Tie down for kayak. Trail sights viable?

[idontknow]

I was just curious I have seen a few pictures of people tying a kayak to the trail sights on the front of the hood. Has this held up over time? I am unsure if they are designed to have that kind of force pulled on them or not. I have two sit on fishing kayaks and want to mount a couple J brackets and use those to tie down. I would be traveling 4-6 hours with them on top at highway speed 70ish mph.

Thanks for any input.

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[zombie]

The trail sights are rated for 150lbs each.

https://www.autonationdrive.com/res... was no missing the,rating of 150 pounds each.

 

[idontknow]

The trail sights are rated for 150lbs each.

https://www.autonationdrive.com/research/reviews/ford/bronco-4-door/2021/index.htm#:~:text=There was no missing the,rating of 150 pounds each.

ahh perfect! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Alcotune]

I haven’t had any problem with the tie down points, just need a better pad for the front window area. Also I didn’t go highway speeds.

 

[66Fan]

I was just curious I have seen a few pictures of people tying a kayak to the trail sights on the front of the hood. Has this held up over time? I am unsure if they are designed to have that kind of force pulled on them or not. I have two sit on fishing kayaks and want to mount a couple J brackets and use those to tie down. I would be traveling 4-6 hours with them on top at highway speed 70ish mph.

Thanks for any input.

Kayak? Hell, you could get a 14' John boat up there with those tie downs!

 

[idontknow]

I’ve noticed a lot of people talking about not using a rack. Is that because of the difficulty to remove the hard top if there is a rack installed?

 

[dgorsett]

I use the factory rack, yakima canoe brackets, tied to trail sights for a tandem with flat gunwales keel over...perfect.

 

[RedDawg]

Not a kayak, but a close cousin

 

[dgorsett]

Not a kayak, but a close cousin

Man if I hadn't spent the last 8 months and all my spare money on mods I'd trade you straight up for my A51

 

[RedDawg]

Man if I hadn't spent the last 8 months and all my spare money on mods I'd trade you straight up for my A51

Looks like you’re in my neck of the desert.

 

[dgorsett]

Looks like you’re in my neck of the desert.

We spend a little time at Roosevelt winters

 

[Scott R Nelson]

I’ve noticed a lot of people talking about not using a rack. Is that because of the difficulty to remove the hard top if there is a rack installed?

It takes another ten minutes to get the rack off if you've done it before. I leave mine off and hanging in the garage until I actually need it.

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