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- Designed for cargo box removal and storage in garages and workshops
- Supports up to 220-lbs (100kg) when installed correctly
- One-person use with crank system, lifting cargo boxes on and off vehicles
- Mounts quickly and easily to ceiling studs or rafters
- Also great for canoes, kayaks, surfboards, sailboards, ladders, etc.
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Product Description:
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The Thule 571 Cargo Box Storage Lift is a simple, yet ideal solution for storing cargo roof boxes on the ceiling of your garage or workshop when not in use on your vehicle. Designed around a combined worm gear drive, roller, rope and crank mechanism, it allows you to raise and lower any sized cargo box right into place. The Thule 571 cargo box storage lift is rated to support up to 220-Pounds when installed correctly and in addition to cargo boxes, can be used to store everything from canoes, kayaks, sailboards, to ladders etc.
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The Thule 571 Cargo Box Storage Lift is a simple, yet ideal solution for storing cargo roof boxes on the ceiling of your garage or workshop when not in use on your vehicle. Designed around a combined worm gear drive, roller, rope and crank mechanism, it allows you to raise and lower any sized cargo box right into place. The Thule 571 Cargo Box Storage Lift is rated to support up to 220-lbs (100kg) when installed correctly and in addition to cargo boxes, can be used to store everything from canoes, kayaks, sailboards, to ladders etc.  Store cargo boxes and other items on the ceiling for easy loading and off loading. View larger. Ideal Storage of Cargo Boxes When Not In Use As handy as a rooftop cargo box is there comes a time when you will want to remove it from your rack - but what do you do with it then? The whole idea of a cargo box is to save space, so why create clutter in garages or workshops by haphazardly leaning it against a wall and taking up precious shelf space, or even worse taking the chance of misplacing accessories. A better idea is to rise above the clutter with the Thule 571 Roof Mount Cargo Box Storage Lift. Designed around a combined worm gear drive, roller, rope and crank mechanism the 571 Roof Mount Cargo Box Storage Lift can support up to 220-lbs (100kg) when installed as intended into concrete or wooden ceilings. This substantial weight allowance ensures that it can be used with virtually any cargo box on the market. Even better, the fact that the four rollers included can be installed at virtually any reasonable lengthwise distance means that the 571 Roof Mount Cargo Box Storage Lift can be used for all sorts of other items, such as canoes, kayaks, surfboards, sailboards, ladders and more. Regardless of what you are storing though, once you are ready to use it again, the simple crank feature of the 571 Roof Mount Cargo Box Storage Lift allows you to lower it right back onto your roof rack - simply pull your vehicle under the lift, lower your gear and secure it. Within minutes you will be ready to roll, fully loaded. Installation The Thule 571 Roof Mount Cargo Box Storage Lift is designed for installation in wooden or concrete ceilings. Its low installed profile allows for enough space for vehicles to be parked under it, assuming enough existing vertical clearance for that vehicle with a roof rack and cargo box. The lift utilizes four rollers, one at each corner, with the worm gear with central crank drive shaft centered between them supported by three heavy duty brackets installed into the ceiling. Along with the included rope, this creates a pulley system driven up or down with the included hook-based hand crank, which can be removed and stored when not in use. The maximum recommended distance between rollers paralleling the drive shaft is 39" (1,000mm) and the optimal distance between rollers lengthwise is half the length of the object to be lifted and stored. This flexibility in roller placement allows for lifting of longer items like kayaks, surfboards, paddleboards, ladders, etc. What's in the Box 1-Thule 571 Roof Mount Cargo Box Storage Lift (includes worm gear, center shaft, crank, rollers, rope and all necessary mounting hardware), 1-user's manual/warranty card.  Everything you need right out of the box for easy installation and use. View larger. Key Features- Designed for cargo box removal and storage in garages and workshops
- Supports up to 220-lbs (100kg) when installed correctly
- Easy to use crank system lifts cargo boxes off vehicle and lowers it back on, allowing for one-person installation and removal of items
- Mounts quickly and easily to ceiling studs or rafters
- In addition to cargo roof boxes, the lift is also great for storage of canoes, kayaks, surfboards, sailboards, ladders, etc.
