Quick practicality question for the Disco II... Can you fit a 4x8' of sheetrock in it?

 

time for a tape measure

 

I don't know about sheetrock, but once I bought a 12' 4X4 at home depot for a landscaping project. Ran the front of the 4x4 up through the front sunroof. I looked like a mobile assault vehicle with a cannon attached. Near my homeanother Disco owner was at a red light, I could see the howls of laughter coming fromhim.

 

Not even close. Even if you cut it in half it wouldn't fit inside.

 

Oh Lord No...Land rover isn't too prractical for hauling building materials unless it's pulling a trailer. Which it does very well by the way.

 

Which is why they made roofs lol, tie that sucker down and drive 5mph home lol. But as stated above a 4x8 wouldnt fit.

 

Thanks guys,
I was able to fit one in my Classic, hanging it out an open upper lift gate. Thought about getting a Disco to replace my classic, but I think I'll just have to get a LWB or a MK2.
Disco plus a trailer in San Francisco is asking for it!

-Jay

 

You can fit a 4X8 sheet of plywood in the back of a Dodge minivan......(poke poke)

 

I fit a 4x8 sheet of plywood in the back of my Blazer..but i've got the full lift gate, not the one-up-one-down setup like my Rover, and I tied it all down properly, but I didn't account for the tailgate pushing down on the wood...snapped the piece in 2 after hitting a bump at 30 mph [:@]

Moral of the story, trailer it home!

 

I use my roof rack for lumber supplies as long as they are not too heavy; although with my 2 inch lift kit the roof rack is a bit of a reach.

Make sure you secure your load properly though. Once, when I had my Izuzu Trooper I put 6 sheets of 3/4 inch 4x8 plywood on top but only secured it around the right and left side of my rack and when I hit the brakes at a stop light 5 of the sheets came flying off and just cleared the front hood before hitting the street. Luckily no one was in front of me and only my ego was damaged!

Remember to secure the load with at least one strap or rope from front to back!