Teal Triangle Cargo Box Hoist, Garage Pulley Lift System, Holds 150 lb

I used it to ceiling mount a Thule XL Force XL cargo box. It worked perfectly. Install took about 3 hours. Read the instructions carefully and then read them again. Follow the diagrams. The rope is high quality as are the components. The braking system works great

Great product. My only regret is not buying the largest box of this same model. Works great and has plenty of room. Opening from either side is a plus.

Easy to install. It gives us more free space in the garage. It also allows us to easily lower the cargo container onto the car when we want to use it. It can be used by one person.

Love it! Worked great for my large car top carrier. Directions were easy to understand and it went up easy

I was looking for a product that would hoist my rarely used Thule XL cargo box off the floor and out of the way, and as the photos indicate, it did its job nicely. However, if I needed to hoist something heavier and/or something that I needed to access regularly, then this would not have been the best solution. The components appear well made and sturdy, including the heavy-duty lag bolts. The installation instructions are fine, but I’d highly suggest watching the video several times, also. Together, and with the proper tools, I had no problem installing the hoist in under 2 hours, including locating the studs, measuring, aligning, etc. In addition to the tools suggested, I recommend using a laser for alignment, because it’s a lot easier than trying to use a long straight edge when standing on a ladder, particularly if you’ll be installing this yourself, as I did. I’d also suggest a pair of work gloves, as I’ll explain down below. Once I got the hoist all set up, I attached my Thule box (weighing about 47 lbs), which had some items inside (weighing probably an additional 25 lbs). So total weight was about 72 lbs, half of the 150 lbs that the hoist is rated for. When I went to hoist the box, I found it a lot heavier than I imagined it would feel. I read somewhere that the pulley-system provide a 2:1 mechanical advantage — which I have no way of measuring — but which I find hard to believe. I also found it difficult to raise the box without it tilting on one end or the other, since each side of the looped rope controls one end or the other of the item attached. Still, with a friend helping by standing underneath and pushing up while I was pulling, I got the box up and out of the way. The next day, I decided that I didn’t like the way it was listing a little to one side (because the contents inside the box had shifted), so I decided the lower the box and rearrange the contents. This is where the gloves I suggested would have been very handy, because I got rope burn as I tried to slowly and carefully lower the box back to the ground. And as I tried to raise the box (by myself, this time), near disaster as I was trying to raise one end that was lagging (recall I said that each side of the looped rope controls one end) and lost control of the other, so that one end came crashing down. It was at this point that I decided that the 72 lbs was too heavy (as well as not being balanced, due to the shifting contents inside the box), and I removed the contents. After I did this, I had no issue hoisting the 47 lb box, so that it’s flush and neat against the ceiling, as the pictures show. I have no doubt that the hoist could hold the 150 lbs it’s rated for, but as I found out, I certainly can’t imagine trying to raise and lower such a heavy weight, or doing so on a regular basis. But if you use the hoist to store an item, such as an empty cargo box or surf boards, as is pictured in the ad, then it’s a great solution.

Well built with high quality materials. Instructions were extremely helpful, and installation was simple. Very happy with this product so far. It might be advisable to have a second person around when hoisting your load vertically, as it’s still a bit tricky to pull that weight (even with 2:1 pulley advantage) when holding on to two really small, narrow cords. Also, given that the third pulley bracket has a “brake” device, it’s helpful to know that you’ll need several feet of space beyond that device in order to properly engage it, so It might not be a great idea to put that third bracket up against a wall.

There is enough rope to hang the box in a very tall garage. Be sure to watch the video when assembling.

I needed to get the Thule XT XL off the ground and make some floor space. Still have a lot of industrial shelves to install and was tempted in placing my Thule on a top shelf but then realized would be difficult to bring down… so the pulley system was the best way. Instructions are excellent … so much better than average instructions these days. Hardware looks and feel quality ! Hardware is well sized with sturdy lag bolts. Belts and straps are also quality. Will eventually cut or trim the excess now that I know what is needed for my cargo box. Hardest part was reaching the high beam in a pitched roof with a 6ft ladder but I am tall and long reach. Pre-drilling hole with a 3m then bore to 5mm bit a MUST for the lag bolts. My install was easily done by myself in about an hour mostly reading instructions and measuring twice (you know the saying). I had to place my brake pulley close the to front roll up (awkward) but only suitable as I plan on adding hanging shelves past the roll up. Otherwise I would suggest placing the brake pulley and rope tie down toward the back wall of the garage and avoid my situation. Note that my box can go very high and clear the space over the roll up door… a space usually useless in most garages. Makes the storing of the extra rope a bit more problematic but I plan on installing a little basket to collect the extra line. Overall it’s only been a day but I am super impressed and find the rig well built. Other reviewers mentioned a bit of a squeeze of the Thule box and in notice it as well, but since it is closed and locked it should be fine. This system works for my needs and I recommend it.

I purchased a Thule cargo box. It's a huge XXL version . I needed a space efficient storage solution for when I don't use the cargo box. It is gigantic and takes up a lot of shed or garage space. That's when I discovered this product It comes in a very small box and essentially is comprised of three police and a bunch of rope and belts. You need to follow the instructions closely and measure two or three times before drilling holes. With no exception you must drill the pulley brackets into studs. I installed mine in the garage so I had tons of studs to drill into no problem and that made things much easier. You should probably as close as possible follow the pulley separation guide and install appropriately. It recommends taking the length of the cargo box and multiplying that by 0.4 in order to find the distance between the pullies. Once you get this pre-measured out it's just a matter of drilling pilot holes into your studs and then using a torque drill to drill in the lag bolts. If you don't have a drill then no problem you just need to use your own ratchet manually which takes quite a bit of time.... Once your rope is installed you need yourself and two extra people to hold up the cargo box in order to wrap the belts around the belly of the box. Of course you can do this by yourself but it's much easier with extra hands. Pulling the cargo box up and down the police is quite simple and safe so long as you have a good hold on the rope. You need to know how to manipulate the ropes so that the cargo box comes down slowly and safely. Obviously once again if you have two extra people besides yourself then it becomes a lot safer as you pull down the pulley you are able to use two extra people to hold on to the box as it comes within reach. This kit come with ample rope to install in a 10 ft ceiling garage. ... Actually can support higher ceilings than 10-ft easily. It also depends on the distance to your anchor obviously.... If your anchor point is far away then you need more rope but I'm fairly certain that this kit should be good enough for almost all installation situations I'm very happy with the space savings I have gained by using the police to store the cargo box up in the ceiling of the garage which is completely unutilized space. There are other products out there that are in the 50 to $60 range but I found this kit to be most complete and sturdy with extremely smooth pulleys. I don't want to sacrifice quality for this kind of thing. Instructions are excellent and provide ample support to have everything installed in one hour. I installed most of it alone until I had to put the belts onto the cargo box. I hope this helps.

Upon opening the box it was pretty obvious that this is a quality product. The sturdy straps and twin cam locking pulleys enables large, heavy or imbalanced items to be safely raised, stored and lowered.

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