That's got to be the cutest how-to video I have ever seen. You running around with your little stool is terrific!

My 6 year old daughter saw me watching your video and she said "wooooow, she is sooooo pretty" I went to walmart and grabbed a portable 2000lb winch for around $60. I added some cable pulley's and came across a guy who didn't want his hoist anymore because it came as a manual. I lucked out. So far, I only got about $90 in the entire set up. It's more than your strap idea, which is great, but I had to go for electric. I will have to post a video of mine here soon so other people can get an idea

Ive been looking online for some type of hoist for about 2 months. Seeing the price range is about $129-$300. I watched your video this morning, went to lowes and spent $17 on a 4 pack of straps & 4 eyelet screws, came home and installed it in about 15 mins. Top is off!! Thanks for the idea!!

very simple and it works. I did something similar, but used an old wide tow strap (cut into two pieces). I looped them under the top on each side from door to rear and attached them all at a central point above the top. I connected a cable through a pulley attached at the ceiling. The cable runs to one "come a long" ratchet (that I attached to a floor plate-stud). The only benefit over your system is that only one ratchet is involved, and it lifts all the way to the ceiling.

That is the neatest idea! That was sweet of your boyfriend to do that for you. Wish I had one who made one for me. I also wish I had a Jeep. LOL!

I also use the tiedown strap system for hanging my 06 Unl Rubicon from the ceiling. I live in Vegas and run the soft top fall, winter and spring (weather is pretty mild then). Due to summer heat the hard top goes back on. I've had the top hanging for up to 8 months without any issues. One thing I do different, I have a 2x4 board that runs under the front of the top, left to right, which the top sits on. Eye bolts are used to hook the tiedowns into. Stops the sides of the top from flexing.

Simple yet effective. I have been reviewing various lifts all morning when I came across your video. Seems like the easiest and cheapest way to go. Thanks for sharing!

I just wanted to thank you :) I used your idea and it works so good. No more struggling with the top when im alone.

Great idea! Just took of top of my 2011 Rubicon and needed the neighbor to help me. Figured there had to be a better way - too bad I didn't look here first! Going to install eyes and ratchets net weekend.

Nice rig, really like the simplicity of it all. Just ordered one of these and was concerned about storing the hard top but this looks like an excellent solution! Thanks for the idea :P

Great to see, I have just been looking at a Hoist, as I live in Australia, the price starts at $475 for a manual to $600 for a elect one. I am now heading to the hardware store to buy some good ratchet straps & give this a try. I'll tell you how I go.

This is really an ingenious idea. I'm definitely going to consider rigging something like this in my garage as I'm looking to get a Jeep with a hard top in a few years.

Love the setup! Nice, simple and in-expensive. Smart Girl!

@NanaimoDogWalker

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Roberto

Awesome! Glad to hear that you have more time for other things now.

Great video! Simple and easy. It's always a pain rounding up a few people to take the top off. Thanks

Great video. Thanks for posting!

Looks great; nice and simple!!

I use these if I drown my dirtbike. Lift front wheel and drain water from pipe. Great idea. And cute video. I'm a foot person so liked watching you climb the stool..! Very nice jeep...

Very nice invention!!! I hope u enjoyed your day and plenty more with the top off!!!

that was AWESOME!!!!!!!! Cant wait to do this!! Thanks for Sharing!!

I am about to get my Jeep 🚙 and this is an awesome idea!!!! Thanks for posting this

@NanaimoDogWalker

7 жыл бұрын

You are so very welcome. Enjoy your jeep.

Very creative, nice job!

Great job Anne!

absolutely perfect. AND it doesnt spin out of control like the hoists do!

just a helpful idea. IN MY JEEP (some don't have them), under the hard top there is black metal loop. I use this same system but I hook the straps to those metal loops. The loops are right above where the passenger door is, kinda where a seatbelt would go.

Once again I can not thank you enough for taking the time to make your video.

Thank you for the post. I have 3 small girls and no good way to get the top off til now:))

Very cool! Just got a '12 Rubicon....I will build this! Thanks for posting!

Nice work, btw your jeep looks like a brand new one, very well maintained.

thanks, I am borrowing from you and others and doing the same Hard Top Hoist. Thank you for the information and demonstration.

Great job for getting the hardtop off by yourself. Use a small step ladder for safer ratcheting. I think they sell small rubber mats with parking blocks that can be glued to the floor to help people park in their garage without crashing into the wall. Those same mats could help you place your Jeep in the exact spot you need in order to put the hardtop back on. Find a better ratcheting system or hoist that makes softer lowering/landing of the hardtop.

Great idea, it's my next project. simple but effective. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent demo , thank you !

Great idea, thank you for the video

Nice vid! You should make another video to accompany this one with you putting the top back on!

Thanks so much. The idea to hang it in the first place was mine. I was originally looking at hoists and then found out they were too expensive, Then was thinking of some type of pulley system and together we came up with this version.

