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Roof-rack roller

I use a lot of ladders and planks on my carpentry rounds. To help get them on and off the roof of my van, I slipped a 30-in long section of 2-in dia. PVC pipe over the rack's rear crossbar. Now the loads slide easily onto the rack, and with the roller on only the rear rack, I can leave the width adjuster on the front rack.

George Hennigan, Baldwin, NY

From Fine Homebuilding 99, pp. 24 January 1, 1996

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