Tomes

Here is what I did and it has worked fine for years now, both on my old YJ
and now on my TJ.

I screwed hooks and pulleys into the rafters in my garage exactly over the
middle screw hole that attaches the top to the Jeep. Another pair of
pulleys hang next to each other from hooks in the rafters at the wall.
Below that corner pulley set, I mounted on the wall at eye level a pair of
those ceramic boat cleats (herringbone thingy that one pulls rope thru and
it stays - I bet there is a real name for this...) sized for the rope I
used. Under that is a chock (? - the thingy that on boats one wraps the
line around a couple of times to secure it [I bet I have the words chock and
cleat reversed....]) that I wrap the rope around and acts as the final
securing point. Oh, I also installed an eye hook just above the 'cleat' to
keep the rope close to it. I also screwed in 2 more hooks above the front
part of the cap. Cost me the price of 4 pulleys, 6 hooks, 2 eyes, 2 cleats,
2 chocks, rope and cinch straps (for extra protection if the rope ever
breaks). I think the rope itself cost more than the rest of the stuff
together because I used 'good rope'. Make sure that the hooks are screwed
into something that will be strong enough to hold it up, not molly bolts in
the wall board <grin>; the chocks/cleats too.

I unbolt the cap from the Jeep and lift it enough to get the rope end under
it and then just feed it thru the center hole from the bottom and tie an
overhand knot in the end. Then I pull on the other end of the rope and it
goes up and stays up. I use the 'cleat' to temporarily hold a rope in place
while I pull on the other side's rope. I pull up one side a couple of
inches and then the other side, alternating as I go so it goes up evenly.
(I also put a blanket on top so if it hits the ceiling it causes no harm.)
Once it is raised, I tie off the ropes on the 'chock' and then run the cinch
straps around both the entire main body of it (for back-up to the rope)
where the rope is and also around the front part (to stabilize), also using
the same hooks above.

I can do (have done) this lifting job all by myself, but it is better with 2
people as it can teeter a bit going up. I have not had a problem with
warping as it bolts right on each time it is replaced upon the Jeep. I
painted lines on the floor for where the wheels go to position the Jeep in
the same spot every time, this helps a lot. I backed the Jeep in so the cap
is raised at the rear of the garage pointing outward and is very much out of
the way, hanging over the hood of the minivan. After a while the wife
actually got used to it there after an induction period of trepidation.

Hope this helps,
Tomes


"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Sf1Kb.43661$a44.29260@okepread04...
> Anybody use/familiar with this sort of hard-top hoist?
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ory=6763&item=
2452006595
>
> For the past couple of years I've been asking my brother to help with
> twice-yearly removal/reinstall, but that always entails some sort of
> receproisity (e.g., helping to hang dry wall, babysitting nieces/nephews,
> etc.), so I'm looking for an alternate solution. :)
>
> Anybody know of good hoists or ones to avoid?
>
> --
> John
> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>
>

Tomes

Here is what I did and it has worked fine for years now, both on my old YJ
and now on my TJ.

I screwed hooks and pulleys into the rafters in my garage exactly over the
middle screw hole that attaches the top to the Jeep. Another pair of
pulleys hang next to each other from hooks in the rafters at the wall.
Below that corner pulley set, I mounted on the wall at eye level a pair of
those ceramic boat cleats (herringbone thingy that one pulls rope thru and
it stays - I bet there is a real name for this...) sized for the rope I
used. Under that is a chock (? - the thingy that on boats one wraps the
line around a couple of times to secure it [I bet I have the words chock and
cleat reversed....]) that I wrap the rope around and acts as the final
securing point. Oh, I also installed an eye hook just above the 'cleat' to
keep the rope close to it. I also screwed in 2 more hooks above the front
part of the cap. Cost me the price of 4 pulleys, 6 hooks, 2 eyes, 2 cleats,
2 chocks, rope and cinch straps (for extra protection if the rope ever
breaks). I think the rope itself cost more than the rest of the stuff
together because I used 'good rope'. Make sure that the hooks are screwed
into something that will be strong enough to hold it up, not molly bolts in
the wall board <grin>; the chocks/cleats too.

