How To Transport Christmas Tree Without Roof Rack

The typical roof rack can carry a load from 110 to 220 pounds says joel batchler an engineer in charge of roof carriers at general motors.

How to transport christmas tree without roof rack.

Lay down an old blanket or a moving blanketto protect your vehicle from scratches. Whether on a roof rack or in the bed of a truck always point the trunk of the tree toward the front of the vehicle. A toyota truck bed should also give you plenty of versatility for tying everything down. Cargo space or truck bed the best method for hauling a large tree with no roof rack is to secure it in a cargo space or truck bed.

We don t recommend tying a tree on your car s roof without a roof rack. Pull the rope through the open doors not the windows. For trees that extend more than a couple of feet beyond your car s bumpers tie a reflective flag to the end to alert other drivers. Repeat this step by stretching segments of rope across the tree and through the windows until you have 3 or 4 pieces of rope running horizontally.

Also dress for the occasion with old clothes and gloves. Typical christmas trees weigh roughly 50 to 70 pounds. If you don t have the proper vehicle to take your tree home find a friend with a more capable vehicle. If you can have the tree wrapped in burlap or netting.

Point the trunk to the front. This will help a lot since a wrapped tree is not only easier to secure but it is also to get into your house. Get your christmas tree netted before leaving the lot to make it more manageable and if it s going on the roof the tree s trunk should be pointed toward the car s front end. Take a piece of rope and wrap it a few times around the trunk and pull each end of the rope to opposites sides of the vehicle.