Solo canopy removal?

[Yelper Guy]

I did the exact same thing when I had my El Camino, no holes in the canopy required.

[Born2late]

So you drilled holes thru your canopy to mount the brackets?

Yes, They aren't eyebolts though, they are stainless brackets i bought down at the marina, they look nice. Two stainless screws through each one, and has a eye that comes off the bracket. They are nice if you want to tie a tarp off the side of the truck to cover something also.

[KFhunter]

I do it the hard way solo


stand up front end on flat ground
prop it up with a 2x4
back up the truck until I bump the 2x4
set canopy on the bed rail
lift up the back end of canopy with back window open
slide forward on bed rails ripping more rubber gasket off
bolt in
Its quick
not super easy
but do it myself. 


8 foot bed, carpeted, fiberglass canopy kinda heavy

[blackpowderhunter]

i had a soft topper on my last truck..
loved it. i know it might not be an option for everyone, but talk about easy solo removal 

[ctwiggs1]

My dad set up some rollers in a lean-to so he can back his truck up, loosen the canopy, and one-man slide it onto the rollers and out of the way.  I'll get a pic next time I'm out there.  Pretty slick setup and didn't take long to rig it up.

[Skyvalhunter]

Sounds like a good setup

[JakeLand]

Unclamp canopy put truck in reverse go as fast as you can then lock em up
Easy and fast

[KFhunter]

Unclamp canopy put truck in reverse go as fast as you can then lock em up
Easy and fast

Evidently that works on old campers too, some jackwad dumped this on NF and peeled a rut fleeing the scene



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[JakeLand]

  seeing more and more of that going on and tarps filled with landscaping debris

[Skyvalhunter]

Well there's not much law enforcement for people dumping garbage these days. I luckily have a USFS contact where I can put it in their dumpster but I still have to pick it up. Unfortunately target shooters are as bad

[KFhunter]

Ya, I was thinking about what to do about that old camper as its going to piss me off every time I drive by it.   Maybe I'll call the office in Kettle Falls and ask about it, maybe they'll scoop it up and dump it with that new RV disposal tax we all gotta pay now. 

[Gobble Doc]

I put some clamp on pallet forks on my tractor bucket. Can put the canopy on by myself now.


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