Roller shutter or mountain top?

[jacobl741]

Gonna get either a roller shutter or mountain top cover for my dmax rather than my canopy I have now. Which do people find the best and most handy ?

 

[nick...]

Mountain top more reliable and ok to put stuff on.cant see the point of roller top,and they leak
nick...

 

[jacobl741]

Mountain top more reliable and ok to put stuff on.cant see the point of roller top,and they leak
nick...

They reckon you can get some roller tops that are waterproof? And I guess with a roller top you can roll it back for putting big stuff in

 

[Whitepeak]

Feed rep I used to work with had a roll top on his Ford ranger. Put a tonne pallet of feed in the back and put it over the weighbridge. The back axle loading was far higher than the legal limit due to not being able to push the pallet far enough forward because of the roll top.

 

[icanshootwell]

Feed rep I used to work with had a roll top on his Ford ranger. Put a tonne pallet of feed in the back and put it over the weighbridge. The back axle loading was far higher than the legal limit due to not being able to push the pallet far enough forward because of the roll top.

That is the downside to them, but saying that i can get a bag of feed 500kg in my L200 and shut the back door but thats about it, handy for locking chainsaw or tools away and out of site. I do think the roll top is smarter than the mountain top.

 

[bobk]

Neither , pickups are for work .

 

[chaffcutter]

Bought our Amarok new with a roller top, pretty useless really. Looking to change it for a hardtop if I can find one I like.

 

[jacobl741]

Bought our Amarok new with a roller top, pretty useless really. Looking to change it for a hardtop if I can find one I like.

Why you say useless?

 

[jacobl741]

Neither , pickups are for work .

Need it so I can lock stuff up in back

 

[Hilly]

Mountain top I’ve suffered a roller top for 11 years big mistake on my part .

 

[bobk]

Need it so I can lock stuff up in back

Buy a van .

 

[Skintagain]

Rollers jam when they get older.

Mountain tops are turd should you ever want to put anything in the pick up.

I would have a box made that can be lifted out with drawers maybe

 

[robs1]

We made a top out of a sheet of aluminium, cheap and does the job just as well, can put a pallet on it ok

 

[jacobl741]

Buy a van .

A can which can go in the fields and tow the trailers? I don’t think so

 

[jacobl741]

Mountain top I’ve suffered a roller top for 11 years big mistake on my part .

What was bad about it?

 

[Hilly]

What was bad about it?

Lock is fiddle it leaks and no space underneath I wished I just got a proper canopy n no good for dogs either . Mistake my fault I liked the look of them.

 

[chaffcutter]

^^^^^^^^ this, waste of time. Not secure, can’t carry dogs etc etc.

 

[jacobl741]

Sounds like I’ll be better getting a truckman?

 

[Skintagain]

Sounds like I’ll be better getting a truckman?

AS much as I hate Canopies on pick ups I think it’s the only option if you dry lockable space that doesn’t drive you mad

 

[Nascarfan]

Manual mountain top , leaks everywhere, only year old , changed from electric one because it kept stopping/jamming , any one recommend the best waterproof/watertight roller cover ?