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Rhino-Rack Pioneer Platform Rack - Ditch Mount - 60" Long x 54" Wide

Rhino-Rack Pioneer Platform Rack - Ditch Mount - 60" Long x 54" Wide

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Built for off-road use, this platform rack's large, flat surface accommodates loads of all shapes and sizes. 4 Roof rack legs install to ditch brackets on your vehicle's naked roof. Compatible with many Rhino-Rack accessories. Great Prices for the best roof rack from Rhino Rack. Rhino-Rack Pioneer Platform Rack - Ditch Mount - 60" Long x 54" Wide part number RR59AB can be ordered online at etrailer.com or call 1-800-940-8924 for expert service.
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Rhino Rack Roof Rack - RR59AB

  • Platform Rack
  • Complete Roof Systems
  • Rhino Rack
  • Black
  • 60L x 54W Inch

Built for off-road use, this platform rack's large, flat surface accommodates loads of all shapes and sizes. 4 Roof rack legs install to ditch brackets on your vehicle's naked roof. Compatible with many Rhino-Rack accessories.


Features:

  • Versatile platform rack lets you carry cargo and accessories on your vehicle's naked roof
  • Large, flat surface accommodates more diverse loads than traditional crossbars or roof baskets
    • Perfect for tailgating, road trips, and overlanding - a great fit for any outdoor lifestyle
  • Integrated channels in planks and frame fit various roof rack accessories (sold separately)
    • Compatible with awnings, light brackets, shovel holders, spare tire carriers, and more
    • Available accessory bars allow bike racks, kayak carriers, cargo boxes, and other roof rack gear to be mounted
  • Wiring from accessories can be routed internally through the perimeter of the platform
    • Drill or cut out corners for access
  • Low-profile, aerodynamic design reduces wind noise and drag
  • Torque tool set included for easy installation and hassle-free maintenance
  • Rugged construction designed for off-road use and tested for Australian conditions
    • Aluminum frame is powder coated with reinforced nylon connectors for durability
  • Custom installation in the ditches of your vehicle's naked roof - rivet gun required
    • Ditch brackets create permanent fixed mounting points
    • Quick Mount legs install to ditch brackets
  • Complete system includes 1 platform, 4 ditch brackets, and 4 legs
  • Assembly required


Specs:

  • Dimensions: 60" long x 54" wide x 2" tall
  • Weight: 62 lbs
  • 5-Year limited warranty


pioneer in use on trail

Built for off-road use and tested in harsh Australian conditions, the Rhino-Rack Pioneer platform is a comprehensive solution for your cargo carrying needs. This platform's large, flat surface lets you carry more gear than a typical roof rack, freeing up space inside your vehicle. The Pioneer uses integrated channels in the planks, side rails, and frame to accommodate a wide variety of Rhino-Rack accessories, including awnings, light brackets, and more. The platform mounts directly to your vehicle's naked roof using custom ditch mounts and Quick Mount roof rack legs.


The Perfect Roof Rack for Any Outdoor Lifestyle

pioneer with accessories

Whether you are overlanding, camping, or tailgating, the Pioneer platform's ample surface space lets you carry a large amount of cargo and gear. This helps free up space inside of your vehicle so you and your passengers can travel comfortably. The integrated channels located in the planks, side rails, and frame let you install channel-mount accessories, like an awning or kayak carrier, similar to a traditional roof rack. But, there are also several accessories that install exclusively to the Pioneer platform, such as the aluminum folding ladder and gas can holders. And because of the platform's design you can utilize many of these accessories at the same time.


Accessory bars (RR43138B - sold separately) can be added to accommodate clamp-mounted accessories that fit in the space between the platform's planks, such as bike carriers and cargo boxes. And because the bars have C-channels, you can use them to mount additional channel-mounted gear in the open space between the planks. By installing the accessory bars in the platform's integrated channels, you gain all the advantages of a traditional crossbar system, while maintaining the generous surface space of the platform.