Would have been funny if you said "be right back" and then left us sitting there watching the top gently swing until the camera battery ran out. Not one of us would blame you. Well done video and thanks.

Great job on the video SG, I'll be using your design to base mine off of once I get my JKU.

Very good design on your own, I too will use that. I like creative mods... thanks for sharing..

Great idea thanks for posting. Going to Home Depot tomorrow to get the eye bolts and straps. Your attitude totally matches your vehicle.

@NanaimoDogWalker

8 жыл бұрын

thank you Stephen. Good luck with your set up

I think the front straps should go at the back door in the corner that will probably give you a better balanced lift and less pressure on the front part But this is a great idea thanks for sharing

pretty awesome idea lady, Simple and very effective two thumbs up !!!!!!!

So I attempted your way but on my JL there’s no where safe to grab the S hooks?? So decided to actually only use two ratchets in the front but run them through the Jeep to the back. Then attach rear hooks to ceiling & ratchet up.

@tinac2021

3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same for my JL

you could put tennis balls or something like them on the end of each pulley strap to line it up when ur backing up to put the top back on so when ur inbetween all 4 ur right in place

👌😎👍that is awesome! That's exactly what I want to do in my garage! And for me it should be a lot easier because mine is two doors! Great job 👏 👍 👌

This is so cool, I want one!!

This is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing.

Awesome 👏 job 😄🙌🏼

is it bad that a small part of me was like.. hey thats an improper step stool.. fall.. fall.. FALL!! HAHA sorry but pretty wicked set up!

Great Job!

Thank you for sharing this.... the T-type "T & L Strap Ties" are a much better design than the other solutions/designs (lag bolts, 2x4s, etc.) I have seen elsewhere on KZread. BTW: Nice Jeep --- almost as nice as mine (just kidding LOL). Thank you again and best wishes.

This is my 2nd season of using this method, no warping issues at all. I do not constantly leave it hanging for months at a time. The roof goes back on when raining out. To lower the roof I place the fronts first and them with a rolled up towel to protect the edge of vehicle I slowyl lower the back. It comes down fast at times and that is why the rolled towel is there. So that it does not damage the roof or edge of jeep. You really have to be alert and ready on the downing of the back.

awesome idea. Good job.

Nice Jeep !

Great solution !! thanks for sharing

thank you so much for this video,.,.,. I have been thinking and thinking of the easiest way to do this by myself ,.,.,. super smart ,.,. god bless,.,.,. your friend from Baja

I built one just like this for my 2 DR. For 30 bucks in parts, you can't beat it.

I been so interested with Jeeps Wranglers lately especially when I got into a car accident with a person that had a Jeep Wrangler last week.. I had a 2007 Toyota Camry and the other driver had a Jeep Wrangler 2 doors and he had like these guards and when we crashed, there was only a little scratch on his guards. On the other hand.. my Camry totally got wrecked. Then I thought Wranglers are pretty sturdy!!!

thank you for the video. i just made one today for my tj wrangler. best idea ever! i am not sure how to get it down. haha, can you make a video on how to get it down with the ratchets> thanks. and i am problably gonna keep it there untill winter time. do you think it should be okay hanging from the studs?

So, the two front hooks connect good? They look like they would just slide off. I'll have to check my top. I'm also planning on doing the same setup. Thanks.

How did it do that? As you can see by my video, the way that I lifted mine, it is impossible to flip. If little ole 5'3" me can do it. Not sure how a top can flip over using this process nor how it can jump out of your garage and onto the driveway stones.

Bravo!!Good job!

Nice, thanks for sharing, stilettogrrrl. Sorry the sons are a might caught up with their lives, but nice to have a man as handy as you do to do your set up. I had a '90 Wrangler, soft top--looking at used Wrangler Sports for my next ride, the 4.0L with that inline 6. Been thinking I would prefer a hard top this time--I know they are built better as far as ride goes now, and did enjoy going topless in so brief a time, but those plastic windows--and the noise. Garage makes all the difference now

Not sure I'm posting this in the right area but I also just purchases a 2012 Wrangler (upgraded from a 2009). I also love this idea but had one question. Generally when you release those straps they come apart quick. Have you had any issues lowering it slowly? If not, how did you do it?

Where are you connecting the hooks on each corner? Is there a safe slot to fasten them too without scratching the surface?

JEEP looks sharp. Where did you buy the chrome door handles and the bug guard? Are they easy to install? What other extra's are on the jeep? Good video

@MarineAgainstTerror How do I like the jeep or hardtop? I love the jeep (wish it was easier on gas though) and the hardtop I love because it is the 3 way top. I can take the 2 panels out and make it like an open t-roof. Great for when it may rain in a few hours and you dont want to have to take off the whole thing

Where did you attach rear hooks? Just in the gap created by the open window? Thanks.

pretty cool set up... but I would just get a soft top for the summer , that way you only take the hard top off once in the spring and back on in the fall plus you have a garage so you could probably leave your soft top down most of the time

@MarineAgainstTerror I love the older jeeps as well. My jeep came with both tops but I only have used the hard one.

