electric hardtop hoist

[jfdeno]

Has anyone used/engineered an electric hoist for hardtop removal?
I have been looking at garage storage units sold at basic big box hardware stores and looking for pics... thank you

 

[GSP9]

I bought one of the electric hoists from Harbor Freight. I got the 880 lb hoist because if I wanted to use it for other things I had the extra power. The 440 lb lift would work for the top though. I can't remember if I had a coupon or if it was just on sale, but the 880 lb lift was only $100 when I bought it. I don't have any pictures of the top coming off but if you google early bronco hardtop lifts, you'll run across plenty of pics.

 

[Specracer]

I went a slightly different direction. I just got one of these (a cable boat trailer winch), through a pulley attached to the joists. Then winch is simply lagged to a stud. Cheap and easy and worked for me

 

[wbgarman]

I actually just completed an electric hoist setup this past weekend. I leveraged these two sites below for the design:

http://panofish.net/garage-trailer-lift/

http://www.gregwessels.com/2015/06/01/jeep-lift.html

 

[AZ73]

Bought a HF 1100 lb hoist, on sale with a 25% off coupon. Attached it to 1.5 inch box steel 10 ft long and that to a 10 ft long 4X4 run perpendicular across reinforced rafters. It all sits up in the attic of the garage. Then I installed another access panel below it. I used it to lift the top off, the entire body off the frame, and to hoist the body dolly up to the ceiling to keep it out of the way when not using it. It plugs into the garage door opener outlet and the controls hang down through the access panel when I'm using it. When I'm not, it's all tucked away and whatever I've lifted is attached to eye-bolts with chain or HF ratchet straps. Sorry, it's AZ and 110 outside. Not willing to crawl up there at the moment to take a picture of it.

 

[Advanced]

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[chuckyb]

I installed this one and am very happy with it.

https://langeoriginals.com/collections/custom-hoist-a-tops

 

[mustanggarage]

I installed this one and am very happy with it.

https://langeoriginals.com/collections/custom-hoist-a-tops

I have that one also. originally bought it for my jeep, but adapted it for the bronco

 

[sprdv1]

lots of different ideas here

https://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=304124&highlight=top+storage
https://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=259741&highlight=top+storage
https://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299747&highlight=top+storage