- Easy to follow Thule 571 Roof Box Storage Lift instructions included
- Includes the Thule rack limited lifetime warranty
Limited Lifetime Warranty Thule will warranty all Thule brand car rack systems and its accessories manufactured by Thule during the time that an original retail purchaser owns the product. This warranty terminates if a purchaser transfers the product to any other person. No warranty is given for defects caused by normal wear and tear, cosmetic rust, scratches, accidents, unlawful vehicle operation, or modification of, or any types of repair of a load carrier system other than those authorized by Thule. About Thule Thule was founded in 1942 by the Thulin family, when Eric Thulen, a true lover of the outdoors, put the Thule name on a pike trap he designed and began to sell in Scandinavia. It wasn't long before he added other practical items to the company's portfolio. By the 1960s, the company began to concentrate on car-related products, including its first roof rack. The Thulin family sold Thule to the publicly listed company Eldon in 1979, and it has continued to grow both organically and through acquisitions ever since. The Thule Group is a world leader in providing transport solutions for an active life.
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Works as advertised, May 25, 2008
By Nathan (Cincinnati, Ohio United States)
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This works like it's supposed to. Holds my 1800 without issue. A few notes though:
1) Get your own mounting screws, the stuff that comes with it is junk
2) I ended up putting up 1x4 supports and mounting everything to those. I didn't put the middle support in, and it doesn't seem to matter.
3) My ceiling is is just over 10' tall, and this only comes down to about eye-level for me (I'm 6' tall). It's enough for me, but you might consider getting a longer rope.
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
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overall - good product, November 18, 2008
By claydj (USA)
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Overall, good product. The pulleys and winching mechanism are well-constructed. The instructions I thought are very deficient. Be sure you think through your position before drilling holes. The screws they give you are concrete screws - not sure how many of us have concrete garage roofs.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
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 Great product, July 20, 2008
By Mark Owens (Brookfield, WI)
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This is an awesome product. Installing with 1X4's is makes the job much easier. Also used my own screws. I load up the box with camping stuff and crank it up to the ceiling.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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 Works great, but..., September 23, 2008
By Senor Hotcell (California Bay Area)
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After getting this hoist installed on my garage ceiling, I've been happy with its performance. Happy enough, in fact, to buy and install a second one. But it was quite the frustrating experience installing it. My garage has a very high ceiling and is completely finished off so that the overhead studs were difficult to find. The first hoist took me about 5 hours to install. The second one took about half as long, since by then I knew what I was doing and knew where to find the studs. Overall, it's a good product and works well, but allow plenty of time for installation. One last comment: I'm still not sure why this gizmo costs over $100 because it is basically a very simple device and should probably run about $60.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
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Works very well, February 9, 2008
By Cainola (Kirkland, WA)
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The Thule 571 storage lift functions just as advertised. Installation in a wood-framed garage requires you to provide your own fasteners, but anyone with a bit of mechanical know-how will find the process simple.
This vendor had the best pricing and the delivery was on-time - plus no WA sales tax!
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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The instructions are a trial by fire, even for a technical person, October 18, 2009
By Bruce Perens (Berkeley, California, USA)
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Take a good look at the little picture of the unit here on Amazon. That is the best explanation that you will get of how this device should look when assembled. I am a very technical guy but I had a hard time with this. I suspect that the less technical among us will not be able to install this device successfully.
The instructions are horrid. And very small. They try to get many different languages on two sides of one piece of paper. Multiple pages, with pages of illustration, would be more appropriate, and at the markup they must be getting for this, surely not too costly.