Great idea

For $50 I built a block and tackle lift using a 5 foot long 2x4 on the bottom and a short 2x4 attached to the ceiling of my garage. I loop 2 cam buckle straps on either side of the roof from the point where the rear door meets the roof and out the rear window. The 5 foot piece of lumber slides through the 2 straps. I put an eye bolt on each end of the 2x4 and ran the straps through them to keep the straps from sliding during the lift. I can stand in one spot and lift the top with 1 hand. After lifting, I secure the rope and the top is safely stored at the ceiling.

@donnaerickson5701

7 жыл бұрын

G Mose could you send me a pic of your set up for taking off your hard top?....thanks for your time, Donna

@NanaimoDogWalker

7 жыл бұрын

would love to see what that looks like too G Mose.

@bobbyfrangos100

5 жыл бұрын

Can you please send me a picture of this set up?

I liked the Jeep, work, and I really liked you.

That's great; looks tiring to do one corner at a time; I think it's a bit shaky when releasing them tie-downs to lower the roof back in place... I al suggest the use of pulley, rope/cable and 2x4 or steel rods to lift/lower the roof evenly and under controlled. What you have is a nice way to go; much better than having 3-4 people to do the work and risk of dropping the roof.

Where do you attach the hooks by the rear window? Thanks!

@MrBeechwood911 Are you referring to the ceiling points or the roof top?

i love the color

Very creative

genius, plus this ladys in awesome shape

I borrowed your idea. Works great!

What are the measurements between the eyebolts?

GENIUS!!!!!!

Wow... quite innovative and one can do it solo :-)

Love this THANK YOU!!!!

I have 2, a german shepherd and a standard poodle. I tie mine in so they cannot reach the edge. I also hike dogs for a living and when I have client dogs I do not remove the top. You could loop a short leash through the posts of your head rests (the 2 center posts) and test to make sure that your dog does not reach the edge. If so, he could hang himself if he were to jump. Hope that helps.

We need part two. Putting in back on....

Good Set-up. I would go get a small folding step stool.

How do you get it down? I've seen these videos before but no one shows how to get it down. Ratchets don't ratchet down.

@spaz0303

10 жыл бұрын

Its not hard..as long as you have the good type of ratchet straps its easy to just use one hand and release the one side at a time

@reefer4747

5 жыл бұрын

@@spaz0303 Ratchet straps DONT "ratchet down" !!!!!!

@garrylarson5283

5 жыл бұрын

Truth - that was my exact thought and why I watched this video hoping they would show that. I’d like to get the roof a bit higher like maybe about 10”-12” so its not right in the way in the middle of my garage!

@eirizarry2568

4 жыл бұрын

The top is NOT heavy...just cumbersome because it is big...but letting one side down at a time is not difficult.

@tinac2021

3 жыл бұрын

I can't tell where you hooked it in the back? I don't see where to on mine? Hmmmm?

How did you hook the hard top to the end of the strap?

Awesome idea! Thank you!!!!! :)

Eureka!! What an excellent way to take the top off without hurting your back. Space saving as well, well done excellent ingenuity. Gonna install this in my garage this weekend...

@NanaimoDogWalker

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you...it was so easy to do too. Just be sure you are careful on the down.

@blackhawk0194

7 жыл бұрын

Installed. Lifting was easy but the lowering part was very tricky. Great idea tho but maybe some sort of a hoist would ease the process...

Excellent answer to an annoying problem! Any concerns with warping the top at the front lip? Maybe two more straps mid-way after its raised a bit would distribute the weight more evenly.

very smart, Daisy Duke!

I just purchased a new 2012 Unlimited Rubicon. Took your idea, implemented it and want to thank you because it is a perfect solution and far less expensive and far less space occupying than the stand on wheels that MOPAR sells for storing the tops. One question, how long at a stretch have you left the hard top hanging in the garage. Have you heard if there would be any harm to leave them hanging for prolonged periods of time?

Awesome! Thanks!

What year is your Jeep? It looks like the Canyon Red color on my 2010 Wrangler but much brighter and nicer.

Did he have to find the wooden beams to attach the hooks to the ceiling?

How easy is it to lower back on?

If you are looking to get a work out up and down the stool all the time that is a cool inexpensive system. For a few $ more check the Hoister! available from Ultimate Truck in Milwaukee WI for $129.00. The Hoister is safer for lowering the top back on the vehicle also. Cheers

Thanks so much for your comment Tigercichlid312...I guess you did not read my full description as I did say that after I shut the camera off I tied up the straps so that they were not in the way. I will check out your suggestion for the stop pin...but I find that a pillow or towel works just fine to buffer the release of the straps if they lower to quickly.