DIY Garage Hoist / Lift System / Rooftop Tent Storage

[@PatriotDIY]

The hoist I used in this video worked great, but a couple days later i saw this WIRELESS one and I couldnt resist....so heres a link to the wireless one I ended up with! amzn.to/3tO1W6U

[@danhenninger1]

Awesome! Great job. I’m going to lift mine a little differently but I have t-slots on the side of my RTT. Chains were a nice touch I didn’t think of, thnx 👍

[@thierrywyss5241]

Hello, thank you very much, I have all the informations and much more to make my own and store winter or summer car tires there depending on the season.

[@trick700]

Great idea…

[@NaderAjlouny]

Question, I am trying to do a system in my garage for my son's train table. Was there a reason other than your garage being steel framed to using the super strut c channel for the frame base for the lift? I will need to mount the 4 corners directly to my ceiling so Im wondering if in my scenario the super strut is over kill since I can use the house joists as mounting for the pulleys? As well as the fact that I need to go to the ceiling versus having ceiling framing to work around. I will build the base frame out of 2x4x8 and do cross members across in about every 16" ish supporting the 4 outer corners of the frame with some mitered angle braces to keep it square and support from potential twisting. The top will be 3/4 plywood and on top of that a combination of sculpted insulation foam, some buildings, bridges and HO scale tracks for his trains along with buildings and scenery over time I guess. Obviously the trains themselves as well. I like the double pulley design and think it will work well and am going to attempt to put legs that can be lowered and raised perhaps with a simple latch bolt and ceiling chain approx 12"-14" with hook to loop to so the frame doesn't also keep weight and strain on the winch and cables. I am trying to determine mounting of the winch also to determine lift etc? Do you suggest any sort of stop block to guide when you know it's time to stop? If so what or how might you do that? So all in all from parts list you used 1 or 2 bundles of rope? How many pulleys a total of 10? The spring clamps? I assume if I am using 2x4 I will need the eyebolts to be 6" not 4" correct? Would it bet find to use the paracord or would steel cable be better? Do you think this will work this way and do you think there might be better or alternate ways to build it?

[@Anthony-ys4lp]

maybe add 1 more pulley so the control is at a more reasonable height

[@PatriotDIY]

Ended up switching to a wireless remote winch, link in description

[@stuartkorte1642]

Nice system. Great idea on chain for storage support. How did you determine if building frame would support this?

[@PatriotDIY]

Thanks! To be honest I didn't put much thought into whether it could support it. I figured it's a steel frame and my load is only about 160lb. Should be fine. If we were talking 400+ it may be more of an issue.

[@shayvoorhees1627]

Thanks for this video! If I build a platform will I have to worry about weight distribution with this type of system?

[@mikeseldomridge8052]

Can you put a drawing on your you tube

[@billm4560]

I like it! Lord knows I could use one to get a lot of stuff out of the way! 🤣 Thank you for sharing your ideas!

[@my3sonsnh]

I've looked at LOTS and LOTS of DIY lift videos on KZbin for my soon to be delivered OVS Bushveld II and I'm going with your build. The use of mechanical advantage is elegant reducing strain all around and the lift boards doubling as floor dolly's to easily move the RTT around is an extra benefit. Thanks for creating the video and detailed parts list!

[@Cheeeesssse]

Your shop, is that a pre fab car port but just covered all the way around? I’m asking because I have the same thing I’m just curious how you insulted it?

[@PatriotDIY]

@@Cheeeesssse kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3erfZyBa7Oija8si=iiHXsw7M6oDl4uYr

[@Cheeeesssse]

@@PatriotDIY hey thank you brother. That looks great.

[@gwgaskin]

better than what I've done with my RTT. It's just sitting on cinderblocks in my backyard!

[@lifeislucci]

Great job! Can’t get enough stuff off the floor. The higher you can get stuff, the more you can fit 👍

[@Mike-in3cp]

Thanks man! I'm building this right now, thanks to you. Just an FYI you left a couple items out of your parts list.

[@SniperUSMC]

Great video, much better instructions than another I saw. Thanks for the links for these parts, they are very helpful. Rather than a wench, I'll try to figure out how to increase mechanical advantage using more pulleys. I like the unistrut idea, provides more flexibility, in case I figure placement of pulleys wrong to begin with, they are easily moved, rather expensive initially though. I plan on having maybe 4 platforms like this since I have no where else to store things. Again, really great video with awesome instructions!

[@dgk4268]

Great idea and video. Are you concerned about wear and tear on the cord (vs. using cable)? My application would be for a 12 ft ceiling in the garage. Do I need to build a frame, attached to the ceiling or attach directly to joist s? What is your estimated cost for this build?