I unbolt the cap from the Jeep and lift it enough to get the rope end under
it and then just feed it thru the center hole from the bottom and tie an
overhand knot in the end. Then I pull on the other end of the rope and it
goes up and stays up. I use the 'cleat' to temporarily hold a rope in place
while I pull on the other side's rope. I pull up one side a couple of
inches and then the other side, alternating as I go so it goes up evenly.
(I also put a blanket on top so if it hits the ceiling it causes no harm.)
Once it is raised, I tie off the ropes on the 'chock' and then run the cinch
straps around both the entire main body of it (for back-up to the rope)
where the rope is and also around the front part (to stabilize), also using
the same hooks above.

I can do (have done) this lifting job all by myself, but it is better with 2
people as it can teeter a bit going up. I have not had a problem with
warping as it bolts right on each time it is replaced upon the Jeep. I
painted lines on the floor for where the wheels go to position the Jeep in
the same spot every time, this helps a lot. I backed the Jeep in so the cap
is raised at the rear of the garage pointing outward and is very much out of
the way, hanging over the hood of the minivan. After a while the wife
actually got used to it there after an induction period of trepidation.

Hope this helps,
Tomes


"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Sf1Kb.43661$a44.29260@okepread04...
> Anybody use/familiar with this sort of hard-top hoist?
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ory=6763&item=
2452006595
>
> For the past couple of years I've been asking my brother to help with
> twice-yearly removal/reinstall, but that always entails some sort of
> receproisity (e.g., helping to hang dry wall, babysitting nieces/nephews,
> etc.), so I'm looking for an alternate solution. :)
>
> Anybody know of good hoists or ones to avoid?
>
> --
> John
> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>
>

Jeepster

A boat trailer winch is great for this application, thats what I have.
2 small ****** blocks
1 good nylon rope
1 boat trailer winch
2 long 1" wide racthet tie down straps

I run the tie down straps thru the back window and out the opposite
side door so they cross inside the top, then I connect them to the
hook coming from the pully on the roof. I start to hoist the roof and
level it with the ratchets once it is free of the vehicle , once it is
up the boat winch will hold it in place.

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 05:15:23 GMT, "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>Here is what I did and it has worked fine for years now, both on my old YJ
>and now on my TJ.
>
>I screwed hooks and pulleys into the rafters in my garage exactly over the
>middle screw hole that attaches the top to the Jeep. Another pair of
>pulleys hang next to each other from hooks in the rafters at the wall.
>Below that corner pulley set, I mounted on the wall at eye level a pair of
>those ceramic boat cleats (herringbone thingy that one pulls rope thru and
>it stays - I bet there is a real name for this...) sized for the rope I
>used. Under that is a chock (? - the thingy that on boats one wraps the
>line around a couple of times to secure it [I bet I have the words chock and
>cleat reversed....]) that I wrap the rope around and acts as the final
>securing point. Oh, I also installed an eye hook just above the 'cleat' to
>keep the rope close to it. I also screwed in 2 more hooks above the front
>part of the cap. Cost me the price of 4 pulleys, 6 hooks, 2 eyes, 2 cleats,
>2 chocks, rope and cinch straps (for extra protection if the rope ever
>breaks). I think the rope itself cost more than the rest of the stuff
>together because I used 'good rope'. Make sure that the hooks are screwed
>into something that will be strong enough to hold it up, not molly bolts in
>the wall board <grin>; the chocks/cleats too.
>
>I unbolt the cap from the Jeep and lift it enough to get the rope end under
>it and then just feed it thru the center hole from the bottom and tie an
>overhand knot in the end. Then I pull on the other end of the rope and it
>goes up and stays up. I use the 'cleat' to temporarily hold a rope in place
>while I pull on the other side's rope. I pull up one side a couple of
>inches and then the other side, alternating as I go so it goes up evenly.
>(I also put a blanket on top so if it hits the ceiling it causes no harm.)
>Once it is raised, I tie off the ropes on the 'chock' and then run the cinch
>straps around both the entire main body of it (for back-up to the rope)
>where the rope is and also around the front part (to stabilize), also using
>the same hooks above.
>
>I can do (have done) this lifting job all by myself, but it is better with 2
>people as it can teeter a bit going up. I have not had a problem with
>warping as it bolts right on each time it is replaced upon the Jeep. I
>painted lines on the floor for where the wheels go to position the Jeep in
>the same spot every time, this helps a lot. I backed the Jeep in so the cap
>is raised at the rear of the garage pointing outward and is very much out of
>the way, hanging over the hood of the minivan. After a while the wife
>actually got used to it there after an induction period of trepidation.
>
>Hope this helps,
>Tomes
>
>
>"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:Sf1Kb.43661$a44.29260@okepread04...
>> Anybody use/familiar with this sort of hard-top hoist?
>>
>>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ory=6763&item=
>2452006595
>>
>> For the past couple of years I've been asking my brother to help with
>> twice-yearly removal/reinstall, but that always entails some sort of
>> receproisity (e.g., helping to hang dry wall, babysitting nieces/nephews,
>> etc.), so I'm looking for an alternate solution. :)
>>
>> Anybody know of good hoists or ones to avoid?
>>
>> --
>> John
>> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>>
>>
>

