Hard top hoist CofG?

[mole42]

Can any of you who have a hoist in the garage roof tell me how far back from the front of the hard top is the centre of gravity?
I have a new garage and I'm going to finally fit the manual winch to a batten across, but I don't know where to install it!
Any help with measurements gratefully received.
Richard

[Guest]

If I remember correctly it's around the middle (ish) of the side windows?

[Motorsport Micky]

If I remember correctly ...it can be found on the search facility, always worth trying there first.

Micky

[Mister G]

Can any of you who have a hoist in the garage roof tell me how far back from the front of the hard top is the centre of gravity?
I have a new garage and I'm going to finally fit the manual winch to a batten across, but I don't know where to install it!
Any help with measurements gratefully received.
Richard

I'm at the same point you are just starting out fitting a hoist
I don't fancy using a single lateral bar though and am thinking of having two, one just in front of the B pillars and the other through the windows as described above
Just trying to avoid it rocking on a single bar
IIRC there were some pics and a post from Julian Leyton when he did his hoist system in his new and very swanky garage
John

[kevin p]

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These might help - they are on the forum search!

[malc4d]

If using only 1 roofrack bar, its just behind the chrome B pillars almost where the glass starts

[LD334]

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This is my one.

[mole42]

Thanks guys, just what I needed.

Mickey & Kevin - I did use the search but it came up with only an approximation. The search function is only as good as the search term you enter, and I usually manage to ask something it doesn't understand!

[Mister G]

Thanks from me as well, I had not thought about roof rack bars (Kevin) but a good idea as my headroom is limited
John

[v8ken]

I did buy a roof rack but found the easiest way was to open the rear quarterlights and fead a 2-3 inch wideIMAG0704.jpgIMAG0704.jpg strap through the hard top and winch it centrally from the top.To stop the hard top spinning around,just secure at the front(through the front handles)with a smaller strap.
These are earlier photos before I used the wider strap-just through the windows,,as far forward as possible.
Ken

[Stagless Steve]

I suspend mine from a single piece of 4 x 2 using a single packing strap that is looped twice under the roof, once just behind the electric connecting pins and the other through the rear quarterlights, which I then close to stop it slipping. The hard top is still a little rear heavy when raised like this but I just lift the back with my hand as I raise the hardtop. I then position wooden support beams front and back when it is up in the roof so that the lifting gear is not taking the weight while in storage.

Steve

[TR5convalescent]

Does anyone know what it weighs? I know it's a two man lift, while my old TR6 HT could just be handled by me.

[mole42]

It's been asked before - about 70kg seems to be about right.