L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

I've dropped an engine once, as a teenager, after that everything's
been an overkill. To assist my Mother from the bathtub, I bolded though
a cross tying a couple of rafters together without weakening those
rafters by drilling though them: http://www.----------.com/hoistHook.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

GK wrote:
>
> Well, I have had one of those come-a-long based hard top hoist kits in my
> garage for several years now. Anyway, the damn eye bolt decided to give way
> and come flying out of the rafter it was screwed into last night. My hard
> top dropped almost squarely down right on my TJ, but cracked some of its
> corners near the door surround area and scratched up my paint real good.
> Nothing too serious or hard to fix, but it pissed me off real good. I guess
> I can only blame myself for relying on that one eyebolt.
>
> Anyway, does anyone have any good links, suggestions, etc. on how I might
> more securely attach this hoist to the roof of my garage? I have already
> reinforced the wall attaching area where the come-a-long hooks with a 2"x6"
> and a huge eyebolt with washers and locknut behind the 2x6. I had already
> cross braced the rafters in my attic with 2x4s, but obviously the weak link
> was the .5" screw in eyebolt that came with the kit.
>
> Thanks,
>
> GK

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

I've dropped an engine once, as a teenager, after that everything's
been an overkill. To assist my Mother from the bathtub, I bolded though
a cross tying a couple of rafters together without weakening those
rafters by drilling though them: http://www.----------.com/hoistHook.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

GK wrote:
>
> Well, I have had one of those come-a-long based hard top hoist kits in my
> garage for several years now. Anyway, the damn eye bolt decided to give way
> and come flying out of the rafter it was screwed into last night. My hard
> top dropped almost squarely down right on my TJ, but cracked some of its
> corners near the door surround area and scratched up my paint real good.
> Nothing too serious or hard to fix, but it pissed me off real good. I guess
> I can only blame myself for relying on that one eyebolt.
>
> Anyway, does anyone have any good links, suggestions, etc. on how I might
> more securely attach this hoist to the roof of my garage? I have already
> reinforced the wall attaching area where the come-a-long hooks with a 2"x6"
> and a huge eyebolt with washers and locknut behind the 2x6. I had already
> cross braced the rafters in my attic with 2x4s, but obviously the weak link
> was the .5" screw in eyebolt that came with the kit.
>
> Thanks,
>
> GK

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

I've dropped an engine once, as a teenager, after that everything's
been an overkill. To assist my Mother from the bathtub, I bolded though
a cross tying a couple of rafters together without weakening those
rafters by drilling though them: http://www.----------.com/hoistHook.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

GK wrote:
>
> Well, I have had one of those come-a-long based hard top hoist kits in my
> garage for several years now. Anyway, the damn eye bolt decided to give way
> and come flying out of the rafter it was screwed into last night. My hard
> top dropped almost squarely down right on my TJ, but cracked some of its
> corners near the door surround area and scratched up my paint real good.
> Nothing too serious or hard to fix, but it pissed me off real good. I guess
> I can only blame myself for relying on that one eyebolt.
>
> Anyway, does anyone have any good links, suggestions, etc. on how I might
> more securely attach this hoist to the roof of my garage? I have already
> reinforced the wall attaching area where the come-a-long hooks with a 2"x6"
> and a huge eyebolt with washers and locknut behind the 2x6. I had already
> cross braced the rafters in my attic with 2x4s, but obviously the weak link
> was the .5" screw in eyebolt that came with the kit.
>
> Thanks,
>
> GK

twaldron

Hey, I need one of those to get out of bed in the AM.

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> I've dropped an engine once, as a teenager, after that everything's
> been an overkill. To assist my Mother from the bathtub, I bolded though
> a cross tying a couple of rafters together without weakening those
> rafters by drilling though them: http://www.----------.com/hoistHook.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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__________________________________________________ _________

twaldron

Hey, I need one of those to get out of bed in the AM.

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> I've dropped an engine once, as a teenager, after that everything's
> been an overkill. To assist my Mother from the bathtub, I bolded though
> a cross tying a couple of rafters together without weakening those
> rafters by drilling though them: http://www.----------.com/hoistHook.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

twaldron

Hey, I need one of those to get out of bed in the AM.

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> I've dropped an engine once, as a teenager, after that everything's
> been an overkill. To assist my Mother from the bathtub, I bolded though
> a cross tying a couple of rafters together without weakening those
> rafters by drilling though them: http://www.----------.com/hoistHook.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

twaldron

Hey, I need one of those to get out of bed in the AM.

