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bak-rak tow-ball mounted carrier for anything - from bikes to bins

" The worlds most flexible tow ball load carrier"

The heavy-duty modular carrier

Base-rak is a simple carrying platform onto which fit an array of modules to carry anything from five bikes to bins and bales. Xtender bars - extends rack length.  Basket - carry loads/luggage.  bike-racks - for up to 5 bikes.   Aluminium box - tough load carrier.  Plastic box - for light loads or luggage - For boxes click here

The G3 Base

 can carry loads up to 100Kg [if your car can cope]

can fit three of any sort of roof-rack bike racks on the base-rak.

can fit Xtender bars that allow up to five roof-rack bike racks

Casting for universal base on a swan-neck tow-ball

can fit a base-basket to carry luggage or loads. [see below]

Base-rak directly fits any ISO 50mm tow-bar [flange, swan-neck or detachable]

Base-rak is zinc plated for durability.

Base-rak is immensely strong and fits in seconds.

tilts up out of the way when not loaded

 80cm wide by 60 cm deep. Weighs less than 7Kg

Base-rak £79 inc VAT  Add to cart

Base-rak with Xtender bars £104 inc VAT    Add to cart

Xtender bars

Xtender bars. They allow longer items [or more bike racks] to be mounted on the frame. The Xtender gives over 1000mm of usable length. They telescope out to the required length then lock in position with a self-drill bolt.  Xtenders are £25 per set of two including a locking handwheel.

Typical uses for Xtender brackets are the fitting of more bikes, the mounting of other kit clear of a boot-mounted spare wheel, or the ability to quickly change between different uses.

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Headboard

U-shaped frame that clamps onto back, side or front of the base-rak using our cross-clamps. Helps retain any loose items and gives additional clamping point. Frame is 40cm wide by 50 cm high but can easily be moved down or shortened. You can use one on each side if needed to retain a load. Bright zinc plated steel 1.5mm thick can be drilled for additional fitments. Will clamp flat to base when the base folded up. £22 each including all clamps.

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Basket

It is in two nesting halves for easy storage, or to carry in the boot.   The basket is large128 x 70 x15 cm [4ft 2in x 2ft 3in x 6in] and weighs 7Kg [Total 15Kg with base-rak].  It will carry the full rated bak-rak load of 100Kg if the load is fully tied down to the base-rak. [And vehicle tow-bracket adequate]

For anyone comparing specifications, It is lighter, larger, stronger, folds smaller and costs less than the Thule Easy-base - our only real competitor.

Base and Basket £138 inc VAT     Add to cart

 

 

Boxes

We offer two types of box - a simple plastic box and a range of aluminium boxes. Details are on a separate page.

Click here to view the boxes.

Bike Racks

Any bike rack designed to fit on a roof rack will fit on the base-rak. And because it is mounted nearer the centre-line of the car and out of the wind it should be more stable and certainly easier to put the bike into position.

We sell a basic Italian made bike-rack manufactured in thousands as our standard fit bike rack and you can fit up to five of these onto the Xtender bars or three onto the base-rak directly. We advise the use of Xtender bars for any number as that makes it easier to remove the bike-raks to use the base-rak for other purposes. Do check your car's tow-ball carrying capacity before buying allowing 18Kg per bike with rack and 8Kg for the base.

A 4-bike combination of base-rak, Xtenders, four bike-raks and light-bar brackets sells for £199 with the light-bar an extra £20. Increase it to a five-bike combination with an extra bike-rak for another £20.

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Buy light-bar      Add to cart

Straps

We sell a range of straps (ratchet and buckle types) for generally holding stuff down to the rack and a 'load-strap' specifically designed to support the load from the top of a hatch back rear door or boot.

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Lighting bars

We sell a range of lighting bars that plug into your car electrics to provide the legal rear lights. These are mandatory if your load blocks view of your lights

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Odd Brackets

Bak-rak is a new generation of multi-use rack that aims to provide the flexibility to carry stuff mounted behind the car. To achieve this we have a range of brackets that allow all sorts of combinations to be produced.  

Note : You don't need any of these brackets for any of the normal bak-rak operations - carrying bikes etc. The brackets are to allow you to do other things. 

What ?

1. Flat stainless steel bracket to allow flat items to be fitted and locked onto the rack. We use this bracket to mount a light-bar - butflat bracket sml.JPG (9354 bytes) it can just as easily be used to mount a flat sheet onto a rack, vertically or horizontally. Made of 2mm Stainless Steel fitted with a M8 captive nut. Can be operated with our Locking handwheel or a standard M8 bolt. Bracket £5 each [includes a non-locking handwheel] ; Locking Handwheel £5 each [same is £8 from Thule] [P&P free]

2. Cross stainless steel bracket to allow two tubes to be locked together at right-angles. One of the tubes has to be able to slide theXbracket sml .JPG (11898 bytes)end through, the bracket sliding round the other tube. The photograph makes clear how it works. These are made of 3mm stainless steel and fitted with an 8mm captive nut. They can be used with the locking hand-wheel or a bolt. Bracket £5 each [includes a non-locking handwheel] ; Locking Handwheel £5 each [same is £8 from Thule] [P&P free]

3. Tube - we recommend using stainless tube which we sell at £10 per metre [spec is type 304 25x25x1.5 wall]. Up to you to cut it off to the lengths you want and limited by what DHL are prepared to ship.

How?

Use the brackets to give you the sort of rack that you need. 

You can use cross-brackets to mount vertical posts to give another level on the rack [e.g. skis mounted above a bag of ski-boots]. 

You can fit a flat plywood deck using the flat brackets with cut-outs for a wheel-chair, electric scooter, kite-buggy or push-chair to conveniently locate them on the rack. 

You can fit a box onto Xtender brackets so it can be rapidly changed for bike-racks.

The only limitations are your imagination and the loading on the tow-bracket.

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Delivery is to Western Europe includes Austria, Belgium, Channel Islands, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden

 

Some examples of uses for the bak-rak - click to enlarge

 

Contact details - Tel 0845 00 33 4 55   e-mail sales@bak-rak.com