Jeepster

A boat trailer winch is great for this application, thats what I have.
2 small ****** blocks
1 good nylon rope
1 boat trailer winch
2 long 1" wide racthet tie down straps

I run the tie down straps thru the back window and out the opposite
side door so they cross inside the top, then I connect them to the
hook coming from the pully on the roof. I start to hoist the roof and
level it with the ratchets once it is free of the vehicle , once it is
up the boat winch will hold it in place.

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 05:15:23 GMT, "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>Here is what I did and it has worked fine for years now, both on my old YJ
>and now on my TJ.
>
>I screwed hooks and pulleys into the rafters in my garage exactly over the
>middle screw hole that attaches the top to the Jeep. Another pair of
>pulleys hang next to each other from hooks in the rafters at the wall.
>Below that corner pulley set, I mounted on the wall at eye level a pair of
>those ceramic boat cleats (herringbone thingy that one pulls rope thru and
>it stays - I bet there is a real name for this...) sized for the rope I
>used. Under that is a chock (? - the thingy that on boats one wraps the
>line around a couple of times to secure it [I bet I have the words chock and
>cleat reversed....]) that I wrap the rope around and acts as the final
>securing point. Oh, I also installed an eye hook just above the 'cleat' to
>keep the rope close to it. I also screwed in 2 more hooks above the front
>part of the cap. Cost me the price of 4 pulleys, 6 hooks, 2 eyes, 2 cleats,
>2 chocks, rope and cinch straps (for extra protection if the rope ever
>breaks). I think the rope itself cost more than the rest of the stuff
>together because I used 'good rope'. Make sure that the hooks are screwed
>into something that will be strong enough to hold it up, not molly bolts in
>the wall board <grin>; the chocks/cleats too.
>
>I unbolt the cap from the Jeep and lift it enough to get the rope end under
>it and then just feed it thru the center hole from the bottom and tie an
>overhand knot in the end. Then I pull on the other end of the rope and it
>goes up and stays up. I use the 'cleat' to temporarily hold a rope in place
>while I pull on the other side's rope. I pull up one side a couple of
>inches and then the other side, alternating as I go so it goes up evenly.
>(I also put a blanket on top so if it hits the ceiling it causes no harm.)
>Once it is raised, I tie off the ropes on the 'chock' and then run the cinch
>straps around both the entire main body of it (for back-up to the rope)
>where the rope is and also around the front part (to stabilize), also using
>the same hooks above.
>
>I can do (have done) this lifting job all by myself, but it is better with 2
>people as it can teeter a bit going up. I have not had a problem with
>warping as it bolts right on each time it is replaced upon the Jeep. I
>painted lines on the floor for where the wheels go to position the Jeep in
>the same spot every time, this helps a lot. I backed the Jeep in so the cap
>is raised at the rear of the garage pointing outward and is very much out of
>the way, hanging over the hood of the minivan. After a while the wife
>actually got used to it there after an induction period of trepidation.
>
>Hope this helps,
>Tomes
>
>
>"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:Sf1Kb.43661$a44.29260@okepread04...
>> Anybody use/familiar with this sort of hard-top hoist?
>>
>>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ory=6763&item=
>2452006595
>>
>> For the past couple of years I've been asking my brother to help with
>> twice-yearly removal/reinstall, but that always entails some sort of
>> receproisity (e.g., helping to hang dry wall, babysitting nieces/nephews,
>> etc.), so I'm looking for an alternate solution. :)
>>
>> Anybody know of good hoists or ones to avoid?
>>
>> --
>> John
>> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>>
>>
>

