC

[KarlB]

Where did that figure come from kenleyfred??? All the figures in the brochures and owners manual for the 2007+ defender 110 and 130 say 75kg including the rack.

Cheers,

The Owners Handbook I got got with my 2010 Defender says 150 kg. The Handbook is dated 2007.

You can find the Handbook here: TOPIx - TOPIx The relevant section is "Load Carrying".

Cheers
KarlB

[TimNZ]

Just had a look Karl, you're right, 150kg. I wonder if the limit changes depending on location??

Cheers,

[Ranga]

well i just removed my old one....now i always thought it was heavy duty but

at this stage i have only weighed the rack, keep in mind when i brought the truck i removed some weight, maybe 10kg

105kg for the rack alone, it was a four man lift to get it off, my new roof rack is maybe 30kg which means i have a 75kg gain

umm, i have loaded the following for extended touring on the old rack

12kg solar panel - on all the time
5kg awning - on all the time
35kg second spare
60kg+ 3 x jerry cans
?? 3 x swags
6kg 2 x gas cylinders

no wonder the pillars used to sound like they were straining under the load approx. 220kg at least i will be down around 150kg for my next trip

so, show us the new one!

[KarlB]

Just had a look Karl, you're right, 150kg. I wonder if the limit changes depending on location??

Cheers,

I thought the same as you Tim and raised the issue on the Pommie based Defender2 Forum but was infomed I was wrong.

Cheers
KarlB

[geckos]

2005 defender td5 - 150kg......


geck