# 1
Erickson Truck Bed Ladder Rack w/ Load Stops - Steel - 800 lbs
2006 Ford F-150This ladder rack has been great. Very sturdy construction, easy to put together, no issues with rusting, so the coating is holding up well. The only small issue we had with it is that it seems to sag in the middle where the front and the back join just a little bit. We can't quite seem to get it level. It's very possible that is due to how we put it together, but we can't quite seem to fix it. It wouldn't matter much except that we are hauling boats and having the cross bars be level with each other would be helpful.
Install wasn’t horrible but I can’t imagine removing it often. The stops naturally don’t slide on the rail but can be relocated without tools which is nice. Seems sturdy. The cons, it’s steel and has started rusting after two weeks in places the paint wore off during install. I will have to clean it up and repaint it to keep it from looking horrible. In addition, the J bolts sit pretty far off the side of my 2007 F150 so the bracket is hanging off the rim inside about an invh. Once all together it doesn’t seem to matter but would be more comfortable if it sat tight. Overall, it gets the job done but if looking for pretty, get something that doesn’t rust.
After a year, the rack looks exactly the same. The surface rust has not gotten any larger. I have noticed that during installation the brackets did bend up the lip of the bed a little but that could be my error or because of the bed liner. Happy with the purchase still.
Aaron A - 04/11/2020# 2
Erickson Over-The-Cab Truck Bed Ladder Rack - Steel - 1,000 lbs
2006 Ford F-150This ladder rack has been great. Very sturdy construction, easy to put together, no issues with rusting, so the coating is holding up well. The only small issue we had with it is that it seems to sag in the middle where the front and the back join just a little bit. We can't quite seem to get it level. It's very possible that is due to how we put it together, but we can't quite seem to fix it. It wouldn't matter much except that we are hauling boats and having the cross bars be level with each other would be helpful.
Still a great product! Has held up really well. Weve taken it off and put it back on multiple times. It takes 2 people to lift it off, but is extremely easy. Definitely a great product
Sue - 02/18/2020Install wasn’t horrible but I can’t imagine removing it often. The stops naturally don’t slide on the rail but can be relocated without tools which is nice. Seems sturdy. The cons, it’s steel and has started rusting after two weeks in places the paint wore off during install. I will have to clean it up and repaint it to keep it from looking horrible. In addition, the J bolts sit pretty far off the side of my 2007 F150 so the bracket is hanging off the rim inside about an invh. Once all together it doesn’t seem to matter but would be more comfortable if it sat tight. Overall, it gets the job done but if looking for pretty, get something that doesn’t rust.
After a year, the rack looks exactly the same. The surface rust has not gotten any larger. I have noticed that during installation the brackets did bend up the lip of the bed a little but that could be my error or because of the bed liner. Happy with the purchase still.
Aaron A - 04/11/2020# 3
Buyers Products Over-The-Cab Truck Bed Ladder Rack - Black Powder Coated Aluminum - 800 lbs
Over seems to be a good product. More pictures would have sped me up but not that tough to put together. Make sure to tighten the larger bolts slowly or use anti-seize lubes as it can weld itself together from the heat of friction only drawback with S.S bolts. One nut was missing outside of that it was complete.
Good at first but now I took it off the truck because I need parts and havent been able to get them.
Wesley - 02/01/2021Two of us installed this on my 2016 f150 6.5 bed. We built it in the bed of truck, instead of on the ground. Took about 4.5 hours. I'm quite impressed with the quality (big bolts, self locking nuts). No damage out of box, and all parts included. J hooks are heavy duty. All ladder racks make noise. On my truck it starts at 40 mph. I wrapped front cross beam with a half inch rope to see if it will break up the vortex. If the rope trick doesn't quiet the rack, I'll purchase the metal wind reflector.
# 4
Erickson Truck Bed Ladder Rack - Side Mount - Steel - 250 lbs
2006 Ford F-150This ladder rack has been great. Very sturdy construction, easy to put together, no issues with rusting, so the coating is holding up well. The only small issue we had with it is that it seems to sag in the middle where the front and the back join just a little bit. We can't quite seem to get it level. It's very possible that is due to how we put it together, but we can't quite seem to fix it. It wouldn't matter much except that we are hauling boats and having the cross bars be level with each other would be helpful.
Still a great product! Has held up really well. Weve taken it off and put it back on multiple times. It takes 2 people to lift it off, but is extremely easy. Definitely a great product
Sue - 02/18/20202008 Ford F-150Great item
# 5
DeeZee Customizable Truck Bed Ladder Rack with Tie-Downs - Side Mount - 200 lbs
Delivery was fast as usual. The installation does take a couple hours and is much easier with a second set of hands. I have a drop in bed liner on my F150 so I did have to do some cutting but my oscillating tool made that a quick modification. Make sure to use the no seize on the bolts so they don't heat up when cranking them into place. Lastly, there are NO drain holes in the bottom of the tubes and believe me they do fill with water and ice in cold temps. I drilled two 1/2 in. holes in the sides at the bottom so they can drain but if I realized there were no weep holes I would have drilled a hole in the bottom of each before installation. After drilling the hole, make sure to coat with a primer and some paint to prevent rusting. Other than what I encountered they will serve their purpose and seem good overall.
The product arrived about 24 hours after being ordered which was great. The product installed easily. The racks can be removed easily for the weekend and taking the truck through the car wash.