Jeepster

A boat trailer winch is great for this application, thats what I have.
2 small ****** blocks
1 good nylon rope
1 boat trailer winch
2 long 1" wide racthet tie down straps

I run the tie down straps thru the back window and out the opposite
side door so they cross inside the top, then I connect them to the
hook coming from the pully on the roof. I start to hoist the roof and
level it with the ratchets once it is free of the vehicle , once it is
up the boat winch will hold it in place.

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 05:15:23 GMT, "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>Here is what I did and it has worked fine for years now, both on my old YJ
>and now on my TJ.
>
>I screwed hooks and pulleys into the rafters in my garage exactly over the
>middle screw hole that attaches the top to the Jeep. Another pair of
>pulleys hang next to each other from hooks in the rafters at the wall.
>Below that corner pulley set, I mounted on the wall at eye level a pair of
>those ceramic boat cleats (herringbone thingy that one pulls rope thru and
>it stays - I bet there is a real name for this...) sized for the rope I
>used. Under that is a chock (? - the thingy that on boats one wraps the
>line around a couple of times to secure it [I bet I have the words chock and
>cleat reversed....]) that I wrap the rope around and acts as the final
>securing point. Oh, I also installed an eye hook just above the 'cleat' to
>keep the rope close to it. I also screwed in 2 more hooks above the front
>part of the cap. Cost me the price of 4 pulleys, 6 hooks, 2 eyes, 2 cleats,
>2 chocks, rope and cinch straps (for extra protection if the rope ever
>breaks). I think the rope itself cost more than the rest of the stuff
>together because I used 'good rope'. Make sure that the hooks are screwed
>into something that will be strong enough to hold it up, not molly bolts in
>the wall board <grin>; the chocks/cleats too.
>
>I unbolt the cap from the Jeep and lift it enough to get the rope end under
>it and then just feed it thru the center hole from the bottom and tie an
>overhand knot in the end. Then I pull on the other end of the rope and it
>goes up and stays up. I use the 'cleat' to temporarily hold a rope in place
>while I pull on the other side's rope. I pull up one side a couple of
>inches and then the other side, alternating as I go so it goes up evenly.
>(I also put a blanket on top so if it hits the ceiling it causes no harm.)
>Once it is raised, I tie off the ropes on the 'chock' and then run the cinch
>straps around both the entire main body of it (for back-up to the rope)
>where the rope is and also around the front part (to stabilize), also using
>the same hooks above.
>
>I can do (have done) this lifting job all by myself, but it is better with 2
>people as it can teeter a bit going up. I have not had a problem with
>warping as it bolts right on each time it is replaced upon the Jeep. I
>painted lines on the floor for where the wheels go to position the Jeep in
>the same spot every time, this helps a lot. I backed the Jeep in so the cap
>is raised at the rear of the garage pointing outward and is very much out of
>the way, hanging over the hood of the minivan. After a while the wife
>actually got used to it there after an induction period of trepidation.
>
>Hope this helps,
>Tomes
>
>
>"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:Sf1Kb.43661$a44.29260@okepread04...
>> Anybody use/familiar with this sort of hard-top hoist?
>>
>>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ory=6763&item=
>2452006595
>>
>> For the past couple of years I've been asking my brother to help with
>> twice-yearly removal/reinstall, but that always entails some sort of
>> receproisity (e.g., helping to hang dry wall, babysitting nieces/nephews,
>> etc.), so I'm looking for an alternate solution. :)
>>
>> Anybody know of good hoists or ones to avoid?
>>
>> --
>> John
>> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>>
>>
>