[@billhickman4826]

Perfect for a truck camper shell

[@tomh2914]

You can shorten the length of the winch leg by doing the same "double back to stationary" loop you did on each of the platform legs. You just double that lift capacity back, but half that distance.

[@BronkBuilt]

I have a question about the paracord you chose. My understanding is that for this type of setup it is better to use rope/cable that does not stretch. I think paracord stretches so over time you may have one corner start to dip lower. Is my understanding incorrect?

[@PatriotDIY]

I don't know about that

[@gregoryf9299]

Received my 150lb RTT 5 min ago and already looking at this, lol! I built one for a SUP in a workshop and the effort was pretty high for a 40lb board (lifting by hand) so will take notes on how you handle a 200lb tent. Thanks!

[@TheVince181]

HELP! I am having a hard time understanding the looping system...

[@ChristinaPalik]

Freaking awesome! I have a few questions: I’m a female DIY’er who wants to do this in my garage. Can this be attached to the ceiling joists directly in my garage as I don’t have the metal frame you have? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! 😊

[@SgtJoeSmith]

yes. depending on size and weight you are going to have on it you can use lag screws vertically into the underside of joists or brackets bolted to the side of joists. also depending on weight on it and joist size you may need to double up the joists or brace with steel. i have a hoist lifting riding mowers attached to a square sign post section spanning 3 2x8 joists with center joist doubled cause i was getting a little flex and the joists span 12 feet in a 60 year old barn so after few years of use i doubled the 1 up. its clamped to the tube but square tube is only held by 3 lag screws, 1 in each joist. though i did just get some reinforcing brackets to add to it to make me feel safer using it. my set up i feel will out hold the 1000 lb capacity of the winch and i just did a bare minimum set up. never hurts to over do something like this though.

[@adamsoutdoors]

Awesome. Need something like this for the five kayaks that are in the shop over the winter. Love it thanks for the idea.

[@steveklestinec5635]

For your final assembly was 200 feet of cord enough? I like the double cord lifting idea. Do you have a link to the "L" brackets you used to connect the Unistrut together and the fasteners?

[@PatriotDIY]

I had 250. Not sure how much was left over

[@WoodworkingTop535]

I like your videos, great work

[@nevian66]

great project....one question. i see your pulleys and paracord are directly vertical @ 90 degree angles...is it a problem if the pulleys are not @ 90 degrees, say 120 degrees on all 4 pulleys?

[@numchuck87]

If you mean the pulley angles are sharper towards the centerlines of the platform, it will create a less stable platform. It depends on the dimensions of the platform on if it will be dangerous

[@robertcrislip3726]

At around 7:40 you do a walk through and the center pulleys have a modification on how they are mounted. What did you change and why? Thanks!

[@PatriotDIY]

No big difference, just added a board as a spacer so the rope would be a bit lower and more in line with the other pulleys

[@ConnorMcKelvey]

Sweet build. Any reason not to add another pulley on the ceiling and double back so the hoist and controls are by the load? Would half the distance required on the ceiling as well.

[@PatriotDIY]

The winch cable is only 34ft and the junction where the 4 ropes meet can't go through a pulley. I had a more elaborate setup with several turns when I first set it up with the hand winch, but when I switched to the electric I just went straight!! BUT....about 2 days after this video I switched again to a WIRELESS electric hoist. Now it doesn't really matter where it is! Lol amzn.to/48GoyFw

[@brianoneill3916]

Great setup - thanks! Any paper plan to follow on where to mount the pullys and rope - and a materials list?

[@PatriotDIY]

No plans for this, since everyone's layout is different

[@davevantilburg]

Great video :)

[@deepblack1]

Great set up.

[@CharlieNichols-xv8gu]

Thanks!

[@PatriotDIY]

Thank you!!

[@JuliusAguhar-kz9wj]

Do you have the lay out of pulley when you build. It?

[@PatriotDIY]

I don't, sorry

[@CharlieNichols-xv8gu]

Is there a spec sheet for parts?

[@CharlieNichols-xv8gu]

I cannot seem to find your list of components!

[@claudiucorneliu8375]

Too much dangling .

[@PatriotDIY]

Huh?

[@chevy4x466]

@@PatriotDIYhe is a troll, nothing is dangling. Quick question please. I am designing a cart for my kids robotics team that doubles as a transport container. Without boring u with all the details…. My question is this: could u have for gone the winch and just pulls the rope yourself? How much rope has to be pulled to get say a foot of movement? Thanks for making such a great vid.