Ladder Truck Rack, Over-Cab, 800 lb Cap, 49" to 64", No-Drill Install, Elevate Outdoor

Very well made, strong tubing fully adjustable fits any truck. Installed it on a 2014 ram 1500 single cab and it looks awesome. Havent used it yet but im sure its goingvto pay for itself. Cant beat the price, it was more expensive to have one built from square tubing. I will do another review in a few months to let u guys know how its holding up. I have to admit the wind noise is terrible. Thats about the only thing i didnt like.

I loved it! It fit my truck perfectly. What I liked most was that I found it for a lower price than anywhere else, and it arrived super fast and in great condition—without a single scratch

Just as advertised. It was the least expensive in this type, so I did not expect a construction, job ready lumber rack. I think it will do just fine now that I am retired and just need to haul an odd piece now and then. The bad, The packaging could have been better, several parts were worn to bare metal. No an issue for me as in a month it will have more of those. Everything went together fine. Instructions were good enough. The angle iron mounts that go on the bed were a problem. The clamps they sent, I could only use one per mount. They fir under the lip of the bed rail. Where they had to go there was no "under the bed rail" because of inside bed supports. I was able to run a long bolt from under the truck, thru the stake pocket and out the hole I drilled in the mount. I added a wood filler in the pocket with a hole in the center for a bit more support. But only on the back ones. The ones near the cab I added a tight fitting wood plug and used a lag screw. Each mount had one of the clamp bolts that would just barely work. I also have a cross mount tool box that goes over the front mounts and it will help hold the mount in place. I spent more time coming up with some way to mount to the bed than anything else. I assembled on the ground, left the bolts loose, Bolted the mounts on the bed, then got a friend to help lift it up and bolt to the mounts. 2 of us were busy, 3 would be better,, 4 would be easy. I will have to be careful how I load the rack, as some of the bolts will hit whatever you are carrying. Framing lumber is no problem, but grandma's antique bed frame could get scratched all to hell if you are not carful. Rather than bolts it round headed carriage bolts were used this would not be as much of a problem. I wish the bolts were black like the frame, not glow in the dark shiny, gold plated like they sent. having bitched about all that, It feels solid, I think it will work for what I need, looks very well built. The welds look like welds, not pigeon poo samples, everything fit. Well almost everything. One of the end got egg shaped in shipping and I had "round "it out so the other piece would slide in. Again, a packaging issue. I could not buy the raw steel to make a rack for what this cost. It is not expensive, appears durable, and does what I need. I would buy again. Wow! after having it on a few days I went out on the highway. A low moan starts at 50mph, by 65mph it sounds like a wolf with blue balls is on my roof. Serious wind noise. I think it is the front cross member. I have a 2010 Chevy crew cab 1500. Rather than take it off and try to return it, I think I will play with adding some sort of wind foil on the front or replace the round tube with a square. Maybe a hood bug screen will change the air flow.

So, I needed a specialty platform to mount solar panels on the truck. When I came across this LADDER TRUCK RACK, OVER-CAB, 800 LB.CAP., I had to purchase this! It fits the 2018 Dadge Ram 1500 5'7" bed very nicely. In case you're wondering, I'm building a cover to keep the other solar charging equipment, dry. I welded am optional 3" strip down the middle of the rack, and tabs on the outboard bars as a means to mount the solar panels. Even though the included instructions do not mention it, he tube walls are thick and stout and can be welded on easily. This rack is very sturdy The large mounting bases gives you the option to use the included "J" bolts or fasten to the pickup bed permanently by using the pre-drilled holes. This ELEVATE OUTDOOR rack works good as a stand-alone or as the base for your next project... Highly recommended!

easy install , works great

If I could give no star review I would. Everything about this rack is garbage. This thing scratches if you even look at it wrong, and it will rust within days of installing, even where it isn't scratched. Got home from work one day and the side of my truck was covered in rust drips from driving in the rain one day. Installing the upper portion the tubes did not line up properly even after putting the square plate on holding it together so it is not 100% straight. On top of all that was the wind noise. I have had racks on trucks for the past 15 years so I expected some noise but this thing is absolutely unbearable once you hit about 55mph. By far the worst ladder rack I have owned by a mile. Save yourself the aggravation and spend the money on something of quality because this is not it. Took a while getting around to installing this so I'm well outside return window, but as soon as my new racks come in this one will be cut up and brought to the scrap yard where it belongs.

Really great fit. Easy to install, adjustable for both my trucks. Feels like part of the truck really strong

Feels sturdy. I was impatient so intalled it by myself on about a 25% inclined driveway (don't recommend haha), and it was doable. Took me 2.5 hrs from unboxing to cleanup. With 2 guys with 2 sets of tools, you can do it in an hour. Instructions were good, but in my case I couldn't fully construct and lift it on the bed by myself so I loosley assembled it without all the bolts to see it, then I took it apart in two halves, front, and back. I put the footings on the truck bed, then backed them out about 4 turns so I could kick them to slide along the truck to adjust. I used 2 tie down straps to connect my front bumper to the from of the rack to orevent it from falling off while I worked on it. I did end up breaking my 3rd brake light ($34 on Amazon) because I hadn't thought of the straps until later on. If you do this, then bring the back part up, slide it into the front and then put in a few bolts loosely, it's enough to hold it in place whole you work. I then sturdis the front two legs and hand tightened them to the bed, then the back two. Then I proceeded to install and roghten the other bolts. You'll know what I'm talking about when you do it but two things to note if you use this front half/back half solo method. First, the small rectangle bracket that is used to join the front vs back, only put on the top two until the end, thos allows your to have forward/backwards adjustment on your upright legs. Second, make sure the j-bolts flat side fits into the channel on the underside of your trick bed, the channel is just about the same size as the bracket, so peak under there or use your phone video feature to verify it's not caught on a ledge. Final advice, put some of thecarsboard from the box on your roof while working, that way if it slides/skids, it won't scratch it. You might consider just unscrewing the 3rd tail light and putting it in your back seat until the install is done. In my case, I didn't have many options so smash it went, but thankfully it's only $35 on amazon. Installed on a 2015 Ford F150 XLT Super Crew Cab with the 5.5ft bed. Note: of you have a factory plastic beadliner, you'll need to slide your front footings back slightly if you don't want to cut it. In my case, it meant having one bolt area I had to center on the metal joining plate and just leave unbolted (it's not structural,just ne of the strap hole area connections. You could drill through the plate if you really wanted to, but since it's not structural. I just left 2 bolts out of assembly and will have those as spares. Would buy again, would probably wait for a buddy next time...bit it IS doable with hand tools and patience.