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> I've dropped an engine once, as a teenager, after that everything's
> been an overkill. To assist my Mother from the bathtub, I bolded though
> a cross tying a couple of rafters together without weakening those
> rafters by drilling though them: http://www.----------.com/hoistHook.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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__________________________________________________ _________

GK

"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:gH7Rc.764$qf.672@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com.. .
> Take pics and email them to the manufacturer. Might get some
> compensation if it was installed correctly per their instructions. Was
> this a self tapping eyebolt, or was there a washer and nut on the other
> end? What brand was it?
>
>
> GK wrote:
>
> > Well, I have had one of those come-a-long based hard top hoist kits in
my
> > garage for several years now. Anyway, the damn eye bolt decided to give
way
> > and come flying out of the rafter it was screwed into last night. My
hard
> > top dropped almost squarely down right on my TJ, but cracked some of its
> > corners near the door surround area and scratched up my paint real good.
> > Nothing too serious or hard to fix, but it pissed me off real good. I
guess
> > I can only blame myself for relying on that one eyebolt.
> >
> > Anyway, does anyone have any good links, suggestions, etc. on how I
might
> > more securely attach this hoist to the roof of my garage? I have already
> > reinforced the wall attaching area where the come-a-long hooks with a
2"x6"
> > and a huge eyebolt with washers and locknut behind the 2x6. I had
already
> > cross braced the rafters in my attic with 2x4s, but obviously the weak
link
> > was the .5" screw in eyebolt that came with the kit.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > GK
>
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>

Well, it was supposed to be the better one (Not SteelHorse crap). Bought if
from www.4wd.com . It comes in two versions, manual with a come-a-long or
you can get one with what amounts to a small ATV winch attached to it for
lifting. The kit used a very large (Looks larger than .5") self tapping
eyebolt. I drilled and installed it properly in a 2x6 rafter over my garage.
I even went out and bought a cheap stud finder at Home Depot to make sure I
was right on the money. It definitely felt solid. I am 280 Lbs and could
hang from it easily. I think the whole problem may have had to do with how
the wall mounted come-a-long exerts a pretty high amount of lateral leverage
to the eyebolt, thus popping it out the side of the rafter.

Thanks,

GK

GK

"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:gH7Rc.764$qf.672@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com.. .
> Take pics and email them to the manufacturer. Might get some
> compensation if it was installed correctly per their instructions. Was
> this a self tapping eyebolt, or was there a washer and nut on the other
> end? What brand was it?
>
>
> GK wrote:
>
> > Well, I have had one of those come-a-long based hard top hoist kits in
my
> > garage for several years now. Anyway, the damn eye bolt decided to give
way
> > and come flying out of the rafter it was screwed into last night. My
hard
> > top dropped almost squarely down right on my TJ, but cracked some of its
> > corners near the door surround area and scratched up my paint real good.
> > Nothing too serious or hard to fix, but it pissed me off real good. I
guess
> > I can only blame myself for relying on that one eyebolt.
> >
> > Anyway, does anyone have any good links, suggestions, etc. on how I
might
> > more securely attach this hoist to the roof of my garage? I have already
> > reinforced the wall attaching area where the come-a-long hooks with a
2"x6"
> > and a huge eyebolt with washers and locknut behind the 2x6. I had
already
> > cross braced the rafters in my attic with 2x4s, but obviously the weak
link
> > was the .5" screw in eyebolt that came with the kit.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > GK
>
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>

Well, it was supposed to be the better one (Not SteelHorse crap). Bought if
from www.4wd.com . It comes in two versions, manual with a come-a-long or
you can get one with what amounts to a small ATV winch attached to it for
lifting. The kit used a very large (Looks larger than .5") self tapping
eyebolt. I drilled and installed it properly in a 2x6 rafter over my garage.
I even went out and bought a cheap stud finder at Home Depot to make sure I
was right on the money. It definitely felt solid. I am 280 Lbs and could
hang from it easily. I think the whole problem may have had to do with how
the wall mounted come-a-long exerts a pretty high amount of lateral leverage
to the eyebolt, thus popping it out the side of the rafter.

Thanks,

GK

GK

"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:gH7Rc.764$qf.672@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com.. .
> Take pics and email them to the manufacturer. Might get some
> compensation if it was installed correctly per their instructions. Was
> this a self tapping eyebolt, or was there a washer and nut on the other
> end? What brand was it?
>
>
> GK wrote:
>
> > Well, I have had one of those come-a-long based hard top hoist kits in
my
> > garage for several years now. Anyway, the damn eye bolt decided to give
way
> > and come flying out of the rafter it was screwed into last night. My
hard
> > top dropped almost squarely down right on my TJ, but cracked some of its
> > corners near the door surround area and scratched up my paint real good.
> > Nothing too serious or hard to fix, but it pissed me off real good. I
guess
> > I can only blame myself for relying on that one eyebolt.
> >
> > Anyway, does anyone have any good links, suggestions, etc. on how I
might
> > more securely attach this hoist to the roof of my garage? I have already
> > reinforced the wall attaching area where the come-a-long hooks with a
2"x6"
> > and a huge eyebolt with washers and locknut behind the 2x6. I had
already
> > cross braced the rafters in my attic with 2x4s, but obviously the weak
link
> > was the .5" screw in eyebolt that came with the kit.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > GK
>
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>

Well, it was supposed to be the better one (Not SteelHorse crap). Bought if
from www.4wd.com . It comes in two versions, manual with a come-a-long or
you can get one with what amounts to a small ATV winch attached to it for
lifting. The kit used a very large (Looks larger than .5") self tapping
eyebolt. I drilled and installed it properly in a 2x6 rafter over my garage.
I even went out and bought a cheap stud finder at Home Depot to make sure I
was right on the money. It definitely felt solid. I am 280 Lbs and could
hang from it easily. I think the whole problem may have had to do with how
the wall mounted come-a-long exerts a pretty high amount of lateral leverage
to the eyebolt, thus popping it out the side of the rafter.

Thanks,

GK