H3 GOBI Racks - Forum Member Discount

[timgco]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Huck BB62:
I've got a plasma cutter, a TIG, and twenty years experience, wanna bet? Heck I may just make it out of aluminum. Maybe I can get my hands on some titanium stock, maybe stainless. I'm sure it'll cost less even then. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


Well, since you put it that way, it'll be a fun project.

[jkH1+H2=H3]

Have fun, make sure you are persice. no weld marks, make sure it doesn't look like frankford and Son, OK, Its an H3.
Cheep is what cheep does and looks like sh_t.

[Huck BB62]

Bet my welding and finish work is better than a mass produced Gobi. Don't get me wrong, it's a good product. I just firmly believe that it's overpriced. Market will bear I guess and not everyone has the facility to do good custom work. I'll take pictures, even macros, when I'm done.

[timgco]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Huck BB62:
Bet my welding and finish work is better than a mass produced Gobi. Don't get me wrong, it's a good product. I just firmly believe that it's overpriced. Market will bear I guess and not everyone has the facility to do good custom work. I'll take pictures, even macros, when I'm done. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

As far as "mass produced" every single rack is hand made/ bent/ welded/ and assembled. That's why they cost a little more. Overpriced? not really. If they were mass produced by some automated machine over seas, than it would be way cheaper and more than likely a cheaper quality as well. I understand you are a design expert king welder and can do this yourself. You should. But if you wanted a custom rack made, how much would it cost you to have something built at this quality level? Quite a bit. It really isn't that expensive when you consider what a nice set of rims cost today.

[hmrlvr]

Can anyone (Jason) tell me how much the gobi rack for the H3 weighs and how much the roof of the H3 can hold. It seems that after the rack is on, there's not alot you can put on it due to weight limitations of the trucks roof.

[timgco]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by hmrlvr:
Can anyone (Jason) tell me how much the gobi rack for the H3 weighs and how much the roof of the H3 can hold. It seems that after the rack is on, there's not alot you can put on it due to weight limitations of the trucks roof. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I can tell you that the GOBI rack is "rated" for what the factroy tracks can hold. However, you can have 8 people up there on that thing and it will not even flex.

You have to be careful with a tom of wieght up there when cornering/ hitting the brakes/ and esp. off roading on sideslopes.

You won't have to worry about bending the rack!

The stealth rack is 88 lbs with the sunroof opening. You can find out all the specs here

[hmrlvr]

So, The HUMMER rails can hold 250lbs (according to the manual) and the rack with the sunroof opening weighs 88lbs. Therfore, slopes and cornering aside, I would be able to load 162lbs on the rack without damaging the rails on the truck. By the look of the rack, I'm sure it would hold much more weight, but the top of the truck won't. Thanks for the input.

[Huck BB62]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Huck BB62:
Bet my welding and finish work is better than a mass produced Gobi. Don't get me wrong, it's a good product. I just firmly believe that it's overpriced. Market will bear I guess and not everyone has the facility to do good custom work. I'll take pictures, even macros, when I'm done. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Rims are an entirely different product. The requirements on a rim that's expected to do it's job with the pressures, speed, balance etc. far outweigh a roof rack required to hold 170lbs. So if as in most cases, it's over designed to hold 300 lbs., it's still nowhere near the manufacturing needs of a set of wheels. Hey, is Harley Davidson making roof racks?