Jeepster

Here is another method of hoisting your top...I just found this
tonight.
http://www.jedi.com/obiwan/jeep/hoist.html

On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 23:05:33 -0700, Jeepster
<yj_driver_NO_SPAM@excite.com> wrote:

>A boat trailer winch is great for this application, thats what I have.
>2 small ****** blocks
>1 good nylon rope
>1 boat trailer winch
>2 long 1" wide racthet tie down straps
>
>I run the tie down straps thru the back window and out the opposite
>side door so they cross inside the top, then I connect them to the
>hook coming from the pully on the roof. I start to hoist the roof and
>level it with the ratchets once it is free of the vehicle , once it is
>up the boat winch will hold it in place.
>
>On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 05:15:23 GMT, "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net>
>wrote:
>
>>Here is what I did and it has worked fine for years now, both on my old YJ
>>and now on my TJ.
>>
>>I screwed hooks and pulleys into the rafters in my garage exactly over the
>>middle screw hole that attaches the top to the Jeep. Another pair of
>>pulleys hang next to each other from hooks in the rafters at the wall.
>>Below that corner pulley set, I mounted on the wall at eye level a pair of
>>those ceramic boat cleats (herringbone thingy that one pulls rope thru and
>>it stays - I bet there is a real name for this...) sized for the rope I
>>used. Under that is a chock (? - the thingy that on boats one wraps the
>>line around a couple of times to secure it [I bet I have the words chock and
>>cleat reversed....]) that I wrap the rope around and acts as the final
>>securing point. Oh, I also installed an eye hook just above the 'cleat' to
>>keep the rope close to it. I also screwed in 2 more hooks above the front
>>part of the cap. Cost me the price of 4 pulleys, 6 hooks, 2 eyes, 2 cleats,
>>2 chocks, rope and cinch straps (for extra protection if the rope ever
>>breaks). I think the rope itself cost more than the rest of the stuff
>>together because I used 'good rope'. Make sure that the hooks are screwed
>>into something that will be strong enough to hold it up, not molly bolts in
>>the wall board <grin>; the chocks/cleats too.
>>
>>I unbolt the cap from the Jeep and lift it enough to get the rope end under
>>it and then just feed it thru the center hole from the bottom and tie an
>>overhand knot in the end. Then I pull on the other end of the rope and it
>>goes up and stays up. I use the 'cleat' to temporarily hold a rope in place
>>while I pull on the other side's rope. I pull up one side a couple of
>>inches and then the other side, alternating as I go so it goes up evenly.
>>(I also put a blanket on top so if it hits the ceiling it causes no harm.)
>>Once it is raised, I tie off the ropes on the 'chock' and then run the cinch
>>straps around both the entire main body of it (for back-up to the rope)
>>where the rope is and also around the front part (to stabilize), also using
>>the same hooks above.
>>
>>I can do (have done) this lifting job all by myself, but it is better with 2
>>people as it can teeter a bit going up. I have not had a problem with
>>warping as it bolts right on each time it is replaced upon the Jeep. I
>>painted lines on the floor for where the wheels go to position the Jeep in
>>the same spot every time, this helps a lot. I backed the Jeep in so the cap
>>is raised at the rear of the garage pointing outward and is very much out of
>>the way, hanging over the hood of the minivan. After a while the wife
>>actually got used to it there after an induction period of trepidation.
>>
>>Hope this helps,
>>Tomes
>>
>>
>>"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:Sf1Kb.43661$a44.29260@okepread04...
>>> Anybody use/familiar with this sort of hard-top hoist?
>>>
>>>
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ory=6763&item=
>>2452006595
>>>
>>> For the past couple of years I've been asking my brother to help with
>>> twice-yearly removal/reinstall, but that always entails some sort of
>>> receproisity (e.g., helping to hang dry wall, babysitting nieces/nephews,
>>> etc.), so I'm looking for an alternate solution. :)
>>>
>>> Anybody know of good hoists or ones to avoid?
>>>
>>> --
>>> John
>>> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>>>
>>>
>>

