Kinda like that. But I came up with a new idea that will use less metal, I just need to get on the computer to draw it up.

 

Here is a drawing of the new idea. I think it provides adequate triangulation. The center will be 3"x2"x1/8". The two sides will be 2"x2"x1/8". Do you guys think that is good enough, or should I use 3/16"?

 

how will you get leverage to lift it??

 

well with it falling down i dont think thats a big deal cause your gonna have the hatch up anyway... so it would just fall a short distance to it... and then probly compress that down also BUT slow enough for you to move or no whats going on... as for leverage on the last drawing above in red... you could run a pulley at the middle hinge and use a walmart 4wheeler winch to pull it up from the front of the roof rack... and just mount a switch in the dash for it... also for leverage youll need to connect the other end to something as far out as possible like maybe something that sticks out from the middle of the wheel or something... and can be disconnected for wheel removal... think of like a post hole drill for a tractor... and how the leverage is for the tractor to pick it up and down... make sence? the cable would run on the pulley until it gets high enough for the winch to pull it by itself... maybe i can draw something up too... lol

 

hahah

that woulud look halarious...

with cables running everywhere! that would be funnyy hahaha

(but quite functional...)

 

Voila!!!

a winch and some pullys and your good!!!

might have some weak pts where the cables mount though...


hahah

(its a cool idea though and it would look great if you could pull it off (w/o the winch haha))

 

Look at two 150lb gas struts from McMaster Carr. Dont go too heavy on the steel. Keep in mind the upper mounting points just need to locate it, figure on the weight of the tire and "swingup" resting on bumper to secure while in motion.

You may have a transition where your lifting quite some weight till the struts take effect. For reference this is with my 125lb tent and an aluminum lid on this trailer.

 

you could relocate the shocks to get more leverage (might have to be unrealisticly long thogh idk...)

 

i spent the last 30minutes trying to get my paint picture to go in and it was out of size limit and i finally got it down to a little bitty pic and then it said i was way outta Gb limits... so i did it this way instead... junk ticks me off so bad... lol

 

haha i did 2 pics to your 1

 

yeah im not going to be able to go to sleep because im so ticked off at this thing now... lol... stupid computers... i never use paint really... and that would be why... nothing ever works out with it... they need to some out with something better already... thats not full of stupid useless junk... lol

 

it'l be ok bud...

haha

 

All right great idea here if you have a winch in the front run a pulley off the front roof rack and one off the back and have it hooked up to your tire carrier, that way you only need one winch.

Ok maybe a bad idea, but it might work

 

function over beuty (sp)

 

then you would have a winch cable down your windshield all the time... would look real funny i think... lol... plus if you needed it you would have to try and get the "larger" cable off without scratching up the rig and breaking any glass... walmart winches are like nothing... that joker can just stay up there... lol