what's a good rack?

[nakman]

Looking into getting one of those full length lumber/ladder rack deals for the Taco truck bed. I believe I've got it narrowed down to either a Kargo Master or a Rack-It. There's a dealer close to me who has both, the KM is $500 and the Rack-It is $580.. KM comes in pieces and you put it together (or they will as part of the $80 install) and the Rack-It is one solid welded deal, so it can't be shipped but the install is only $35.

Anyone have any experience with either one of these? Looking for basic Home Depot duties... plywood, occasional drywall, trim, etc. Also want to find a way to add Yakima-sized cross bars to it, so I can bolt on my box & bikes & so forth.. For me, buying a welder, bender, and DIY is not an option, no way I'll come close to breaking even (feel the same way about sliders). Any "must have" options? thanks for your comments. -tim


edit: on second thought, maybe this should be in outfitting... however it is truck-specific. I dunno, someone with forum omnipotence can decide.

 

[roscoFJ73]

Hi Nakman.I go for the one piece welded Rack-it , probably less squeaks and rattles than the bolt together job.

 

[nakman]

Thanks. I was thinking the same thing, but of course the web site of the other swears that their awesome joints are tough and they eliminate squeaks. And I like how the back top bar has quick disconnects, so you can remove it to drive a motorcyle in or something, can't get that from the solid weld unit. But damnit it would drive me crazy if that thing squeaked all the time..

 

[bkfj40]

your title suckered me in...I thought we were gonna see some nice racks of the female variety I too would stick with the all welded...also consider putting down permanent racket straps - I don't know if the two you are looking at have those already or not...

 

[teapot]

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