The aluminium or steel debate has existed in the roof rack industry since the beginning. Hardcore weekend warriors swear by steel’s strength and reliability and the touring community point to the reduced weight and long-term rust resistance of aluminium. With the market for roof racks ever-increasing, we can give you a few pointers to help you decide on your next … Read More
Tradesman supporting families on the road…
The nine strong Allen family has recently sold their house in Pakenham, Victoria to undertake a family adventure travelling around the globe. In father Damian’s words “We are going to travel the globe until we no longer can!” Tradesman supplied two 2.8 metre roof racks from our premium Oval Steel range. Each of the roof racks carry two roof top … Read More
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Kev and Em update…
Here is a message from our friends travelling the globe on how they are finding their Tradesman Oval Alloy roof rack fitted to their GQ patrol… “After a year overlanding in South America, and dealing with some seriously rough roads constantly throwing us around, we were glad to have a roof rack that was strong, lightweight and had enough storage … Read More
Tradesman 40 Series gets a birthday present
After many years of loyal service travelling the country for photo shoots and numerous shows, the faithful Toyota 40 Series was in desperate need of some extra horsepower. After much deliberation the engine of choice was a GM 6500 Optimizer V8 diesel with a Garrett Turbo on a custom manifold to suit the 40 series. Replacing a 2H turbo with … Read More
Tradesman sponsors Tim Bates 4WD Adventures
Tradesman Roof Racks is pleased to sponsor Tim Bates 4WD Adventures as he takes groups off the highways to enjoy the Australian bush. Tim is sharing his knowledge with novice and experienced off-roaders in trips organised to challenge all participants. His Nissan Patrol has a Tradesman Oval Steel roof rack installed to carry tools, equipment, spares and supplies. Check out … Read More
Kev and Emma complete South America
Having been away for 300 days and driven over 20,000 kilometres, Kevin and Emma are now well into their travel adventure and about to leave South America. Their Nissan Patrol has survived well with extra security added to windows and the replacement of the windscreen but some awesome roads travelled. Their Tradesman Oval Alloy roof rack has endured the roughest … Read More
Mitsubishi Pajero mounting options
If your Pajero is fitted with the factory longitudinal roof rails there are two options available for fitting a Tradesman Roof Rack: We can fit a 300 mm shorter roof rack to the existing roof rails using clamps to the roof rails. The factory fitted roof rails do not have a suitable carrying capacity for roof racks so the capacity … Read More
Kev and Emma begin two year 4×4 adventure
In early May, Tassie honeymooning couple Kev and Emma (pictured) began their two year ‘Go Global’ world wide 4×4 trek after picking up their refurbished 1996 Nissan Patrol – affectionately named ‘Ron’ – from the Argentinian port of Buenos Aires. They plan to drive the 2.8L turbo diesel (fitted with a Tradesman Oval Alloy roof rack) more than 100,000 kms through … Read More