artbot Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 this weekend i am going to go check out a ford transit connect. earlier, i wrote the van off because it couldn't carry a 4x8. but after a closer look it seems that the substrates can be stored over head(?). if anyone has one of these, could you do some quick measuring according to the diagrams? otherwise, of course i can haul myself down the highway. but i hate dealing with car salsemen, etc. ...be nice to avoid the whole ordeal. legend: green - veritcally stored 4x8 between front seats red - 4x8 stored over head purple - 4x10 aluminum curled downward, stored over head blue - tilted 4x8 (terrible option) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eresweber Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 <<legend: green - veritcally stored 4x8 between front seats red - 4x8 stored over head purple - 4x10 aluminum curled downward, stored over head blue - tilted 4x8 (terrible option) >> You and I think alike. I ruled out the TC because a 4x8 sheet wouldn't fit inside, but I kept thinking about it and considered some of these same options that you did. I went to a dealer and took measurements and this is what I concluded. green: might fit, but it would sit on the center console, which might get damaged. It would also block the driver from seeing anything on the right side of the vehicle. red and blue: the vehicle is something like 43 in. wide at the level above the seats, so not wide enough for that arrangement. I also considered hauling a 4x8 sheet on edge, diagonally across the bed, with one end in the driver side rear corner and the other end behind the passenger seat. I measured that distance with the passenger seat moved all the way forward. It didn't look like it would quite fit but someone on this forum said he's hauled like that before. I did like you and kept thinking about it. I finally decided that my best bet would be the roof rack. So I went ahead and ordered a TC. I'm still waiting on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasunart Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 I lay 4x8 sheets diagonally and let them stick out the back, using some rope to tie the doors together so they don't swing. Works for me, but I've only made short trips to the store and back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikinchris Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 SO if you want 4x8 I guess you are asking about carrying sheetrock or plywood sheets. I think the safest way would be to get a ladder rack for the roof. You can get cages and platforms that allow you to tie them down safely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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