Load rating Quartermaster roof

[Tjeska]

Has anybody seen the static/dynamic load rating of the quartermaster roof only?

I have found these numbers for the Grenadier, but not specific for the Quartermaster.

 

[Tazzieman]

Has anybody seen the static/dynamic load rating of the quartermaster roof only?

I have found these numbers for the Grenadier, but not specific for the Quartermaster.

Static 375 dynamic 120

 

[TheDocAUS]

Static 375 dynamic 120
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And the ratings include the weight of the roof rack. So the roof rack weight plus anything that goes onto it.

 

[Tazzieman]

And the ratings include the weight of the roof rack. So the roof rack weight plus anything that goes onto it.

Seems to me plenty of folk with hardshell RTTs are on the limit.
No space for awnings etc
That said , there are a couple of overlanding youtubers well over the limit...

 

[anand]

That said , there are a couple of overlanding youtubers well over the limit...

Overlanding essentially equates to overweighting....

There I said it!

 

[Krabby]

Overlanding essentially equates to overweighting....

There I said it!

As an overweight individual myself, I can relate.

 

[Loc Nar]

Seems to me plenty of folk with hardshell RTTs are on the limit.
No space for awnings etc
That said , there are a couple of overlanding youtubers well over the limit...

Agreed. Weight saving issues are why I went with cross bars instead of a roof rack and ultimately decided to go with Alu-Cab's instead of the Bush Company's offerings for RTT and awning (despite the fact that I loved Bush Company's products. Weight adds up in a hurry.

 

[TheDocAUS]

Also something in the Ineos Grenadier Body Builders Guide found by @DaBull here.

 

[Tazzieman]

There's a lot of us with other roof racks not covered by Ineos' warranty!

 

[TheDocAUS]

There's a lot of us with other roof racks not covered by Ineos' warranty!

I noticed that when reading it. You have more protection than that under Australian consumer laws. INEOS cannot just walk away, they need good reasons.

 

[Tazzieman]

I noticed that when reading it. You have more protection than that under Australian costumer laws. INEOS cannot just walk away, they need good reasons.

True. And the aftermarket roof rack mfrs stand by their ratings. Well I would hope they do!
That said , people who top overload their lifted Grenadiers are treading dangerously IMO. Physics being physics and lawyers being lawyers

 

[TheDocAUS]

True. And the aftermarket roof rack mfrs stand by their ratings. Well I would hope they do!
That said , people who top overload their lifted Grenadiers are treading dangerously IMO. Physics being physics and lawyers being lawyers

Overloading is an easy way for insurance companies to get out of paying.

 

[Tazzieman]

Overloading is an easy way for insurance companies to get out of paying.

Yet people seem to think "she'll be right mate"
Along the lines of "everyone thinks they're invincible...until they're not."

 

[TheDocAUS]

Yet people seem to think "she'll be right mate"
Along the lines of "everyone thinks they're invincible...until they're not."

I hear insurance companies are now frequently weighing cars and caravans for being overweight in write off cases - if you are over GVM or GCM, no payout. I do not know if that is true, but Queensland was weighing cars and caravans in remote Qld in the recent past - that was confirmed. I understand they were educating people rather than defecting (I assume that did not apply to those grossly over).

 

[Tazzieman]

I hear insurance companies are now frequently weighing cars and caravans for being overweight in write off cases - if you are over GVM or GCM, no payout. I do not know if that is true, but Queensland was weighing cars and caravans in remote Qld in the recent past - that was confirmed. I understand they were educating people rather than defecting (I assume that did not apply to those grossly over).

IMO putting anything close to, to let alone over the limit is dangerous. Because conditions are not always 100% perfect.
The same analogy - speed limits are limits , not a recommendation to travel at the stated limit at all times.