There are really puny plasterboard fasteners in the package, as mentioned by other reviewers. Hanging the cargo box from plasterboard as Thule would have you do is nuts in my opinion. The entire weight of the box will be resting on brittle plasterboard and whatever few screws are holding that plasterboard to your ceiling. It might all come down, destroying the box, or bashing your car's roof if that's what's under it, or injuring whoever it falls upon. Get the pulleys into the studs. Go get good screws from the hardware store. I used 3-inch #14 self-drilling screws with hex heads which I found in the home depot, they're next to the deck screws.
Seven separate pieces have to be attached to your ceiling. Getting the center shaft bracket aligned with the other two is so difficult that some folks just leave it out. The holes in these things aren't set up to hit studs. I ended up getting one side of each pulley in a stud and the other in a plasterboard fastener - but a better one than came in the box. I put the center shaft brackets in a drill press and made holes in the right places to get them to work with studs.
Thule, this needs a redesign.
Bruce Perens (bruce at perens dot com)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
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great thing, January 10, 2007
By cd-one (Chicago, IL, USA)
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it saves a space in the garage and it's easy to install it(it takes about one hour)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
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Thule Lift, August 8, 2010
By CM
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Does the job for my Thule Atlantis 1600 Cargo Carrier Some Hints:
1) Instructions are abit light and in mm so convert to inches first then draw your installation design and measure on garage ceiling
before beginning. Locate the studs. Remember they should be 16in on center... look for the dimples. After you cut your wood, dry fit
everything on the ground to make sure it will work. This will save you alot of pain if you are a NOVICE. Mark everything and GO!!
2) The kit comes with MASONARY screws so go buy WOOD screws both Phillips for pulleys and Flathead WOOD screws for the brackets.
3) Get 2X4s or 1X4s to mount your hardware to. If you cut three spans at 52in and mount them with a 2in overhang and the 16in on center,
e.g. 16, 32, and 48in intervals on the studs in your garage ceiling with screws, you will have a strong brace for
your pulleys and crank. I spaced my pulleys 37in by 37in for the 1600 and it worked great with a 12 ft garage
height.
4) Get two water pipe insulators 3/8in with self-adhesive strip pull-tape and use it as cushion for the object
you are storing. Goes right over the rope and it will reduces the friction and stress on the rope, about $2.50 at Home Depot.
The crank really makes it worth it as compared to those you have to pull to lift. This is the main reason I purchased this product!!
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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Not Bad, January 17, 2010
By Richardbigspender (Atlanta, GA)
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I bought the Thule 571 after I priced out building one out of scratch. I do like how the product is engineered..so I broke down and bought it.
I found some of the hardware to be great...and some just crap. I replaced the pullys/rollers and the rope...and used everything else. The original stuff came apart and bent after installing. Instead, I used eye bolts and clip on industrial pullys (that I bought for about $3 bucks each)...reinstalled and I have had no problems.
So...Since I had to replace a bunch of the hardware...I could not give this a great rating.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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You will need to make you own modification for proper mounting!, February 19, 2008
By S. Lee (Tiverton, RI USA)
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Spent quite a bit of time at the hardware store in order to mount the Thule 571 properly to my 15 foot ceiling in our garage. Since the width of my cargo carrier does fit within the standard 24" beams, had to use some 1x4 planks to mount the lift hardware. The planks were mounted orthogonal to the length of the carrier. So I had two planks for each wheel set and third one for the crank mechanism bracket. Recommend marking stuff on a paper template and using that as a guide. Much easier then trying to measure and mark your ceiling especially when it is as tall as mine.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
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Also works for stowing Jeep Wrangler Freedom Top, July 19, 2010
By Jon Austin (Driftwood, Texas)
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We have an '08 Jeep Wrangler with the 3-piece removable "Freedom" hard top. The big back section weighs 95 lbs, and is very cumbersome & difficult to remove / reinstall with just the aid of my petite wife, plus it takes up a lot of room in the garage when not in use.
We looked at the various Freedom Top storage devices available on the web, but didn't like any of them for one reason or another. Since the weight capacity of the Thule Box Lift is double the weight of the Freedom Top, we decided to give it a try for this application.
