Is this a safe load?

[Marty Funkhouser]

[Burrito]

Difficult to tell but looks reasonably secure from that pic.

What happened?!

[iva cosworth]

Looks well strapped so Yes from me.

Don't blame me when it falls off

[Marty Funkhouser]

I drove it (an old garden shed) to the dump the other day. I was worried that the Old Nill may spot me and do me for an unsafe load (3pts?)....got there without incident but I was waiting for a large twang and seeing pieces of the shed falling all over the road!

[iva cosworth]

I wouldn't get under the height restriction trying that at my dump ,so everything

i take has to go inside the car

[MX7]

Is it a shed?

Yes, just go slow.

[PumpkinSteve]

Wont the smaller pieces in the middle be sliding all over the place? They might cut into the straps if they hit them hard enough.

[martin84]

The moment it goes round a roundabout the bits in the middle will flop all over the place.

Pack it with the big bits at the bottom and small bits at the top and ideally strap each piece individually to the car and repeat the process with each piece you put on top.

Give me strength.

[HustleRussell]

I'd drive it, I'd keep a close watch on it and I probably wouldn't want to go much faster than 30 though...

[mph1977]

as has been said the large pieces should have all been at the bottom and the smaller pieces strapped seperately from the large pieces.

[jbi]

does your local tip require a permit for a trailer?

[Panda76]

martin84 said:

The moment it goes round a roundabout the bits in the middle will flop all over the place.

Pack it with the big bits at the bottom and small bits at the top and ideally strap each piece individually to the car and repeat the process with each piece you put on top.

Give me strength.

Agreed
Someone didn't play with building blocks as a kid

[Pvapour]

perfectly safe

can you let me know your route so I can set up the table & chairs

dont know what's more worrying, the fact that its not obvious to you or the fact that many have said it's safe

I'm hardly a cautious person if you see 'our build' thread, but when you put others at risk

Edited by Pvapour on Saturday 14th April 06:42

[fangio]

I'd be more worried about the weight!

[47p2]

MX7 said:

Is it a shed?

Yes, just go slow.

Not often you see a shed underneath a garden hut...

[gaz1234]

dodgy

[HustleRussell]

fangio said:

I'd be more worried about the weight!

Rubbish. Most manufacturers permit about 70kg on roof bars. This is a structure designed to support the impact of the car rolling. A few panels of dry rotten wood is not going to cave it in.