Utilitarian Design with Rugged, Off-Road Look

The Pioneer platform was designed with utility in mind and features a rugged, off-road look. The low-profile tray was also designed to be aerodynamic to help reduce wind noise and drag.


Strong, Durable Construction

Strong, yet lightweight, the platform's frame is constructed of aluminum and includes reinforced nylon connectors. Since these materials are powder coated and non-corrosive, the platform won't rust or fade when exposed to the weather. Rhino-Rack has rigorously tested the Pioneer in the harsh Australian outback, ensuring it's built to withstand anything your adventures throw at it.


Custom Fit Installation

This Pioneer platform rack is custom fit for your vehicle and includes all the parts necessary to install it on your naked roof. The platform comes unassembled, so you will have to put it together before proceeding to the installation. After this is complete, use a rivet gun to install ditch brackets to your vehicle's roof. These brackets create permanent fixed mounting points where you can bolt Quick Mount legs. The bars attached to the bottom of the platform connect to the legs and secure the Pioneer in place.




52101F Rhino-Rack Pioneer Platform Roof Tray - Aluminum - 60" Long x 54" Wide

QMFK08 RR Ditch Brackets for RLT600 Quick Mount Legs - 13mm - Qty 4

RLT600 Rhino Rack Quick Release Legs for Vortex Aero Bars - Qty 4

Installation Details RR59AB Installation instructionsAlternate Instructions RR59AB Installation instructions

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Video of Rhino-Rack Pioneer Platform Rack - Ditch Mount - 60" Long x 54" Wide

Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.




Video Transcript for Rhino-Rack Pioneer Platform Rack Review RR26QX

Hi everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today, we'll be taking a look at our Pioneer platform system. So, this is gonna be a complete system with the Pioneer platform. What we have is the 60 inches by 54-inch large platform. We also have the Quick Mount legs and we have the ditch brackets.

So, if you wanna be able to put a platform onto your naked roof, have something sturdy, something versatile, well, let's take a look at this one. So, there's usually two options for you. You can either get a crossbar system or you can get a platform system. Where the platform really shines is it's gonna be its versatility. You can carry your recreational accessories just like you would if you had crossbars.

But with this, you have more space for many different types of cargo and more weight distribution. So, this can be helpful for if you wanna carry a kayak one day, and on the other day, you wanna carry a really, really large cargo for your different adventures. This is made of aluminum. So, even though it's a really, really large rack, this weighs 62 pounds. It is still kind of heavy but then you can still have extra roof weight for your extra accessories.

Since it is made of aluminum, this is also weatherproof. So, you have that black powder coat finish. Even when you have it out in the elements, even when it gets scratched up, it's not gonna rust on you. So, this is gonna be 60 inches long by 54 inches wide. And that's gonna be about how much of a support base you have for your cargo.

