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Crate mounting

TrailSnot

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I'm thinking either a regular milk crate or a collapsible plastic crate will go on Snot.
I know things will eventually get nicked and scratched up but I'd like to try and avoid that as long as possible. I'm thinking some rubber mounting feet between the crate and the painted rack. I saw tool box liner mentioned on here also.
My biggest debate is how to attach it. Industrial grade zip ties or nut and bolt thru the nearest slot in the rack?

So to those of you rocking a crate, how did you fasten it?
 

JPMcGraw

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I don't have a liner but i put stickers on the rack in the spots that i see wear and just change those out because free stickers are easy to get and it keeps things changing. I keep my crate attached by 4 Velcro straps through the bottom of the crate right by the edge, then the rack handles on the front, back, and sides, then back up and looped through the crate handle holes. I can lean the bike either side pretty far just holding onto the crate so they are WAY more than adequate unless you are hauling lead and uranium. Ive loaded up the long crate with 2.5 gallons of milk and like 4 bags of groceried so... like 30lbs? More than my jack russell terrier weighs. You can get velcro straps in various widths too so if you do decide to haul around heavy metals you can always use a 2 inch or bigger strap.

Putting it on takes like 3 min and taking it off takes as long as it takes to unstrap some velcro.
 

TrailSnot

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I don't have a liner but i put stickers on the rack in the spots that i see wear and just change those out because free stickers are easy to get and it keeps things changing. I keep my crate attached by 4 Velcro straps through the bottom of the crate right by the edge, then the rack handles on the front, back, and sides, then back up and looped through the crate handle holes. I can lean the bike either side pretty far just holding onto the crate so they are WAY more than adequate unless you are hauling lead and uranium. Ive loaded up the long crate with 2.5 gallons of milk and like 4 bags of groceried so... like 30lbs? More than my jack russell terrier weighs. You can get velcro straps in various widths too so if you do decide to haul around heavy metals you can always use a 2 inch or bigger strap.

Putting it on takes like 3 min and taking it off takes as long as it takes to unstrap some velcro.
Velcro seems like a great idea. Not sure why I didn't think of that. I used some last week strapping oxy-acet cylinders into opposing corners of a milk crate because I refused to pay $75 for a plastic tote designed for the cylinders.
I have spare straps leftover too. Thanks for the tip.
 

KYtrailfan

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I used a piece of cardboard for a pattern and marked the 4 pre-threaded holes in the rack to mount my folding crate. I had piece of foam with adhesive backing I acquired somewhere along the way that I cut into strips and placed wherever the basket contacted the rack.
 

TrailSnot

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I used a piece of cardboard for a pattern and marked the 4 pre-threaded holes in the rack to mount my folding crate. I had piece of foam with adhesive backing I acquired somewhere along the way that I cut into strips and placed wherever the basket contacted the rack.
Good call on making a template.

I picked these up to try out on the bottom of my crate and will try velcro straps for the convenience factor, if its not secure enough I'll go the bolted route.
 

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oldskool

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Good call on making a template.

I picked these up to try out on the bottom of my crate and will try velcro straps for the convenience factor, if its not secure enough I'll go the bolted route.
Use the bolts in addition to the straps. It will add little time or effort to putting the crate on or taking it off. There is no way I would trust velcro straps to hold it secure. Murphy lives and will show up when least expected.
 

Backwoods

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I use two bolts in the widest two holes already in the rack, the two back holes and 1” washers to hold on my huge Big Ant folding crate. It works fine and nothing is coming off on the road. Forget about scratches from a plastic crate, my rack is fine and I have had the crate on and off a few times, paint is not scratched. Y’all waaayyyyy overthinking that crate mounting, just two bolts snug in the factory provided holes. I also tried Velcro and was worried maybe scratches would appear, so I been there and done that. 👍
 

oldskool

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I use two bolts in the widest two holes already in the rack, the two back holes and 1” washers to hold on my huge Big Ant folding crate. It works fine and nothing is coming off on the road. Forget about scratches from a plastic crate, my rack is fine and I have had the crate on and off a few times, paint is not scratched. Y’all waaayyyyy overthinking that crate mounting, just two bolts snug in the factory provided holes. I also tried Velcro and was worried maybe scratches would appear, so I been there and done that. 👍
I temporarily ran a regular milk crate without protecting the paint while waiting for my BigAnt to arrive. Less than 200 miles and the paint was already scarred, it looked like someone had rubbed it with steel wool in a few areas. Eventually there would be bare metal. Your bike, mine is worth the extra $2 and 3 extra minutes it takes to protect the paint. :unsure:
 

Backwoods

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I been using the Big Ant crate and the OD Green plastic military crate, I snug the bolts so the crate don’t vibrate against the rack, that might be why yours got all chaffed up. Mine looks new still, I got over 850 miles of mostly crate on the rack mileage of backroads miles, nothing rough. If the crate don’t move on the rack, you won’t see a scratch, scuff, or something on the paint that shouldn’t be. You can get clear sheets of plastic with adhesive backing to cover whatever area you feel needs anti chaffing protection. Clear so you don’t notice it much and way more durable than tape or stickers.
 

SneakyDingo

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So to those of you rocking a crate, how did you fasten it?


In the end I did a custom mount system, where I mounted a Packout plate to the back of the bike, got myself a Packout crate, and also use some packout feet bolted to an Apache case and swap that out as I see fit. Most of the time it's the crate though.
 

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I think it was posted somewhere, I have 2 giant moto bolt kits, I just grabbed ones that fit, super common. Sorry I am not sure...
 

Backwoods

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In the end I did a custom mount system, where I mounted a Packout plate to the back of the bike, got myself a Packout crate, and also use some packout feet bolted to an Apache case and swap that out as I see fit. Most of the time it's the crate though.
Any pics available? I just got the medium Big Ant and have the Large one too, also that od green military crate I use sometimes.
 

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