Hardtop hoist/storage write-up
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Thanks for the great write-up! This gives me a lot of good ideas for designing my own hoist.
I do have a question regarding the hooks that you make out of U bolts.
Ideally, what length of hook do you need hanging down from the bottom edge of the T frame, to hook to the underside of the top? I'm not sure if I'm going to make my frame out of the steel channel or out of reinforced wood, so the length of the U bolt would need to be longer with wood.
Also, if I do decide to use channel strut (which I'm leaning towards), which type of channel nuts do I need to get? Framing nuts, spring nuts, or the cone nuts?
I do have a question regarding the hooks that you make out of U bolts.
Ideally, what length of hook do you need hanging down from the bottom edge of the T frame, to hook to the underside of the top? I'm not sure if I'm going to make my frame out of the steel channel or out of reinforced wood, so the length of the U bolt would need to be longer with wood.
Also, if I do decide to use channel strut (which I'm leaning towards), which type of channel nuts do I need to get? Framing nuts, spring nuts, or the cone nuts?
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My roof has a roof rack attached to the top of it, would that be strong enough to suspend the roof by instead of the T-bar? Or do I need to rig something up that will fit around the rack? Also could I just leave it hanging without building the shelf for it to sit on? My garage ceiling is two stories off the ground and I can't see myself positioning a shelf under the roof via ladder every time I use this set up.
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Originally Posted by ScubaDude
My roof has a roof rack attached to the top of it, would that be strong enough to suspend the roof by instead of the T-bar? Or do I need to rig something up that will fit around the rack? Also could I just leave it hanging without building the shelf for it to sit on? My garage ceiling is two stories off the ground and I can't see myself positioning a shelf under the roof via ladder every time I use this set up.