HG07JKRubi

My initial post in this thread mentions the measurments of the T-bars you will need for the hoist. Feel free to ask questions regarding this build, it's worked out real well for me.

1963Duo

Thnaks,
I have not had the chance to measure the height of the hard top so i ll know how much clearance i ll have above my head in my garage. Could you give me that measurement as well as the measurement of the lowest part of the set compared to the heigt of the ceiling?
Thanks again

HG07JKRubi

I have a 10' ceiling and the lowest point of my setup if probably 5'7" off the ground. I know because I'm 5'5" and I can walk under with just a little clearance. Sometimes it nice to be short. I could have probably raised the shelf higher manually by going up 1 chanin link at a time but due to the hoist pulleys etc I couldnt hoist it any higher than I did. You could always gain a few inches by not installing the shelf, I think that's really optional.

1963Duo

Thank you very much , that is what i needed.

DROCK_IN_NC

Ok. This is my first post.. Anyway, I purchased the manual Hoist-a-top setup before I found this killer forum. I need some experts to ring in on this. Is this thing really worth the $$ or do I go with a custom one? I have heard of the manual one slipping and that really worrys me.

HG07JKRubi

Well you can save some money building your own and even build it as good if not better than Lange's. I can tell you if you use the right hand (brake) winch it will not slip. It's what the winch is designed for. (see the inital post for what I used). Good luck.

HEK

Great set up, I just had my garaged finally wired and will steal your design, with a few alterations as I do not have a ceiling but an open "peak" with a center wall separating both sides.
Thanks for the pic of your ceiling.....

mharper

My garage has 12" ceilings so I build my hoist to pull the top above the open garage door.

Thanks for the write up, I did modify it a little for my application, but kept the same basic design, including the shelf.....

Great Thread....

Mike

SFD1248

Free Bump. This is too good.

bmbl_b

Amazing - very very clever