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07-19-2021, 07:42 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Corvallis
Posts: 38
M.O.C. #22012
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How I remove our Truck Canopy
We use our Montana a few times a year and need to remove our truck canopy when we go RVing. Can't pull our Truck into the garage and use a hoist so here's our solution.
I made a structure to lift the canopy off the truck. It's aluminum and allows me to remove the canopy without help. Our driveway is slightly sloped so the structure isn't perfectly square but designed for our driveway. I can disassemble the top bars and slide the unit with canopy into our garage.
It's been a lifesaver these past 4 years as tge canopy is heavy duty and impossible to lift off with a few people so I designed our canopy removing structure. See pics.
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08-01-2021, 06:54 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: muskegon
Posts: 91
M.O.C. #25138
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I have a 5' x 5' square metal frame on large casters that I attached a wooden structure to. I made it the height of the truck bed and I use 1/2" black pipe across the bed as rollers and roll it off the truck onto wooden frame and simply roll it away. It's a one man operation easy peasy no fuss no muss
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08-01-2021, 10:26 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Corvallis
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M.O.C. #22012
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Have any pictures of your design?
Interested in seeing how it works.
John
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08-02-2021, 06:41 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Carson City
Posts: 2,017
M.O.C. #21963
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Looks like it could pull the hitch out as well.
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08-02-2021, 07:26 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Corvallis
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M.O.C. #22012
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Good idea...I've never removed the hitch from the bed. I've turned the hitch levers but couldn't lift the hitch. I have left it in place in case I couldn't get it removed and placed back into the bed of the truck....Thinking maybe I should try sometime..
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08-03-2021, 05:10 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: muskegon
Posts: 91
M.O.C. #25138
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nsdtr3
Have any pictures of your design?
Interested in seeing how it works.
John
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Pictures may not be the best but here they are.
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07 GMC CC LB dually LBZ, Idaho Rob EFI, DeeZee boards, 50 gal TransferFlow inbed tank
05 Mountaineer 298-RLS,
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08-03-2021, 06:01 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Corvallis
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M.O.C. #22012
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Nice...So you are able to slide the canopy off onto the table structure? The snug top canopy comes down a bit over the truck bed so not sure I could slide our canopy all the way off onto a table structure like yours... I do like that your table structure is small.. thanks for sharing
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08-03-2021, 06:15 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: muskegon
Posts: 91
M.O.C. #25138
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Mine comes over the side also. That's why there's 2X showing on the outside but not the inside. I've taken my topper off using this method probably 1/2 dozen times. All I need to do is lift it enough to put the pipe under it and it rolls right off
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07 GMC CC LB dually LBZ, Idaho Rob EFI, DeeZee boards, 50 gal TransferFlow inbed tank
05 Mountaineer 298-RLS,
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08-09-2021, 08:11 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Fargo
Posts: 214
M.O.C. #19032
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Nice job!
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