Bluetooth Controlled Hard Top Hoist

[Chris]

Apparently this is new to the market as I understand:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZTOV3O4/?tag=wranglerorg-20

It's basically a hard top hoist that can be controlled via Bluetooth on your smart phone. I'm not sure I see the need for this, but I guess it is sort of cool.

 

[egclassic]

Kinda pricey for something that only lifts 100 lbs.
Don't our hardtops weigh about 150?

 

[Chris]

Kinda pricey for something that only lifts 100 lbs.
Don't our hardtops weigh about 150?

Didn't see that! Our hard tops do weigh somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 lbs.

EDIT: Looks like you can link up to 4 of them together to lift up to 400 lbs... Okay, that sucks, this means you'd need TWO of them for a TJ hard top.

 

[05 Blue Unlimited]

OR..get a cheap winch from HF and a BT switch like this (although it's rated a bit low in working amps)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NIFXS1M/?tag=wranglerorg-20

 

[JMT]

Kinda pricey for something that only lifts 100 lbs.
Don't our hardtops weigh about 150?

You’ll see hoists often rated at 150. Our tops weigh about 120.

 

[05 Blue Unlimited]

You’ll see hoists often rated at 150. Our tops weigh about 120.

Actually I belive the LJ is right at 200 and the TJ is right at 165

 

[ac_]

Didn't see that! Our hard tops do weigh somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 lbs.

EDIT: Looks like you can link up to 4 of them together to lift up to 400 lbs... Okay, that sucks, this means you'd need TWO of them for a TJ hard top.

You only need 1 for a soft top! Sign me up!

 

[Kiwi TJ]

I can see some lazy people hooking it up to other things like toilet seats.

 

[JMT]

Actually I belive the LJ is right at 200 and the TJ is right at 165

I’ve seen the claims of 166# and 199# respectively. I wish I could agree w you, but...

https://www.bulldawgmfg.com/customer-support/tj-hardtop-and-jeep-doors-faqs#q21

Says ~125# for the TJ. And...

https://www.quadratec.com/products/12020_1000_07.htm

This Hoist built for all TJ’s, YJ’s, JK’s and JKU’s has a working load limit of 145#.