Made a rolling hard top holder this past weekend

[MidloMike]

Trying to start organizing the garage better and needed a way to store the top that didn't take up as much floor space and didn't need two people to safely move around.

I got searching the web, saw TopLiftPros had a remover and "drive into" storage over the hood, which looks solid but didn't want to shell out that kinda cash atm.

A few vendors had some metal/wood versions and after getting an idea of how those work I hit the paper.

Ended up getting the following:

(1) 2x4x10 cut in half
(1) 2x4x8 cut into (2) 25" and (4) 10" with ~6" left over
(4) heavy duty 3" casters
(1) Roll of 3M adhesive heavy .12" felt.
(1) Box of large headed 2 7/8" wood screws

The 10" peices were stacked in twos, screwed together.

Laid out the 5' board, put the 25" on them at the ends and screwed through the casters into both boards, nice and clean (pre-drilled to prevent split)

Screwed the 10" peices to the tope side of the "rear" board.

Felted the contact points (and some areas I thought were contact points, whoops)

Cheap project (under $60) and completed under 30 minutes.

My casters are larger and heavier duty than needed and the felt was a higher quality. It could have probably been done for ~$35 if you wanted.

Anyway, rolls around smoothly, holds the top rather securely so it serves the purpose!

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[WILDHOBO]

Trying to start organizing the garage better and needed a way to store the top that didn't take up as much floor space and didn't need two people to safely move around.

I got searching the web, saw TopLiftPros had a remover and "drive into" storage over the hood, which looks solid but didn't want to shell out that kinda cash atm.

A few vendors had some metal/wood versions and after getting an idea of how those work I hit the paper.

Ended up getting the following:

(1) 2x4x10 cut in half
(1) 2x4x8 cut into (2) 25" and (4) 10" with ~6" left over
(4) heavy duty 3" casters
(1) Roll of 3M adhesive heavy .12" felt.
(1) Box of large headed 2 7/8" wood screws

The 10" peices were stacked in twos, screwed together.

Laid out the 5' board, put the 25" on them at the ends and screwed through the casters into both boards, nice and clean (pre-drilled to prevent split)

Screwed the 10" peices to the tope side of the "rear" board.

Felted the contact points (and some areas I thought were contact points, whoops)

Cheap project (under $60) and completed under 30 minutes.

My casters are larger and heavier duty than needed and the felt was a higher quality. It could have probably been done for ~$35 if you wanted.

Anyway, rolls around smoothly, holds the top rather securely so it serves the purpose!

Well done. I like it.

 

[MattHamilton]

I built a similar kind of rolling tray. I'm not sure how far you need to roll yours, but adding some kind of handle (even just a rope thing) helped mine. I need to roll mine out of my driveway, over my deck, across the lawn, and into a shed.

 

[MidloMike]

I like that idea! For me it's just in the garage so this has been working great for now.

 

[DBravo]

Trying to start organizing the garage better and needed a way to store the top that didn't take up as much floor space and didn't need two people to safely move around.

I got searching the web, saw TopLiftPros had a remover and "drive into" storage over the hood, which looks solid but didn't want to shell out that kinda cash atm.

A few vendors had some metal/wood versions and after getting an idea of how those work I hit the paper.

Ended up getting the following:

(1) 2x4x10 cut in half
(1) 2x4x8 cut into (2) 25" and (4) 10" with ~6" left over
(4) heavy duty 3" casters
(1) Roll of 3M adhesive heavy .12" felt.
(1) Box of large headed 2 7/8" wood screws

The 10" peices were stacked in twos, screwed together.

Laid out the 5' board, put the 25" on them at the ends and screwed through the casters into both boards, nice and clean (pre-drilled to prevent split)

Screwed the 10" peices to the tope side of the "rear" board.

Felted the contact points (and some areas I thought were contact points, whoops)

Cheap project (under $60) and completed under 30 minutes.

My casters are larger and heavier duty than needed and the felt was a higher quality. It could have probably been done for ~$35 if you wanted.

Anyway, rolls around smoothly, holds the top rather securely so it serves the purpose!

Well done. I built a "drive under" that I can park under and then back under to remove the top as i was concerned my 12 yr old would knock something like this over. I've since added a sheet of plywood to store my freedom tops when my sunrider is installed or vice versa.

 

[RHINO79]

This really makes me love my ragtop.

 

[NC_Overland]

This really makes me love my ragtop.

It’s 68 lbs and pretty easy to remove solo once you figure it out. It’s not an issue unless space is limited. I wouldn’t mind having both tops, but I wouldn’t want just the soft top since it’s my daily driver and I also take long road trips in it.

 

[Verne]

Well done. I built a "drive under" that I can park under and then back under to remove the top as i was concerned my 12 yr old would knock something like this over. I've since added a sheet of plywood to store my freedom tops when my sunrider is installed or vice versa.

Brilliant!!

 

[RHINO79]

Beautiful job by the way!!!

 

[Sweetums]

Trying to start organizing the garage better and needed a way to store the top that didn't take up as much floor space and didn't need two people to safely move around.

I got searching the web, saw TopLiftPros had a remover and "drive into" storage over the hood, which looks solid but didn't want to shell out that kinda cash atm.

A few vendors had some metal/wood versions and after getting an idea of how those work I hit the paper.

Ended up getting the following:

(1) 2x4x10 cut in half
(1) 2x4x8 cut into (2) 25" and (4) 10" with ~6" left over
(4) heavy duty 3" casters
(1) Roll of 3M adhesive heavy .12" felt.
(1) Box of large headed 2 7/8" wood screws

The 10" peices were stacked in twos, screwed together.

Laid out the 5' board, put the 25" on them at the ends and screwed through the casters into both boards, nice and clean (pre-drilled to prevent split)

Screwed the 10" peices to the tope side of the "rear" board.

Felted the contact points (and some areas I thought were contact points, whoops)

Cheap project (under $60) and completed under 30 minutes.

My casters are larger and heavier duty than needed and the felt was a higher quality. It could have probably been done for ~$35 if you wanted.

Anyway, rolls around smoothly, holds the top rather securely so it serves the purpose!

I'd worry about it getting tipped off the trolley, I'd consider adding an upright wrapped in carpet or something with a strap to go over and down to the base. It could be hinged to fold up when not in use.

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