Can Malone Channel Loader Kayak Load Assist # MAL48FR Work with Oldtown PDL 106

Updated 04/03/2024 | Published 04/02/2024

Question:

I have an Oldtown PDL 106 and a 2024 Subaru Outback. Will this work to help me get my kayak on the roof? I see it works for the Outback and want to make sure it is strong enough for this kayak. Thanks!

asked by: Bryan

Expert Reply:

Hey Bryan, the Malone Channel Loader Kayak Load Assist # MAL48FR has a 75 lb weight capacity and I did my best to look up the weight of your Oldtown PDL 106 and found it looks to weigh right around that but maybe a little less/more. But either way it's not going to fully support the weight of the kayak at any point so it will work just fine.

expert reply by: Jameson C

Bryan

4/3/2024

Hello. Thanks for responding. Your answer says it will not fully support the weight of the kayak at any point so it will work just fine. Can this be clarified? Sounds like it won’t support the weight but yet it will work? Thanks for the information.

Jameson C.

4/3/2024

@Bryan I worded that funny sorry. What I meant to say is that it has a 75 lb weight capacity but under normal use it would never carry the full weight of your kayak since it will be supported by you on the other end as you lift it or it will at least be partially supported by the crossbars as you load it.