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Mike
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taking the hard top off

Post: # 5040Post Mike
March 28th, 2015, 9:21 pm

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Using hoist for first time


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All tied up bit of an angle but easier to lift off than by hand
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Re: taking the hard top off

Post: # 5045Post zildjian
March 28th, 2015, 10:39 pm

Mine's propped up in the garage just now,
I probably should have left it warehoused at work I don't need it until year end now after all, but this is becoming a thing with you lot


(and yes I blame Mark)

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Re: taking the hard top off

Post: # 5062Post rubberrat
March 29th, 2015, 11:20 am

Pfft! ^

Mike, would the roof rails be strong enough to lift with meatier plates on the underside?
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Re: taking the hard top off

Post: # 5074Post TrueDink
March 29th, 2015, 1:06 pm

I do the exact same thing.
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Re: taking the hard top off

Post: # 5076Post zildjian
March 29th, 2015, 1:18 pm

Doesn't it clutter up the place though?
I just haven't got the room to work around it unfortunately

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Re: taking the hard top off

Post: # 5078Post TrueDink
March 29th, 2015, 2:00 pm

The hard top comes off and on every time I mount up. It comes off the truck and sits on the trailer my demountable usually sits on. It only adds about 20mins to the process.
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Re: taking the hard top off

Post: # 5080Post Mike
March 29th, 2015, 3:01 pm

rubberrat wrote:Pfft! ^

Mike, would the roof rails be strong enough to lift with meatier plates on the underside?
Hi Mark well im not sure, they are designed to have weight bearing down rather than pulling. The hardtop is metal so quite heavy, thats why I felt better to wrap round under neath.
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Re: taking the hard top off

Post: # 5086Post FinAde
March 29th, 2015, 9:17 pm

Similar setup to ours for the L200... no hardtop on the Amarok currently - luckily as the carport needs raising first..
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Re: taking the hard top off

Post: # 5383Post zildjian
April 20th, 2015, 12:59 pm

So Chris, a variety of different methods here all of which positively scream Health and safety, but as I say if you can slide it off over tailgate onto something roughly the same height as truck, that's easiest and safest

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lostinthewilds said

Post: # 5388Post zildjian
April 20th, 2015, 5:33 pm

"Alternatively this might work."

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