Jeepster

Here is another method of hoisting your top...I just found this
tonight.
http://www.jedi.com/obiwan/jeep/hoist.html

On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 23:05:33 -0700, Jeepster
<yj_driver_NO_SPAM@excite.com> wrote:

>A boat trailer winch is great for this application, thats what I have.
>2 small ****** blocks
>1 good nylon rope
>1 boat trailer winch
>2 long 1" wide racthet tie down straps
>
>I run the tie down straps thru the back window and out the opposite
>side door so they cross inside the top, then I connect them to the
>hook coming from the pully on the roof. I start to hoist the roof and
>level it with the ratchets once it is free of the vehicle , once it is
>up the boat winch will hold it in place.
>
>On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 05:15:23 GMT, "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net>
>wrote:
>
>>Here is what I did and it has worked fine for years now, both on my old YJ
>>and now on my TJ.
>>
>>I screwed hooks and pulleys into the rafters in my garage exactly over the
>>middle screw hole that attaches the top to the Jeep. Another pair of
>>pulleys hang next to each other from hooks in the rafters at the wall.
>>Below that corner pulley set, I mounted on the wall at eye level a pair of
>>those ceramic boat cleats (herringbone thingy that one pulls rope thru and
>>it stays - I bet there is a real name for this...) sized for the rope I
>>used. Under that is a chock (? - the thingy that on boats one wraps the
>>line around a couple of times to secure it [I bet I have the words chock and
>>cleat reversed....]) that I wrap the rope around and acts as the final
>>securing point. Oh, I also installed an eye hook just above the 'cleat' to
>>keep the rope close to it. I also screwed in 2 more hooks above the front
>>part of the cap. Cost me the price of 4 pulleys, 6 hooks, 2 eyes, 2 cleats,
>>2 chocks, rope and cinch straps (for extra protection if the rope ever
>>breaks). I think the rope itself cost more than the rest of the stuff
>>together because I used 'good rope'. Make sure that the hooks are screwed
>>into something that will be strong enough to hold it up, not molly bolts in
>>the wall board <grin>; the chocks/cleats too.
>>
>>I unbolt the cap from the Jeep and lift it enough to get the rope end under
>>it and then just feed it thru the center hole from the bottom and tie an
>>overhand knot in the end. Then I pull on the other end of the rope and it
>>goes up and stays up. I use the 'cleat' to temporarily hold a rope in place
>>while I pull on the other side's rope. I pull up one side a couple of
>>inches and then the other side, alternating as I go so it goes up evenly.
>>(I also put a blanket on top so if it hits the ceiling it causes no harm.)
>>Once it is raised, I tie off the ropes on the 'chock' and then run the cinch
>>straps around both the entire main body of it (for back-up to the rope)
>>where the rope is and also around the front part (to stabilize), also using
>>the same hooks above.
>>
>>I can do (have done) this lifting job all by myself, but it is better with 2
>>people as it can teeter a bit going up. I have not had a problem with
>>warping as it bolts right on each time it is replaced upon the Jeep. I
>>painted lines on the floor for where the wheels go to position the Jeep in
>>the same spot every time, this helps a lot. I backed the Jeep in so the cap
>>is raised at the rear of the garage pointing outward and is very much out of
>>the way, hanging over the hood of the minivan. After a while the wife
>>actually got used to it there after an induction period of trepidation.
>>
>>Hope this helps,
>>Tomes
>>
>>
>>"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:Sf1Kb.43661$a44.29260@okepread04...
>>> Anybody use/familiar with this sort of hard-top hoist?
>>>
>>>
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ory=6763&item=
>>2452006595
>>>
>>> For the past couple of years I've been asking my brother to help with
>>> twice-yearly removal/reinstall, but that always entails some sort of
>>> receproisity (e.g., helping to hang dry wall, babysitting nieces/nephews,
>>> etc.), so I'm looking for an alternate solution. :)
>>>
>>> Anybody know of good hoists or ones to avoid?
>>>
>>> --
>>> John
>>> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>>>
>>>
>>

