On Jan 15, 8:45*am, "Harry Brown" wrote:
I'm hoping to use these 16 footers for an antenna mast, but I'm not sure how
to transport them. *I own a Ford Taurus stationwagon that has a rack on top.
Delivery fees are way too high for just a couple of posts. *Is it possible
to transport two at a time with my stationwagon? *How would this be done?

Thanks,
harry


Your taurus wagon is how long? About 15 ft?

Tie them on the rack, not hanging over the back too far. Tie a rope
from the front of the logs down to the tow lug under the front bumper
to avoid side to side swings and too much up/down bounce.

The more you can center it fore and aft on the rack, the better, but
you don't want to hang too far off the back, or you'll need to flag
it. Check your local vehicle code, in California, more than 4 feet
past the taillamps (not the bumper!) needs a flag (or light at night)

Whether you tie them together or spread them out is sort of up to you,
and the construction of your roof rack. I'd probably put them both on
the passenger side, or which ever side has the tow lug in the front.

Obviously, you don't want to be doing your SCCA solo 1 racing in this
configuration.


The other strategy (I've used it with pipes and masts) that's a bit
more dicey is to sling them along the passenger side of the car, using
webbing around the door posts/windows. Wrap lots of towels or padding
so you don't scuff the paint. Flags almost certainly necessary, etc.

A not very good strategy is to stick them all the way through the car
onto the dashboard and hanging out the back window, but I think that
will wind up with 6 ft or more hanging out, and it's hard to secure
them. if you stop fast, they slide forward a few inches, and you just
bought a new windshield. (been there, done that, with 2x12s in a Honda
Civic hatch back.

And finally, the most bizarre, but sometimes works.. tie it UNDER the
car or truck. There's usually structural members, etc. But make sure
you have enough ground clearance. In California, nothing on the car
or attached to it can hang below the bottom of the wheel rim.


Don't overload the rack. Typical ratings are 50-150 lb.