Hoist question

[Mojave2021]

I have a garage that’s not very deep. Anyone aware of a hoist setup that could work in this scenario?

The ceiling at its highest point is 9 ft. There is a cross beam at 94 inches. The low point of the garage door is 87”. My Gladiator is 6 ft tall and the hard top can only get into the garage about an inch beyond the crossbeam.

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[Sarge502]

Mine works like a charm. All Husky brand cam buckles and hooks. Although the hooks say you can go into drywall, I went into the studs.

only difference I did from the video is since my ceiling is pretty high unlike his mini car port, and the hooks obviously attach to a lower point on the hard top in the rear, I went with 10foot cam buckles in the rear and 6 foot up front. Home Depot for the win.

 

[j.o.y.ride]

Can you mount the hoist in this cubby area with an arrow and run the line across the garage to a pulley, the red line

 

[Sarge502]

Can you mount the hoist in this cubby area with an arrow and run the line across the garage to a pulley, the red line

I’m sure you could but seems a bit intricate without actually seeing it in person. Not sure how deep the garage is either. But if the JT can back up that far into the cubby with rear clearance than just mount it in that area without Pullys. In my opinion pullys complicate things, and I’ve seen all kind of high tech unecessary hoist out there. I’m not a cheap dude by any means I’m actually quite the opposite. But I couldn’t have spent a better $50 on my hoist. And that’s even after I bought the longer straps for the rear after trial and error buying the 6 foot all around.

I drive that bad boy right on out once attached. I always back into my garage even before having the JT

 

[Mojave2021]

Can you mount the hoist in this cubby area with an arrow and run the line across the garage to a pulley, the red line

Thanks yes that was my thought as well. I think it’d need to be as far to the front of the garage as possible. I basically can only get the rear of the hardtop lined up with the rear of the cross beam. I’ll see if I can get a pic later with the JT in the garage.

I did talk to J Barr this morning and they thought I could mount their bracket horizontally close to that cross beam. They sent me this pic of that type of setup.

 

[cdyoung9799]

Thanks yes that was my thought as well. I think it’d need to be as far to the front of the garage as possible. I basically can only get the rear of the hardtop lined up with the rear of the cross beam. I’ll see if I can get a pic later with the JT in the garage.

I did talk to J Barr this morning and they thought I could mount their bracket horizontally close to that cross beam. They sent me this pic of that type of setup.

Based on your limited space, I think j.o.y.ride is spot on if you're wanting to do an actual hoist set-up vs the ratchet straps. If there's attic space over the rear section of your garage, I've even seen guys install the hoist in the attic (like the photo you attached), then cut small holes in the drywall to drop the cables down through. But, I assume you have a second story over this section due to the cross beam. I'm not a fan of the ratchet strap method because I know I would jack this up and my top would drop, but I have a lot of friends that use this, and it works perfectly for them. Not to mention, it's one of the most cost-effective DIY "lifts" you can do.

 

[Mojave2021]

I’m sure you could but seems a bit intricate without actually seeing it in person. Not sure how deep the garage is either. But if the JT can back up that far into the cubby with rear clearance than just mount it in that area without Pullys. In my opinion pullys complicate things, and I’ve seen all kind of high tech unecessary hoist out there. I’m not a cheap dude by any means I’m actually quite the opposite. But I couldn’t have spent a better $50 on my hoist. And that’s even after I bought the longer straps for the rear after trial and error buying the 6 foot all around.

I drive that bad boy right on out once attached. I always back into my garage even before having the JT

Thanks again for your help. I think given my limited space the strap based solution is a safer bet. What would you recommend in terms of strap length given that the ceiling height above the front of the roof is 8.25 ft and the ceiling above the rear of the roof is a bit over 9 feet?

My Home Depot only has the 10 ft straps in stock right now and I’m wondering if that’ll be too long.

 

[Sarge502]

Thanks again for your help. I think given my limited space the strap based solution is a safer bet. What would you recommend in terms of strap length given that the ceiling height above the front of the roof is 8.25 ft and the ceiling above the rear of the roof is a bit over 9 feet?