You also have these C-channels on the insides with special C-channel mounted accessories. You can fit them right in there like your Rhino-Rack load stop to make it easier to tie down your cargo. You can also get accessory bars. Those fit right in there and create bars, which you can clamp your accessories around. Again, there's just so many options for you. This is a Pioneer platform that is an open tray design. And I say that because Rhino-Rack has some different options for your Pioneer platforms. Some have walls on the side, which look cool, help with aerodynamics. But I personally prefer the versatility of an open tray, especially if you wanna carry things like a rooftop tent, or you have cargo that may spill over to the side and you don't wanna be limited by walls, you would go with an open tray like this. Now, the downside to having such a large system like this is it all arrives in a box in smaller pieces. So, assembly and installation is required. It takes a little bit of effort. Now, I did this on this truck. So, this is gonna be a Ford F-450. If you wanna check that out, check out our installation video. So, this comes in three parts. You have the tray, you have the legs, and then you have the brackets. So, let's talk about the legs. These are the Quick Mount legs. So, if you want to, you could just take off this whole system, including the legs, and then leave the brackets in place, and then pop it right back on when you're ready to go. It is kind of heavy, so it is gonna take some time, but this allows you to lock your system and keep it secure. This is installed to a naked roof, but notice how we don't have clamps hooking down into our door. That's because we have the ditch mount bracket. So, these are installed right into our ditch. They involve drilling and riveting, so definitely check out the install video for that, but this means that this is permanently mounted to our vehicle. A permanently installed system like this is not for everyone. Let's say, you're just leasing your vehicle or you're planning on upgrading to a different vehicle next year, I don't recommend this system for you. And there's other options out there. You could get the crossbar systems that go right into your door. They're more temporary. You could take them out when you're done with them. And that's a great option too. You still have that good weight capacity. But if you're someone who is perfectly fine with drilling and riveting into their roof and you wanna make the most out of having a Pioneer platform on your roof and then have that extra weight capacity and versatility, then this might be a good option for you. But how much cargo can you load up on your Pioneer platform rack Well, that depends on what kind of vehicle you're installing this on. Since this is ditch mounted, you are limited to your actual roof weight capacity. So, we do have special fits for different vehicles. Rhino-Rack gives the specification for where you're gonna install it and how much weight capacity you then have. So, definitely follow those instructions when it comes to the cargo weight capacity. So, my personal thoughts about the Pioneer platform is I do think it's a really cool rack as long as you can get it assembled and installed properly. Though that's gonna be the trickiest part. That's gonna be what's gonna take up some time. But once you have it installed, it's permanent, it's there, it's ready to go. So, the versatility is very helpful. Again, really consider, is the cargo that you're gonna carry can be carried with crossbars or would you rather have the full system If you are carrying things like tents or larger items, you want that versatility, you wanna put it in here, put it over in the corner, put it on the sides, then the Pioneer platform rack would be the one for you. Just make sure you get the right fit for your vehicle. So hopefully, this video helped you out with guiding you through that decision making process, so that you can get the right fit for your adventures. And that was a look right here at our Pioneer platform system, which is ditch mounted with our 54 inch by 60 inch platform, our Quick Mount legs, and our ditch mounted brackets right here at etrailer. My name is Evangeline and I hope you enjoyed the journey..


Customer Reviews

Rhino-Rack Pioneer Platform Rack - Ditch Mount - 60" Long x 54" Wide - RR59AB

Average Customer Rating:  4.8 out of 5 stars   (191 Customer Reviews)

Built for off-road use, this platform rack's large, flat surface accommodates loads of all shapes and sizes. 4 Roof rack legs install to ditch brackets on your vehicle's naked roof. Compatible with many Rhino-Rack accessories.

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Great product, excellent quality, great finish very sturdy and mounted to my Vortex bars perfectly.

Couple of cons but I'm not going to knock down the review because of it. Product came with instructions that are out of date for the new racks they are shipping. Platform also came with some missing hardware. Two missing nut retainers,two nuts,two screws and two washers. Was able to put it together with Hardware I had on hand..



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The Rhino pioneer roof rack and vortex crossbars are going to work great on my Ram Truck with Retrax tonneau cover to help me carry extra gear. I also have the Yakama HD overhaul rack for carrying my kayaks. Everthing fits perfectly!



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I called etrailer to verify fitment on my 2013 Ford E-350 XL. Everything arrived sooner than quoted, and instructions were clear. It took me approximately 6 hours to assemble by myself. I had 3 buddies over to put it on the van because it is ~100lbs and 100”x62”. We put towels on top of the van and slowly slid the fully assembled rack on top of the van. It took a while to level everything (30 mins?), but overall went on well and looks great.

The instructions didn’t clarify where the C-channel bars are supposed to be spaced to, but I used basic math skills and spaced each C-channel evenly spaced. It feels very strong. I believe it was 33mm on center for each C-Channel.

Looking forward to camping in a few weeks!



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Fantastic rack, easily modified to accommodate tents/cargo/whatever. It's not quiet though, so do yourself a favor and get the faring.



