So, everybody knows that taking the hard top off of your Jeep is very difficult when you
don't have a soft top to switch over to in the summer months.
Not to mention, you do need another person, and it's very heavy and big, and you have
to find somewhere to store it.
This Lange Originals Crank Hoist-A-Top is gonna be the easiest and a very safe and convenient
way to get the hard top up off of your Jeep.
Now, I would like to mention that you will need a 7-foot ceiling or taller in order to
use this and you need room to park the jeep underneath the hoist.
So, this system is gonna consist of two different working pieces.
You're gonna have your frame which is gonna hold your hard top and then you're gonna have
your crank which will be like a manual winch that will lift your hard top up and off of
your Jeep.
So, let's start by assembling the frame.
So, now that we have all of our frame parts on our table, we can go ahead and assemble
our frame.
And these will just clip in.
So, I would like to mention that these holes on the actual frame are specific to if you
have a 2-door, a 4-door JK or a TJ.
So, the hard top that we're using is for a 2-door JK.
So, we're gonna slide our arms farther in to be able to line up correctly on our smaller
hard top.
So, if you have a 4-door JK, you can leave it at this outer hole or if you have a TJ,
you can leave it there, but we are going to push it in farther for our 2-door.
And then the same goes with the rear, there are gonna be two holes.
If you do have a 2-door JK, you wanna push it into the second hole.
If you have a 4-door or a TJ, you're gonna leave it at that last hole.
So, now we can start putting all of the extra pieces on our frame.
So, I would like to mention that these are not styrofoam, these are actually parts for
this.
They're gonna be bumpers that are gonna allow your hard top not to touch against your T-tops
or against this metal frame.
So, they're important.
Don't throw them out.
So, you're gonna take the smaller portion of the styrofoam and slide it through.
It's gonna have a little slit to allow it to go fully through.
And this is for when you have your T-tops on top.
So, with the white styrofoam, you're also gonna get a set of round bumpers.
These are also gonna be for your T-tops to not allow it to hit the frame.
So, you can just slide those on the outer arms and you wanna make sure that we put these
on first because once you get your hooks on there, you won't be able to get your bumpers
on.
You will be able to adjust where they sit, though.
You're gonna have two on each side and then we can put this last styrofoam piece on at
the end since it does come in two pieces.
So, after those are on, we can start attaching our hooks so we can hang our hard top.
So, the hole at the end of the arm here is gonna be for your hook.
So, all you have to do is insert that through.
So, before we put on our nylon nut, we do need our strap here with two grommets.
This is gonna be able to hold on to our hook as well as attach our bungee cord to which
will hold down our T-tops while they're placed on our film bumpers.
So, you're gonna thread on your lock nut and then you're gonna need a 9/16 deep socket
to tighten that down.
So, you wanna make sure that your hook, as well as your little nylon strap, is facing
the inside of the frame.
And you can adjust that at the end while your nut is snug.
So, once that's snug down, we can take our end cap and pop that in and move over to the
other side.
So, these aren't gonna tighten down all the way and the reason for that is because you're
gonna wanna be able to swivel it around and adjust the strap, as well as adjust the hook
so you can get it positioned correctly on the hard top.
But you do want them pretty snug.
So, after attaching the two front hooks, we can attach our last hook.
This is gonna be your smart hook so when you raise your top up in the air, this is gonna
allow your glass to stay shut.
Now, you can slide this piece under and you will be able to adjust this.
Now, you can put your lock nut on there.
And you can tighten that down with the same 9/16-inch socket.
After you're done tightening that down, you can place your end cap on the end.
Now, our last step is to install the larger portion of the foam and this will go at the
back end.
All you have to do is connect these together.
This foam piece is gonna support your T-tops while they're sitting on top of your hard
top.
So, now that we're finished assembling our frame, we can move over and install our crank
and pulley system.
So, obviously, we do not have a garage but we still wanna show you a basic overview of
how to install this pulley system.
So, once you find the studs in your ceiling, you're going to attach a board in between
them with two screws on either side and then you're gonna attach another 34 inches back.
After you're finished with your two ceiling mounts, you're gonna wanna move to the back
wall where it meets the ceiling to mount your third pulley mount, and you're gonna want
that to mount across three studs and install six screws.
So, your next step is gonna be mounting up your crank system.
You want to measure 50 inches up from the floor and mount a board in between two studs
to mount up your crank.
So, in order to mount this up, we need to access the back end.
So, you need to remove this crank pulley.
You're gonna need an 11/16 open-ended wrench and a 9/16-inch socket.