My Home Depot only has the 10 ft straps in stock right now and I’m wondering if that’ll be too long.

Based off that I actually would go with the 10 foot ones. Better longer than shorter. But I honestly don't think they'll even be too long anyways. I initially bought a set of 4, 6 footers cause the guy in the video did. They worked, but fully extended i would still have to physically lift the back part of the hard top up on the hooks which wsnt too bad but kind of defeated the purpose. Also since the straps were fully extended cause my ceilings overall height was a lot larger than the guy in the video I followed was, I had to get a ladder to even grab the handle part of the strap just to pull it down. So I went and got 10 foot ones for the rear and just left the 6 foot up front since the hooks attach at a higher point. I could have still went with the 10 foot up front too but the 6ft works, so I just kept it. But sounds like although you have a little cubby area the deal with and work around, your overall ceiling height is similar to mine, so I'd jus got with the 10 foot all around and just even out the access if its a little long, as you can see I did in my pics. Works like a charm, that's why I find it odd when people do all these intricate hoist etc, when most isn't necessary unless you just want a badass set up to look good. Mine holds fine. I'm off work every other weekend. And although my JT is garage kept all the time. When I'm off for multiple days at a time and the weather is nice. My top stays off and lifted slightly above it. I'm just careful backing in but it stays in place.

Hope that helps. Good luck.

 

[Mojave2021]

Thanks a ton Sarge, appreciate it!

 

[Chance575]

You could buy some garage door tracks. Hang them from the ceiling and build a carriage to go on it. Drop ratchet straps from that down. Lift off top, slide back out of the way

 

[Mojave2021]

Based off that I actually would go with the 10 foot ones. Better longer than shorter. But I honestly don't think they'll even be too long anyways. I initially bought a set of 4, 6 footers cause the guy in the video did. They worked, but fully extended i would still have to physically lift the back part of the hard top up on the hooks which wsnt too bad but kind of defeated the purpose. Also since the straps were fully extended cause my ceilings overall height was a lot larger than the guy in the video I followed was, I had to get a ladder to even grab the handle part of the strap just to pull it down. So I went and got 10 foot ones for the rear and just left the 6 foot up front since the hooks attach at a higher point. I could have still went with the 10 foot up front too but the 6ft works, so I just kept it. But sounds like although you have a little cubby area the deal with and work around, your overall ceiling height is similar to mine, so I'd jus got with the 10 foot all around and just even out the access if its a little long, as you can see I did in my pics. Works like a charm, that's why I find it odd when people do all these intricate hoist etc, when most isn't necessary unless you just want a badass set up to look good. Mine holds fine. I'm off work every other weekend. And although my JT is garage kept all the time. When I'm off for multiple days at a time and the weather is nice. My top stays off and lifted slightly above it. I'm just careful backing in but it stays in place.

Hope that helps. Good luck.

Sorry one more question - what screws/bolts did you use on the ceiling anchors?

 

[Sarge502]

Sorry one more question - what screws/bolts did you use on the ceiling anchors?

Yeah no problem. See below. I believe the make different load weights for these in the same brand. So if so get the strongest obviously. Brand really shouldn’t matter. But I got these which says you can go into drywall but I personally felt better about going into wood. So I found my studs and just screwed right into them without using the anchor piece, only the hook itself after predrilling the hole. Anything else just holler.

 

[Sarge502]

Mine came in black though opposed to the white. Got two packs of 2.as far as the buckles make sure you get the cam buckles and not ratchet straps. I’m sure you know but just to clarify.

 

[Verne]

Do you have the anchor point measurements? Sorry If I missed.

 

[93civej1]

Mine works like a charm. All Husky brand cam buckles and hooks. Although the hooks say you can go into drywall, I went into the studs.

only difference I did from the video is since my ceiling is pretty high unlike his mini car port, and the hooks obviously attach to a lower point on the hard top in the rear, I went with 10foot cam buckles in the rear and 6 foot up front. Home Depot for the win.

How do you lower down when its time? Looks like you would have to climb up somewhere to hit the release on each one

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