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Exactly as advertised! I love this rack. I have it on the top of my 2014 E350. No



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Exactly what I needed for my Honda pioneer 1000-5. I can use it for a shooting platform when stopped in high grass or Swampy conditions during hog hunts.



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This is a solid and versatile rack. Really well constructed. I bought mine wider than the vehicle for extra space. I found many generic options for attachment accessories. It's flat when I need it to be for airport parking garages. One year later, it's still awesome!



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The instructions on etrailer were way better than the ones that came from rhino. The rack is awesome seems to be well built I would highly recommend it to anybody looking at doing any over-landing or tent roof camping



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Just perfect, my shipment arrived in a couple of days. There was a hole in the box that may have occured during shipment that resulted in one of the slat being scratched, luckily I had black satin paint so I just soared over it so problem solved. Took me a while to assemble the platform as fherr were a lot of bolts and nuts to turn. But the end result is a nice sturdy platform rack that I will be putting to good use for my family’s upcoming adentures.



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Overall, I like the rack. I use it for a hard shell RTT and it has held up well through several camping and off-roading trips. I chose this rack for the low profile look, weight and mounting system.



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I am a previous Rhino-Rack owner and have had one on my Wrangler for almost 10 years. They make a fantastic product and when it came time to buy a rack for my Cherokee it was a no-brainer to go with Rhino-Rack. Instructions are great and straight forward and the install is super easy.



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Assembly was fairly easy and overall seems like a good product. I did have a couple of screws (2 of the Alloy Locking Tabs did not have the M6x20mm Security Head Screw (black) or associated washers) missing from the package but was still able to use as is. Hopefully I can have the screws and washers mailed to me.



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Well I must say I am impressed--with the Rhino Rack and etrailer! This big ole Pioneer platform package arrived really quickly and was in perfect shape in and out--none of this already opened noise you hear about from sketchy vendors. The platform quality is also really good; I didn't expect it to be so good. I also really like how low it sits; they were obviously designing this to fit the Outback just right. I am a happy camper! Thanks etrailer for making this process worry/pain-free.



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The RINO RACK AND PIONEER PLATFORM are a great addition to my little Wrangler.
etrailer folks were very helpful in determining exactly what I wanted and needed. The assembly instructions are very good - even though there are a lot of parts to assemble. I was able to complete the assembly by myself (with help getting the top off the jeep.) If I can offer a recommendation from my experience, I would pre-assemble the entire unit with the mounting brackets finger-tightened to the platform AND THEN set it on the roof - to insure that the holes needed to be drilled are in exactly the right spot. I had to re-drill two holes and maybe that was my own fault, but until I did, i could not get the platform to rest in the mounting brackets.
All that said, I am VERY PLEASED with the RINO RACK product. It is very secure, easily accessible, very low profile (3" from roof to top of rack), large platform that still allows removal of the Freedom Top on my rig. It will give me the extra carrying capacity as we tow the jeep behind the motor home from Arizona to Alaska and hit lots of back country for tent camping in the process!!



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I bought this roof rack to mount on my 2018 Toyota TRD Off Road 4Runner. The reason I purchased it was because of the versatility that this product offers. There are many roof racks out there for my vehicle. Some are cheap and some are expensive. Some racks are smaller and some are full size. I was looking for a rack that wouldn't break the bank as well as cover a majority of the roof (without drilling). I have two young kids and I'd like to get them out more. Hence, buying the 4Runner as well as the rack. This rack will enable me to load a ton of stuff on it in the future such a roof top tent, awning, etc. Even though I'm somewhat handy, the installation did take around 3-4 hours. I did have one other person helping me. I highly recommend having an additional set of hands helping during the installation. The sides rail installation was easier than I thought it would be. The platform itself took longer to install. Overall: very happy with this product. I highly recommend it.



