Wow, what a crazy ending! And the Knights needed that one. Do or die tonight vs Dallas. Good luck my friend.Too soon my friend. Iām still feeling the pain from the other night. At least in this universe Broncos transcend hockey.
Great installation. Kudos to you.Just wanted to share my experience I had with installing my āhomemadeā hard top hoist. I ran into a few problems so I thought id make a short thread to help others who have the same agenda as me. A somewhat cheap lift thatās quick and easy.
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anyway I hope this helps anyone hoping to have a nice lift and not spend $500-$600. Itās fairly simple but hey it works! And for about $100 you canāt beat it.
I have 10ā ceilingsGreat installation. Kudos to you.
Exactly how tall is your garage ceiling from the floor?
curious when you found the CG, did you measure back from leading edge? how far back about is it? would be some handy info. you have that thing sitting nice and level.Just wanted to share my experience I had with installing my āhomemadeā hard top hoist. I ran into a few problems so I thought id make a short thread to help others who have the same agenda as me. A somewhat cheap lift thatās quick and easy.
i ordered an $80 electric Hoist on amazon and a couple 10ā Straps for $30. The rest of the stuff I used I had laying around my shop at work.
i originally mounted it on the ceiling of my garage. It would have worked fine but it was too low for my liking. I wanted my bronco to easily fit underneath with no worries about hitting The top when I backed in so I ended up mounting it in the attic. It gave me the height I needed and looked cleaner as well.
my main point of this thread is the lifting part. With a single point lift like this itās critical that you find the balance point of the top. I found out the hard way the first time I lifted the top off lol. It was all over the place. I attached some pictures to show the balance point of the two door top. Iām sure the four door will be different.
in the end it all worked out great. Iāve practiced a couple times and It takes about 20 min are so to remove the top. Im sure Iāll cut that time down once get more accustomed to the system. Reinstalling is fairly simple as well. I donāt even have to really worry about getting the bronco perfectly centered as thereās plenty of swing with the lift set up the way it is. I just lower slowly and line the pins up and it falls right Into place.
anyway I hope this helps anyone hoping to have a nice lift and not spend $500-$600. Itās fairly simple but hey it works! And for about $100 you canāt beat it.
Well said. Just after reading these posts I checked out Amazon and the first seller - sold out.WOW that's a good price for a 120 volt hoist, the important part being that 120 volt connection to power, because I was looking at Harbor Freight's 120 volt winch for $170, but at that price I could build that to a frame and install in my carport with out worry.
I bet there will be a run on those hoists by Bronco owners... get them while you can, and they are on sale too. Thanks for the link.
Looks sturdy and well engineered How tall is your garage ceiling?Here is mine. Needed to get I tight to ceiling. Been working great. I am using the bracket for the struts on the back and I use the holes the bolt the top front on for the front secure points.
8āLooks sturdy and well engineered How tall is your garage ceiling?
Were you not up 3-0 against the Kings that year and lost 4 straight?Go Sharks!
I stick some foam between where the straps contact the top. No issues yet with damaging the seal.Are you finding that the straps are pinching anything important on the top (e.g seals/weatherstripping, hinges or??). I havenāt even had my top off yet so not sure if the straps will rub against or damage anything important. And we have 9 foot ceiling in our garage with limited attic space so I may be looking at other options.