Garage woes...

[ShikGluon]

So I closed on my first house this past Tuesday!!! Finally got a chance to park my Gladiator, Venator, in the garage. I totally should have tried out the garage on the model unit LOL... but... I would have bought them both again in a heartbeat!

My main reason for wanting a garage was to have a pulley system to take off the top. As you can see with the pictures, if the garage door is open, I won't be able to take the back top off. My thoughts are currently to build a system to take the top off with the garage door closed and then have it on a slide to bring it forward enough that I can open the garage door with it still hanging. Thoughts? Anyone else have this issue?

Oh.. side note... My CB antenna totally hits the top of the garage door. :D

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[HorneyBadger]

The top is light enough, why need a pulley system. take it off and have a place to store it. It's half the weight of the wifes JK 2 door top and we take it off every summer

 

[kevindsingleton]

What if you back in?

 

[ShikGluon]

The top is light enough, why need a pulley system. take it off and have a place to store it. It's half the weight of the wifes JK 2 door top and we take it off every summer

Trying to take it off without another person isn't possible.

 

[ShikGluon]

What if you back in?

Pretty sure it's the same issue, will need to double check once I can get in the garage again (we have a POD blocking the garage atm. :D

 

[kevindsingleton]

Pretty sure it's the same issue, will need to double check once I can get in the garage again (we have a POD blocking the garage atm. :D

Might be just enough difference to let you take the top off. I have some pulley hardware for lifting kayaks and bicycles that I'm hoping will be sufficient, but I haven't had a chance to try it, yet.

 

[stingrey]

When you back in, is this part not past the opened garage door?

 

[Iceguy24]

Maybe you could back in and carefully slide top down the bed until it clears the garage door opener and then winch it to the ceiling?

 

[Alans17]

FWIW I took the top off by myself last weekend and just left it in the backyard for a couple of days. It’s cumbersome but not terribly heavy. Having a place to store it is our problem

 

[ShikGluon]

FWIW I took the top off by myself last weekend and just left it in the backyard for a couple of days. It’s cumbersome but not terribly heavy. Having a place to store it is our problem

How did you get it off yourself without scratching everything?

 

[ShikGluon]

Maybe you could back in and carefully slide top down the bed until it clears the garage door opener and then winch it to the ceiling?

Oh, that's not a bad idea. Might be doable.

 

[ShikGluon]

When you back in, is this part not past the opened garage door?

I don't believe so, will need to double check.

 

[Zilla]

I don't believe so, will need to double check.

I think it WILL be.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

FWIW I took the top off by myself last weekend and just left it in the backyard for a couple of days. It’s cumbersome but not terribly heavy. Having a place to store it is our problem

Yeah, fine for young who are tall enough or have good backs or no arthritis, etc...... When lifting 70 pounds causes a visit to the heating pad or Advil............
"Oh, it's EASY, anyone can do it"
People so don't even consider the age, health or even handicaps other Americans can have.
What about a guy or gal who is say, 5'5" - not so simple, perhaps.

Someone wants to find a way to pulley it up and they get nothing but pushback "you don't need a pulley, simply lift it off.
If it was that easy for THEM - would they be asking?

 

[Gvsukids]

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/garage-hoist.25468/

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