I thought the same thing you did, Rat. And being very short, I think that almost certain to happen, if I could even reach the bar from the bench. But for me, the stool works fine. I position it just a tad behind the position of the bar, reach up, grasp the bar, and push. It works fine. On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 9:24 AM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > On 28 Jul , 2022, at 5:01 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > until I thought to stand on the bench and grab the bar. > > Being that I am 6’2” & have 36” sleeve length, I’ve never thought > to try that > > but it sounds like a recipe for falling on your face between the front > seats once the > > roof gives up its fight,, Or maybe dangling from the bar if you are short ~ > > I opted for the Assist Struts a few years ago & am now a huge > advocate for > > them ~ Even though @ 77 I am still able to put a canoe on the roof, > lifting the roof > > just with empty canoe rack bars was causing My back & shoulders to scream > nasties > > @ Me ~ Now I can even easily lift the roof even with the canoe still up > there ~ > > & by the way,, I use the CrossBar to lift,, Been doing it that way > since My very > > 1st Westy in ’79 & have never bent 1 ~ > > |
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