# 6
MaxxTow Truck Bed Ladder Rack w/ Load Stops - Aluminum - 400 lbs
I buy lumber once every month or two and this rack works well for my purposes since it's easy for one person to take on and off. When I need the full bed or when I use my tonneau cover, I use a power impact driver to take the bolts off in seconds and each of the two racks are pretty light so they're easy to handle. If I need to haul my dirtbike, I only need to take off the rear rack, so half the work. I can carry 12-ft boards no problem on the highway and the forklift at the lumber yard can easily load the boards right onto the rack for quick and easy loading. I live in Santa Cruz where there's a lot of theft crimes and park my truck outside, so for peace of mind I replaced all the hex bolts with M10 x 40mm "tamper proof" torx bolts that I got on eBay (see photo).
Good 400lb light duty rack. Came with broken plastic cross bar end caps. Informed E Trailer and they sent an entire cross bar in 2 days time with shipping label for the return of affected bar. Wow! Great customer service! Please note, cleats do Not come with rack, they were an add on. Will use this rack for kayak and surf fishing poles.
# 7
Adarac Custom Truck Bed Ladder Rack - Steel with Aluminum Crossbars - 500 lbs
2013 Ford F-150I have no complaints, love it!
# 8
MaxxTow MaxxHaul Over-The-Cab Truck Bed Ladder Rack - Steel - 800 lbs
Nice rack for the price. Seems pretty sturdy. Directions could be better
Installs easily and used it to carry a 32ft extension ladder. Worked great! Just get ready for some extra wind noise!
# 9
Invis-A-Rack Folding Ladder Rack - Black Powder Coated Aluminum - 500 lbs
So far, so good. It arrived on time. The only things broken were two of the plastic "insert" pieces that go between the rails, but thankfully I only have a 5 1/2' bed, so I didn't really need them. I had it installed by the mechanics I was taking my truck to for other work and they said it installed pretty easily and one of the mechanics is going to get one for his own personal truck. We practiced setting it up and taking it down before I left. I can definitely do this on my own. I absolutely LOVE this product. I didn't want something that "whistled in the wind" or created drag every day even when I wasn't hauling the kayaks, so this is perfect. Thank you!
This Rack is Awesome, loaded a bunch of 16'x7" board's from the lumber yard. And it didn't squeak, Rattle or flex around one bit. As if they were not even up there. Very pleased with it!
# 10
Adarac Custom Truck Bed Ladder Rack - Steel with Aluminum Crossbars - 500 lbs
I installed the rack this morning with no issues. Simple process that took about an hour only because I am picky about everything being square, even and perfectly placed. I was surprised that the unit was as heavy duty as it is. I was expecting something much lighter in gauge of steel. It sits very sturdily on the truck with zero movement. Even my wife thinks it looks rather stylish (neither of us wanted the work rack look). Thanks for the great service and follow up after the sale to let me know it had shipped, you received notification of delivery, and how I liked the product and install. I've learned through experiences that this is the kind of service one can expect from etrailer.com.
# 11
Buyers Products Over-The-Cab Truck Bed Ladder Rack - Black Steel - 1,000 lbs
Two of us installed this on my 2016 f150 6.5 bed. We built it in the bed of truck, instead of on the ground. Took about 4.5 hours. I'm quite impressed with the quality (big bolts, self locking nuts). No damage out of box, and all parts included. J hooks are heavy duty. All ladder racks make noise. On my truck it starts at 40 mph. I wrapped front cross beam with a half inch rope to see if it will break up the vortex. If the rope trick doesn't quiet the rack, I'll purchase the metal wind reflector.
Over seems to be a good product. More pictures would have sped me up but not that tough to put together. Make sure to tighten the larger bolts slowly or use anti-seize lubes as it can weld itself together from the heat of friction only drawback with S.S bolts. One nut was missing outside of that it was complete.
Good at first but now I took it off the truck because I need parts and havent been able to get them.
Wesley - 02/01/2021# 12
Buyers Products Over-The-Cab Truck Bed Ladder Rack - Aluminum - 800 lbs
Over seems to be a good product. More pictures would have sped me up but not that tough to put together. Make sure to tighten the larger bolts slowly or use anti-seize lubes as it can weld itself together from the heat of friction only drawback with S.S bolts. One nut was missing outside of that it was complete.
Good at first but now I took it off the truck because I need parts and havent been able to get them.
Wesley - 02/01/2021Two of us installed this on my 2016 f150 6.5 bed. We built it in the bed of truck, instead of on the ground. Took about 4.5 hours. I'm quite impressed with the quality (big bolts, self locking nuts). No damage out of box, and all parts included. J hooks are heavy duty. All ladder racks make noise. On my truck it starts at 40 mph. I wrapped front cross beam with a half inch rope to see if it will break up the vortex. If the rope trick doesn't quiet the rack, I'll purchase the metal wind reflector.
TracRac Cantilever for G2 Ladder Rack Installation - 2006 Ford F-150
Today in this 2006 Ford F150 with an eight-foot bed were going to add cantilever over the cab extension part number TA44000-02. Well be adding this to our tack rack kit TA21000-02. In order to add our cantilever kit we need to replace the sidles on our existing rack. What well do is go ahead and remove the bolt for the cross bar and then remove the bolt for the sidle unit. Then repeat the same process on the passenger side. Now we got our tension points loosen up.
TracRac G2 Sliding Ladder Rack Installation - 2006 Ford F-150
Today were working on a 2006 Ford F150 with an eight foot bed. Were going to install the TracRac overhead rack system, part number TA21000-02. For installation, well first need to install our base rail kit. The base rails stand up on the edge of the bed rails. They are side, front to back specific so you need to make sure you identify the correct base rail for the driver and passenger side. Once weve done that well need to mark the holes that will be our mounting points.
Still a great product! Has held up really well. Weve taken it off and put it back on multiple times. It takes 2 people to lift it off, but is extremely easy. Definitely a great product