bocar Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Hi guys I have a 200 Series Land Cruiser!I have been told by a TJM store that I will only be able to fit a side loader to my vehicle as a rear loader will interfere with that over hang on the rear of the roof. Is there any truth in this and also what are the pro's and cons of the side loader versus the rear loader and which is the better?Regards Bocar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanita Johnson Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Hi Bocar,We have a 200 series Landcruiser and have a Rhino rear boat loader on which we carry a Quintrex 3.55 dart. Other friends have similar rigs with rear boat loaders. The dust deflector on the rear tailgate goes up inside the boat when tailgate is open. The transome of the boat is approximately 500mm behind the dust deflector when the boat is on top of the car.RegardsBronco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the crow and i Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Hi BocarThis site may be of interest to you.I have the fully remote on my 100 series and it’s so easy.CheersBryan/>http://www.customboatloaders.com.au/models.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussnSue Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Hi guys I have a 200 Series Land Cruiser!I have been told by a TJM store that I will only be able to fit a side loader to my vehicle as a rear loader will interfere with that over hang on the rear of the roof. Is there any truth in this and also what are the pro's and cons of the side loader versus the rear loader and which is the better?Regards BocarJust putting a different slant on this one.....We live at a tourist destination that has a boat ramp in clear view from pretty much everywhere I work. Each year we get quite literally hundreds of Grey Nomads rocking up with the dinghy on the roof. Of those hundreds I saw just three actually take the boat off the car and use it. So, I'm wondering whether it would be worth your while posting a question such as "Do you use your roof-top boat as often as you thought you would?" The answers may or may not make you consider whether it is even worthwhile adding all of that drag and top heaviness to your vehicle. I know that when we carted a dinghy around Oz we found that, after a short while, the motivation to go through the motions of getting the dinghy off diminished dramatically.That is why you now see a kayak on the roof off the car. It's lighter, easier to get up on the roof and secure in place (I can lift it myself) and best of all, cost nothing to run!CheersRuss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian and Sue Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Just putting a different slant on this one.....We live at a tourist destination that has a boat ramp in clear view from pretty much everywhere I work. Each year we get quite literally hundreds of Grey Nomads rocking up with the dinghy on the roof. Of those hundreds I saw just three actually take the boat off the car and use it. So, I'm wondering whether it would be worth your while posting a question such as "Do you use your roof-top boat as often as you thought you would?" The answers may or may not make you consider whether it is even worthwhile adding all of that drag and top heaviness to your vehicle. I know that when we carted a dinghy around Oz we found that, after a short while, the motivation to go through the motions of getting the dinghy off diminished dramatically.That is why you now see a kayak on the roof off the car. It's lighter, easier to get up on the roof and secure in place (I can lift it myself) and best of all, cost nothing to run!CheersRussHow true. My 94 year old father-in-law would come up to Karratha with his caravan and dingy on the roof every year and the dingy never came off even with many offers of help getting it down! For him it was a way that his friends would recognize him and it definately worked. We travel everywhere with our kayaks - so much easier. I hear someone about to mention kayaks and crocs! :lol: SueKarratha ATV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie and Helen Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Hi All,We are considering upgrading from our 2 person Kayak to a roof top tinnie. As far as drag I would suggest that a canoe would not be that much more fuel efficient than a tinnie. After 10,000 km we only took the kayak of 3 times - Roper River at the 12 mile, Nicholson River at Kingfisher Camp and Lawn Hill NP. Illegal to use a kayak in Kakadu from what we were told by the rangers and I didn't feel like putting it in at Shady Camp or Daly River. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocar Posted November 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Thanks to all those that replied to my enquiry re the boat loaderRegards Bocar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnecke Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Hi Bocar. Try Almac trailers in Bundaberg http://www.almactrailers.com.au/aluminium-boat-loader.html . They have just installed a rear loading (electric winch) roof rack/loader on my LC200. The principles are very similar to the WA based company suggested above by Bryan. They custom built it (aluminium and stainless steel) to match my Quintrex 3.7 Dart. It has made loading/unloading a breeze. They are very helpful and made up some addons for the van solving a couple of problems I was still battling with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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