Strut Channel Roof Rack

Back to back stacked strut channel this welded one piece strut channel combines two strut channels back to back.

Strut channel roof rack. We know that oem s use unistrut to fabricate adjustable rack systems on fire trucks but we didn t know if the crew down at the local firehouse was using the material for contractor jobs or to customize storage compartments on their rigs. While it ain t pretty strut channel has a lot going for it. Buy 10 or more 16 70. Think of an erector set in real world scale.

Customized as needed and available in plain pl pre galvanized pg hot dip galvanized hd stainless steel type 316 st6 or 304 st4 aluminum al gold gd and green gr finishes flex strut metal strut framing channel systems can be ordered in a variety of fabrications and welded combinations to meet your specific needs. Line up the spring nuts on the inside of the strut channel with the center of each hole of you square washers. The strut purchasing patterns of a local fire department piqued our curiosity. When there s no access to the open side of a strut channel slip one of these nuts through a slotted hole and turn it 90 to secure it in the channel.

Place a locking washer then a flat washer onto each of the 3 8 hex bolts. Benefits for using strut channel to build a diy promaster van roof rack. Half the height and the same width as regular strut channel this low profile strut channel fits into tight spots and is compatible with many of the same brackets. Twist lock strut channel nuts insert these nuts into the long open side of strut channel and twist to secure.

Fasten the panels down running the 3 8 hex bolts through the square wasters into the spring nuts with a socket wrench. Strut is that stuff suspended from a ceiling by rods to support electrical conduit refrigeration lines plumbing etc. 14 gauge half slotted metal framing strut channel green urethane powder coated model zb1400hs 10gr 19 65 19 65. A built in washer enables one handed installation.

First let s take a look at our reasoning for using unistrut superstrut powerstrut strut channel going forward as the main material for building a diy roof rack on our ram promaster van.