Jeepster

Here is another method of hoisting your top...I just found this
tonight.
http://www.jedi.com/obiwan/jeep/hoist.html

On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 23:05:33 -0700, Jeepster
<yj_driver_NO_SPAM@excite.com> wrote:

>A boat trailer winch is great for this application, thats what I have.
>2 small ****** blocks
>1 good nylon rope
>1 boat trailer winch
>2 long 1" wide racthet tie down straps
>
>I run the tie down straps thru the back window and out the opposite
>side door so they cross inside the top, then I connect them to the
>hook coming from the pully on the roof. I start to hoist the roof and
>level it with the ratchets once it is free of the vehicle , once it is
>up the boat winch will hold it in place.
>
>On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 05:15:23 GMT, "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net>
>wrote:
>
>>Here is what I did and it has worked fine for years now, both on my old YJ
>>and now on my TJ.
>>
>>I screwed hooks and pulleys into the rafters in my garage exactly over the
>>middle screw hole that attaches the top to the Jeep. Another pair of
>>pulleys hang next to each other from hooks in the rafters at the wall.
>>Below that corner pulley set, I mounted on the wall at eye level a pair of
>>those ceramic boat cleats (herringbone thingy that one pulls rope thru and
>>it stays - I bet there is a real name for this...) sized for the rope I
>>used. Under that is a chock (? - the thingy that on boats one wraps the
>>line around a couple of times to secure it [I bet I have the words chock and
>>cleat reversed....]) that I wrap the rope around and acts as the final
>>securing point. Oh, I also installed an eye hook just above the 'cleat' to
>>keep the rope close to it. I also screwed in 2 more hooks above the front
>>part of the cap. Cost me the price of 4 pulleys, 6 hooks, 2 eyes, 2 cleats,
>>2 chocks, rope and cinch straps (for extra protection if the rope ever
>>breaks). I think the rope itself cost more than the rest of the stuff
>>together because I used 'good rope'. Make sure that the hooks are screwed
>>into something that will be strong enough to hold it up, not molly bolts in
>>the wall board <grin>; the chocks/cleats too.
>>
>>I unbolt the cap from the Jeep and lift it enough to get the rope end under
>>it and then just feed it thru the center hole from the bottom and tie an
>>overhand knot in the end. Then I pull on the other end of the rope and it
>>goes up and stays up. I use the 'cleat' to temporarily hold a rope in place
>>while I pull on the other side's rope. I pull up one side a couple of
>>inches and then the other side, alternating as I go so it goes up evenly.
>>(I also put a blanket on top so if it hits the ceiling it causes no harm.)
>>Once it is raised, I tie off the ropes on the 'chock' and then run the cinch
>>straps around both the entire main body of it (for back-up to the rope)
>>where the rope is and also around the front part (to stabilize), also using
>>the same hooks above.
>>
>>I can do (have done) this lifting job all by myself, but it is better with 2
>>people as it can teeter a bit going up. I have not had a problem with
>>warping as it bolts right on each time it is replaced upon the Jeep. I
>>painted lines on the floor for where the wheels go to position the Jeep in
>>the same spot every time, this helps a lot. I backed the Jeep in so the cap
>>is raised at the rear of the garage pointing outward and is very much out of
>>the way, hanging over the hood of the minivan. After a while the wife
>>actually got used to it there after an induction period of trepidation.
>>
>>Hope this helps,
>>Tomes
>>
>>
>>"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:Sf1Kb.43661$a44.29260@okepread04...
>>> Anybody use/familiar with this sort of hard-top hoist?
>>>
>>>
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ory=6763&item=
>>2452006595
>>>
>>> For the past couple of years I've been asking my brother to help with
>>> twice-yearly removal/reinstall, but that always entails some sort of
>>> receproisity (e.g., helping to hang dry wall, babysitting nieces/nephews,
>>> etc.), so I'm looking for an alternate solution. :)
>>>
>>> Anybody know of good hoists or ones to avoid?
>>>
>>> --
>>> John
>>> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>>>
>>>
>>

