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Author:  PassWind [ Thu May 23, 2013 8:59 am ]
Post subject:  How can I mount Cradles on round load bars ?

... anyone come up with a solution for mounting a cradle set onto round load bars - preferably without drilling through them ?

Author:  worky [ Thu May 23, 2013 5:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How can I mount Cradles on round load bars ?

have a laook at Stauff. They mate all sorts of things like that. Either that, perhaps U-Bolt?

Author:  dregsfan [ Thu May 23, 2013 7:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How can I mount Cradles on round load bars ?

Are they round Yakima or 1" bars? If so, these little numbers work great:

http://www.rei.com/product/673999/yakima-universal-snaparounds-set-of-4

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Author:  JohnInOregon [ Wed May 14, 2014 9:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: How can I mount Cradles on round load bars ?

I have the same question but for a Thule square bar - How do I mount trailer cradles for a TI on a roof rack crossbar. I've seent the Yakima Universal clamps but I haven't seen how thay are supposed to attach to the cradle. The images I've seen don't show how a U-bolt would attach to the clamp, nor do I see how a U-bolt will not damage the cradle.

The thing that really bothers me is the height of the TI trailer cradles. I bought 3 of them and can't imagine that they're supposed to sit on top of a rack's bar. The cradles are about 6" tall and 13" wide. That's a lot of leverage working against a clamp holding a little strip of plastic at the bottom of the dimples in the cradle. I'm wondering if I have the wrong cradles but haven't found any shorter alternate.

Does anyone have a photo showing these cradles on a crossbar with clamps?

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