Well,
Imagine that! I bought my electric lift from Harbor Freight, as well.
There were more than one rating load.
/Steve Laifman/
/Editor - /*/TigersUnited.com/* <http://www.tigersunited.com>
On 12/30/11 10:50 AM, 65tiger@comcast.net wrote:
> that electric hoist and dongle look identical to the 1,000 lb hoist
> I bought from harbor freight. its serviced me well for 11 years,
> even used it for my crate motor (not for installation, just unload
> it from truck). it gets rare use, like suspend Christmas tree for
> wrapping and storing.
> i made a manual pulley hoist to store my electric mower at the garage
> roof. That has worked beautifully for 19 years, and gave me that
> little extra space. I am the only house on the court that parks two
> cars in the garage.
> hope you are doing well,
> curtis esl => trw => ngc :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Laifman"<slaifman@socal.rr.com>
> To: gharlowe@comcast.net
> Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 12:26:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Hard Top Storage
>
> Graham,
>
> I was faced with a problem on storing a hard top. The resolution(s) for
> me was a home-made sling to hoist the hard top to the garage ceiling. I
> purchased the a "sling", mounted on a manual winch rope attached to a
> ceiling pulley. Worked just fine. As I recall, I got the sling at
> Sunbeam Specialties.
>
> I also got a electric lift and fitted cover for my Thunderbird's hard top.
> Rafter attached, from, Thunderbird Concepts (San Diego, CA) ) On Sale,
> now, for $188 from $337:
>
> http://www.thunderbirdconcepts.com/hardtop-cart.htm
>
> and a Hardtop Dust Cover for top/cart. I prefer the electric lift model:
>
> http://www.thunderbirdconcepts.com/hoist.htm
>
>
> High quality stuff. With a little fitting, it can lift a Tiger Hardtop,
> as - but nowhere as expensive as the manual pulley system
>
> /Steve Laifman/
>
> /Editor - /*/TigersUnited.com/*<http://www.tigersunited.com>
>
>
>
> On 12/28/11 2:02 PM, Ron Fraser wrote:
>> Graham
>> For me the best place to store the hard top is on my Tiger. If your
>> working on your Sunbeam then that may not be handy.
>>
>> I have seen some of the carriers and they are very handy for holding
>> and getting the hard top out of the way. I'm not sure what you mean by a
>> natural position. Any carrier has to be built so that the weight of the hard
>> top holds it down on the carrier and you can't move the hard top off the
>> carrier with just a touch. You want the center of gravity of the carrier
>> and hard top to be as low to the ground as possible and the wheel base large
>> enough so it is very stable.
>>
>> Found this wood carrier and instructions for a TR6 which may give
>> you some good ideas. You will probably need to adjust some of the
>> dimensions for a Sunbeam hard top so examine every piece if you go this
>> route.
>> http://www.74tr6.com/hardtopcarrier.htm
>>
>> You can also find some with Google; hard top carriers and check the images
>> to for ideas.
>>
>> I saw one carrier made from tubing with pipe foam insulation or the foam may
>> have been roll bar padding.
>>
>> Good luck on your project
>>
>> Happy New Year to all
>>
>> Ron Fraser
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