JimG

Hi Jeepster,

I don't know about his idea... with his 8' ceiling, it would be in the way.
He has no way to lower it to the floor, so it can be kicked back on a
two-wheeler and moved out back to the shed. What do you do with yours?

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

"Jeepster" <yj_driver_NO_SPAM@excite.com> wrote in message
news:019nvv8uh35q0fdebm0092cs420u9ul70b@4ax.com...
> Here is another method of hoisting your top...I just found this
> tonight.
> http://www.jedi.com/obiwan/jeep/hoist.html
>
> On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 23:05:33 -0700, Jeepster
> <yj_driver_NO_SPAM@excite.com> wrote:
>
> >A boat trailer winch is great for this application, thats what I have.
> >2 small ****** blocks
> >1 good nylon rope
> >1 boat trailer winch
> >2 long 1" wide racthet tie down straps
> >
> >I run the tie down straps thru the back window and out the opposite
> >side door so they cross inside the top, then I connect them to the
> >hook coming from the pully on the roof. I start to hoist the roof and
> >level it with the ratchets once it is free of the vehicle , once it is
> >up the boat winch will hold it in place.
> >
> >>>
>
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...egory=6763&ite
m=
> >>2452006595
> >>>
> >>> For the past couple of years I've been asking my brother to help with
> >>> twice-yearly removal/reinstall, but that always entails some sort of
> >>> receproisity (e.g., helping to hang dry wall, babysitting
nieces/nephews,
> >>> etc.), so I'm looking for an alternate solution. :)
> >>>
> >>> Anybody know of good hoists or ones to avoid?
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> John
> >>> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
>

JimG

Hi Jeepster,

I don't know about his idea... with his 8' ceiling, it would be in the way.
He has no way to lower it to the floor, so it can be kicked back on a
two-wheeler and moved out back to the shed. What do you do with yours?

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

"Jeepster" <yj_driver_NO_SPAM@excite.com> wrote in message
news:019nvv8uh35q0fdebm0092cs420u9ul70b@4ax.com...
> Here is another method of hoisting your top...I just found this
> tonight.
> http://www.jedi.com/obiwan/jeep/hoist.html
>
> On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 23:05:33 -0700, Jeepster
> <yj_driver_NO_SPAM@excite.com> wrote:
>
> >A boat trailer winch is great for this application, thats what I have.
> >2 small ****** blocks
> >1 good nylon rope
> >1 boat trailer winch
> >2 long 1" wide racthet tie down straps
> >
> >I run the tie down straps thru the back window and out the opposite
> >side door so they cross inside the top, then I connect them to the
> >hook coming from the pully on the roof. I start to hoist the roof and
> >level it with the ratchets once it is free of the vehicle , once it is
> >up the boat winch will hold it in place.
> >
> >>>
>
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...egory=6763&ite
m=
> >>2452006595
> >>>
> >>> For the past couple of years I've been asking my brother to help with
> >>> twice-yearly removal/reinstall, but that always entails some sort of
> >>> receproisity (e.g., helping to hang dry wall, babysitting
nieces/nephews,
> >>> etc.), so I'm looking for an alternate solution. :)
> >>>
> >>> Anybody know of good hoists or ones to avoid?
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> John
> >>> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
>