ladder straps

[rocker]

Pipe rack my arse, I'm a cheapskate, it's a waste pipe with a socket plug on the front and an access cap on the back! 3 and a bit meters, works a treat!

 

[RhinoTechTeam]

Hi. At the discretion of the forum moderator, I'd like to respond in a constructive manner to concerns raised in this thread about the "SafeClamp" product. As an engineer from the Rhino Products Technical Team, I can offer informed advice and technical support on product issues such as this (if that would be helpful?).

Do you know what the specific complaint with the SafeClamp is? A small number of early SafeClamp models had issues with the red cam release button being difficult to operate. We are aware of this, and have since corrected the source of the problem. Any products still causing issues can be uplifted (at Rhino's expense) and either repaired or replaced free of charge, on a next day delivery service. We take quality concerns very seriously indeed, and the satisfaction of our customers is paramount. We have sold thousands of these clamps and have had very positive feedback.

 

[Short Circuit]

Hi, yeah that was the problem with mine, when they are in place, its a nightmare trying to press the red button in to release them. I couldnt find the receipt for mine so couldnt take them back as i had wanted a refund.
They are gathering dust in the garage so any repair or replacement would be ideal

 

[RhinoTechTeam]

Hi, yeah that was the problem with mine, when they are in place, its a nightmare trying to press the red button in to release them. I couldnt find the receipt for mine so couldnt take them back as i had wanted a refund.
They are gathering dust in the garage so any repair or replacement would be ideal

Hi Short Circuit
Thanks for your reply. Please contact Rhino Products direct on 01244 833790 and mention this forum. We can then arrange to have them picked up, repaired and sent straight back to you. Happy to help.

 

[rocker]

Yea that was what happened to mine, I couldnt do the button and it was rubbish. But I um I had to put them in my........ attic and then a dog ran off with them? That was what happened. All that stuff about me using ratchet straps is merely conjecture and wouldn't stand up in a court of law.

So.... where can I get my free ones I MEAN REPLACEMENTS?

 

[High Tower]

Yea that was what happened to mine, I couldnt do the button and it was rubbish. But I um I had to put them in my........ attic and then a dog ran off with them? That was what happened. All that stuff about me using ratchet straps is merely conjecture and wouldn't stand up in a court of law.

So.... where can I get my free ones I MEAN REPLACEMENTS?

Now try and tell me that Welsh blokes arnt tight!!

 

[rocker]

Now try and tell me that Welsh blokes arnt tight!!

YOU just can't face the truth!

 

[eskimo39]

Well I have just ordered a pair online. I saw them months ago in PE magazine but then read a few bad reviews so put them off. If Rhino are willing to come on here and defend them I hope they will live up to my expectations (if so might even ask for another pair for my birthday next week!!)

 

[UNG]

The howling ladder problem I had was resolved by putting the base of the ladder to the front of the rack. The ladder has D shaped rungs so the flat face hitting the air at speed was causing the noise turning the ladder round so the round of the D hits the air virtually eliminated the howling noise

 

[DurhamSparky]

i took my ladders off... costing me a fortune in fuel...!

 

[eskimo39]

i took my ladders off... costing me a fortune in fuel...!

Do you think it ,akes a massive difference?? I have a triple 4m a double 3m and a double 4m cat ladder permanently strapped to my roof. Keep blaming my massive fuel bills on the rising cost but never though about how much they affect my MPG.

 

[rocker]

I regularly check my MPG - I always have steps on my roof, I definitely lose about 3 mpg when I have my 3m triples on the roof. Mind you, they are old 80s ones and they weigh a ton, and I am in a doody Fiesta.

 

[RhinoTechTeam]

Do you think it ,akes a massive difference?? I have a triple 4m a double 3m and a double 4m cat ladder permanently strapped to my roof. Keep blaming my massive fuel bills on the rising cost but never though about how much they affect my MPG.

If anyone is interested, some info about drag (and therefore MPG):

Aerodynamic drag is related to speed as an exponential - the difference in drag between 50 and 70mph is much greater than that between 30 and 50mph. Above 70mph (speed limits permitting), the increases in drag are even worse. It may be helpful to think of 50mph as a significant watershed - below 50mph aerodynamic drag has little effect on MPG, but above 50mph drag plays an increasingly significant role. Thus in town driving, MPG should be affected relatively little by what you carry on your roof, but on motorways the load on your roof will have a significant effect on MPG. Wind noise is also related to speed in a similar way.

Things you can do to help would be to take the ladders off whenever possible, keep motorway speeds down as much as is practicable, and to use a roof system that has been designed to reduce drag. Hope this helps.

 

[DurhamSparky]

basically rocker what Rhino man is saying is slow the **beeping hell** down... you will kill a kid one day and that pipe rack of yours will take a 6ft 2in chaps head clean off..!!

oh and remember to keep the handbrake on when parked on a hill...!!

 

[The Finch]

The howling ladder problem I had was resolved by putting the base of the ladder to the front of the rack. The ladder has D shaped rungs so the flat face hitting the air at speed was causing the noise turning the ladder round so the round of the D hits the air virtually eliminated the howling noise

unfortunately my ladders have square rungs and also being combi ladders have the wide stabiliser bar on the back end