Store Top On Side?

[TigertreeJosh]

It's mid summer, my truck is finally running and legal, I have a soft top and a buddy told me I could store my top in his garage with the caveat of it being on it's side. Is this a really bad idea? I really want to get it off for a few months but if I am going to risk glass breaking and stuff bending it's probably not worth it.

 

[JohnnyC]

Side I would not do... standing upright on the back door with wood under I would do

 

[3_puppies]

Side I would not do... standing upright on the back door with wood under I would do

X2.....tooo much weight hanging off the rain gutter.

 

[shawnfj40]

^X3

 

[TigertreeJosh]

^X3

Sorry but I am confused if all three of you are saying on the back with wood under it is a good idea or if you and 3_puppies are against that too.

 

[tls3601]

X4

 

[brian]

x5

 

[gcrump01]

like this...

hard top storage dolly

 

[cjgoode]

Standing up on the back door takes the least amount of room. Back in the high school day I stored it out in the backyard up right with blocks to keep if off the ground. My dad was so upset when I put it back there, but when he realized he could push his mower and other stuff under it, he missed it when I put it back on the truck.

 

[Varty Yo]

I built this 2 weeks ago for mine. Its on castors so it can moved around if i have to fit my duramax in the garge to work on. The pains of a shallow garage haha

 

[cjgoode]

I built this 2 weeks ago for mine. Its on castors so it can moved around if i have to fit my duramax in the garge to work on. The pains of a shallow garage haha

Can't remember where, but I saw a rack like this but in that opening it had stuff to also hold the doors, so the doors and top were wall in the same wrack safe and secure and easy to roll around.

 

[ducktapeguy]

Each metal side w/glass is pretty heavy, probably 50lbs or more, so storing it on the side puts a lot of stress on the gutter and fiberglass top. It would probably rip the gutter off and crack the fiberglass. However, if you were to add a couple of supports spanning the 2 sides before you tipped it over, and supported the entire thing on some blocks so it's not resting on the gutter, I think that would probably work. Or you could just diassemble it into 3 pieces or stand it on it's back like above which is probably a better idea if you've got the room

 

[TigertreeJosh]

Cool, I have a bunch of scrap 2x8's from the pergola I built a couple of weeks back so I think I could fashion something out of that. Don't have any casters but I think it's just going in a corner of a buddies garage so not sure it needs to move. Second question. I have never taken one off before. Can two reasonably fit dudes get this off or will we need a third?

 

[cjgoode]

I use to remove them all the time by myself. I use to get in the truck and kind of lift them off with my back and walk out the back with the top on my back/shoulder area. 2 people can easily lift if off. One thing to note on your first time taking it off is the posts that go into the the B pillars on the front part of the sides are longer then you will expect so you have to lift it some. You can see them in the picture on the top in the prior post.

 

[TigertreeJosh]

I use to remove them all the time by myself. I use to get in the truck and kind of lift them off with my back and walk out the back with the top on my back/shoulder area. 2 people can easily lift if off. One thing to note on your first time taking it off is the posts that go into the the B pillars on the front part of the sides are longer then you will expect so you have to lift it some. You can see them in the picture on the top in the prior post.

Yep that was actually the first thing I noticed!

 

[bikersmurf]

When I was 18 I soloed it... now I'm too broken. Two fit guys should have no problems.

 

[Captn Conch]

I did this with my hardtop too it did real good for sticking the mower under....Unless you live in South Florida. Between the extreme high humidity and the sprinkler system my decent hardtop turned to melting rust before I realized what a stupid mistake I had made. Total destruction.....Bummer.

Standing up on the back door takes the least amount of room. Back in the high school day I stored it out in the backyard up right with blocks to keep if off the ground. My dad was so upset when I put it back there, but when he realized he could push his mower and other stuff under it, he missed it when I put it back on the truck.

 

[Captn Conch]

Yes I used to solo my hardtop too. Those darn front poles would scratch up the sides while maneuvering either on or off. Definate threat of back sprain or even more serious back damage. But when young that is not a factor I considered. Fortune was on my side and did not incur back damage...Paint damage, yes.

 

[TigertreeJosh]

When I was 18 I soloed it... now I'm too broken. Two fit guys should have no problems.

I said reasonably fit for a reason...

 

[spotcruiser]

Why not just separate the sides from the fiberglass top and stand all of them against a wall?