Power hard top hoist for @ $150.00 !

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02-09-2016, 07:15 PM

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olyelr

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Originally Posted by shadowpaige64507

How long do you leave the top hoisted up at a time? I'm getting ready to purchase an electric hoist and curious if I need a secondary latch/lock of some sort to keep the top from falling. I plan to leave mine up about a week at a time.

You could leave it there as long as you want.

All last summer my top was hanging from my garage ceiling with 4 motorcycle straps. Attached to 4 eyelets in the trusses, and hooked under the bottom of each side of the top. 2 on each side. No worries at all. Parked my hood under it all summer. If someone was too shove on it and shake it around, well then yes I suppose it COULD fall.

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02-15-2016, 09:07 AM

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To get mine closer to the ceiling, I mounted the hoist bar on 2 joists and dropped the line through a hole in the ceiling. It gives you a few more inches, which I needed with my low ceiling and a lift.

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02-15-2016, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dbmoorejr

Important note!!!!!!!! Rear hook should be offset to driver side from center about 3 to 4 inches to balance. It will not move once there so one hook is plenty. You have to do this for extra weight of rear wiper motor assembly.

You are meaning to move where you welded the entire bracket leg with the rear hook correct? Move it 3-4" to the left and weld it.

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02-25-2016, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by olyelr

You could leave it there as long as you want. All last summer my top was hanging from my garage ceiling with 4 motorcycle straps. Attached to 4 eyelets in the trusses, and hooked under the bottom of each side of the top. 2 on each side. No worries at all. Parked my hood under it all summer. If someone was too shove on it and shake it around, well then yes I suppose it COULD fall.

You're not talking apples to apples. I'm asking about using an electric hoist and leaving it up. You're talking about straps. I would think twice about doing what you're talking about. That is a pretty secure way to hold it. I'm going the lazy way with the electric hoist.