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Love it. Butttttt i had 2 screw holes that wouldn't take a bolt... tried multiple bolts in the holes threads wouldnt take. I jimmy rigged it with some self tapers beside the hole.
I really do like it minus the default threads...



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Purchased this about a month ago after having a mediocre cargo basket that started to rust after 2 weeks. This platform is not only more convenient and adaptable but it looks [really] great! Took some time to assemble but I made that every piece fit and lined up correctly. Nice finish and strongly constructed. I should have gotten this first! I also got the matching rail system to complete the set-up. Highly recommended. Shout out the the staff at etrailer for again for the great communication from start to finish!



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Slik in design, tough in outlook, easy to assemble this is rhino roof rack awesome ready for today and future adventure.



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I did a lot of research before settling on this roof platform. I’m really happy with the build quality and once it’s all together it has a lot of strength and versatility. My ONLY complaint is that the “Quick Foot” mounting feet for the factory rail that was sent to me did not have matching key codes. The codes are clearly listed on the boxes and someone at etrailer.com didn’t bother to grab a matching set. Bummer.
After waiting for shipping and finally pulling it all out for the install I was too far into the project to ask for replacement feet. I just installed what was sent.



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This fits my 2024 Toyota Sienna that came with the factory roof rack + Cross bars. The material of construction look and feel high quality. The assembly took quite a bit of time because the bolts and nuts were labeled to match the instruction. The instruction could use a little update.



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Sturdy and very strong. Just what i needed for my Rooftop tent.



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This platform rack perfect fit to my 2020 DURANGO GT. Easy assembly, easy installation and removal. I bought 2 years ago a trailer hitch receiver (code C13182) from your company and also satisfied with its use. I recommend ETRAILER.COM to all my friends. Thank you.



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Great fit with the Rhino Rack backbone for Gladiator and the Bestop Sunrider.



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I installed this on a '99 Lexus LX470 (Toyota Land Cruiser 100 series). I have had 0 issues with this rack and the options are seemingly endless.
Here is what I've had mounted to this rack:
1- Black Oak LED 40" light bar using Rhino Rack brackets
2- Max Trax recovery treads
3- Jerry Can
4- Mountain bike - had to spend 100 on correct rail/fork mount, but it works flawlessly
5- Oz Tent Foxwing awning - used Rhino Rack Foxwing brackets
6- Shovel / Hi-lift jack dual brackets - only had shovel mounted
7- Tepui Roof Top Tent - Kukenam Ruggedized - used Eezi Awn K9 brackets and made it super easy to mount.

My ONLY complaint is that for a rack this expensive (all racks are expensive) I wish they would rivet a metal "RHINO RACK" logo to the product. The decals start peeling after a short time and makes a really great quality rack look cheap.

I will also add this note: Add-ons and all the extras get really expensive. It's like stepping into vacuum for your money. Once you get over the initial investment, you've only just begun. Now, you've got to mount things to it and that's where you really have to PLAN IT OUT AHEAD OF TIME. You need to have a game plan of what you want to do with it, otherwise you will have a boat load of bolts/brackets/clamps etc. that you end up not using. There are usually more than one way of getting something attached. So, ask yourself if you really need that 100.00 bracket or if a ratchet strap will do the same thing. Also, don't get overcome by the "coolness" factor. Do you REALLY need that Hi-lift jack, or do you just want to keep up with all the Jeepsters out there. If you take that approach, you'll be ahead of the game.

I deducted one star for the decals and for all the accessories being so overly expensive....but they DO WORK REALLY WELL.

This is not a mark on Etrailer. Etrailer is AAA+ Their customer service is top notch and have always provided me with great communication and service.



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We bought the Pioneer Platform to go ontop of our Ford Excursion. I called to make sure that this was the model that came with the mounts that fit in the factory luggage rack rails. etrailer was super helpful over the phone. They had really good customer service. We put the Smittybilt Overlander XL rooftop tent on the platform. It all works great. I'd highly recommend etrailer to anyone everyone.


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