So, now that we've removed our pulley system from our crank, we can mark and drill quarter-inch
pilot holes.
So, now we can install our crank system with the provided lag bolt and washer with a 14-millimeter
socket.
After everything is bolted up, we can re-install our crank pulley.
After our crank pulley is re-installed, we can go ahead and install our handle using
a 19-millimeter socket.
So, now we're gonna install our double pulley above our crank system with the four provided
screws.
So, now after installing our double pulley, we can go ahead and install our single ceiling
pulleys.
So, we wanna make sure that our first pulley away from the wall is in line with this outer
pulley so we're gonna use our tape measure and use the stud as a reference.
So, this measures 3 inches out from the middle of the stud.
We're gonna go back to our first mounting point and measure roughly 3 inches out from
the center of the stud and mark our hole.
So, the same thing goes with this pulley as the last pulley, we're gonna use our four
provided screws and drill into the center.
You're wanna double check your measurements and make sure everything lines up.
Now, we can mark for our second pulley a half inch over from the wall.
We can use our reference point as 3 inches and move a half inch over.
So, Lange Originals is gonna provide you 43 feet of steel cable.
So, the steel cable is gonna be strong enough to hoist your very heavy hard top up and be
able to store it in the air with no problem at all.
So, before we put this on the crank system, we're gonna measure this out to 20 feet and
mark our length.
So, in order to simplify measuring out a very long cable, we measure the length of our table
and it's approximately 5-foot long, so we're gonna take four sections of this cable and
then mark it off.
So, one side of your cable is gonna be 20 feet and the other is gonna be 23.
You wanna make sure that you have the 20-foot side in your hand so you can feed it through
this bottom circular hole until your tape mark.
So, now we're gonna take the same side of that 20-foot line and feed it through this
bottom square hole.
So, now we're gonna take the 23-foot side and thread it through that top square hole.
So, basically, your lines are gonna be crossed.
So, now we're gonna run both of our wires through our double pulley.
You wanna make sure that each side that it's pointing towards is going to that top pulley.
You wanna make sure there is no binding in the line and that there is no crossings.
So, once you have that threaded through that pulley, you can start to thread it through
your first pulley mounted out from the wall.
Now you can take your second cable and thread it through the other side.
So, after you have the left side pulled through the double pulley, we're gonna thread it through
the farthest pulley from the wall.
Now, we can take the frame and attach it to our hoist.
So, you wanna lay it down in front of the cable where we'll be attaching it.
So, now we can attach our front cable to this frontmost point and we can use our provided
hardware to put it in first and then insert our cable through so that it lines in the
lining of this.
So, once the cable is looped through that front hole, we can secure it with our clamps.
Now, the directions are gonna provide you with a diagram.
We're gonna put one on each end and then one in the middle.
You can thread on your nut and then tighten down your nuts with an 18-millimeter deep
socket.
So, once the front cable is on, I would recommend tightening up the cable so both sides are
even.
So, what I do like about this hoist is that even though it is manually operated, because
you're getting a mechanical advantage out of the pulleys, it is really easy to take
your top off.
So, once you have tension on the front line, it will even out this back line and we can
install this exactly how we installed the front.
You wanna make sure to keep everything level, that you mount this to the backmost point.
Once your clamps are tightened down, then you're all set for hoisting.
But before we get the hard top under here, I would like to mention that at $250 right
now, this is gonna be your most affordable option for a manual crank-pulley system.
If you go a little bit up in price, you do see options that come with winches that may
be a little bit more convenient for you, but if you wanted to keep it budget-friendly,
and you wanted a more simpler option, we also have those available.
But I think for $250, this is a high-quality, solid option to lift your very expensive hard
top.
Now, let's get the hard top under here so I can show you how to lift this up.
So, now that we have our hard top underneath our hoist, we can go ahead and attach the
hoist onto the hard top.
I would recommend to start in the back with the smart hook in the liftgate and all you
have to do is open that up and insert the smart hook in, and carefully close the liftgate
back down.
After you carefully close that, you can slide this down.
So, this tab will prevent your gate from opening.
And now we can move and adjust the front.
Now that we have the back attached, we can hook up the front.
After all your hooks are attached, we can attach our freedom panels.
So, you're just gonna lay these on top and you might have to adjust your foam.
And then you can use your provided bungee cord and your nylon strap with the grommet
and attach those.
So, just make sure at this point that everything is disconnected from the back of your hard
top and then you're ready for hoisting.
So, that's it for my review and install on Lange Originals Crank Hoist-A-Top.
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