To adapt the Box Lift for our purpose, we replaced the provided rope with longer lengths of the same type and strength, and ran the loops front to back, rather than side to side. Then we cut each loop in the middle, and installed metal rings and carabiners, so we can disconnect and reconnect the loops under the top.
And since our garage has wood ceiling joists, we replaced the provided screws and anchors with 3" coarse thread fence screws, and mounted all the hardware to 2x4 runners that are anchored to the ceiling joists.
It works great! Once the main part of the Freedom Top is hoisted, we cover it with a couple of towels, and then stow both the 2 front panels of the top and the crank rod on it, up and out of the way.
My only complaint is that the loop on the crank mechanism into which the crank rod fits doesn't pivot. This limits the height to which the Freedom Top can be raised with the crank rod. (I realize that this isn't the intended application.) To raise it the last few inches requires getting up to the crank mechanism and turning it with something like a long screwdriver or a lug wrench.
I'm very happy with the device, although the other comments here about sub-par instructions, the need to plan the installation carefully and supplying alternative fasteners as appropriate are definitely on-target. I wouldn't hesitate to buy this from Amazon, but as it happens, I bought it from an outdoor gear retailer, where I first saw it on display.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Indispensable with a few annoying gliches, December 11, 2010
By MB
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This is an excellent way of storing a rooftop box. I have it mounted directly above the car in the garage so that even my wife can install a full-size thule box on her own with no help. I actually keep the crossbars on the box to save time in installing and removing the box. It takes no useful space in the garage.
The only annoyance are the lines, which do not wind onto their reels uniformly causing the box to tilt as it is lifted. The way to avoid it is to lift the box very slowly and back up when you see the lines starting to overlap.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Thanks to Amazon reviewers of this product, December 8, 2009
By FMCP (Virginia)
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Many thanks to all of you who offered excellent tips on how to install this product!
The tips for using 1x4 strips of wood and creating a paper "template" of the wheel and bracket hole placement (tape it over the ceiling mounted 1x4's) made this project much easier (and *safer* when working from a ladder 15 feet above the ground!)
Thule: Please improve the tiny instruction "manual" and post an installation video on YouTube!
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Excellent Product, August 20, 2009
By louthegolfer (Seattle)
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The Thule 571 Roof Mount Box Storage Lift is built well and works flawlessly. Read instructions carefully as the precise dimensioning must be followed. There is a little margin, but as an example, the inserts provided are for a cement/concrete application. I found that using large(50 lb) capacity sheet rock anchors, used to hang heavy pictures, worked very well. You can find them at any hardware store. Also prior to starting the installation, layout where your vehicle will be when mounting the roof box, then mark the ceiling with the boxes overall dimensions. This will help when installing the storage lift.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Ceiling mount storage lift, January 10, 2011
By Bruce
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The ceiling storage lift works well. Went up easily because I have a wood ceiling in my garage. I use it for a 2 man fish house. I can back right under it with my truck and just lower it into the box of the truck. It takes a lot of hand cranking. The rope that comes with it isn't long enough for a 10' ceiling so I had to purchase more rope. Most garages being built now days have 9'6" to 10' ceilings so for the money this cost I would think they could send enough rope. Simple design but works great. People with sheetrock ceilings will need to put a board on the ceiling under the pullys.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Works Good With Modifications and Additions, November 18, 2011
By Photogjack (SF East Bay USA)
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Out of the box, forget it. The screws provided are for concrete, if using rafters buy 1/4" lag bolts and washers. I choose to build a 2x4 wood frame the proper size for the storaged unit. Putting 1/4" Hook screws into the rafters and eye bolts and S-hooks on the frame, they were connected with heavy chain. I mounted the hardware for the lift unit on the bottom of the frame. I read a complaint in the reviews about having to turn the hand crank to many turns. A 1/4" shackle and pin on a 1/2" x 36' Aluminum Rod and a 1/2" variable speed drill did the job, just watch the speed. The rope was about 12 feet short of the loop reaching the floor so I added 12 feet of 1/4" rope (the square knot went through the wheels OK).
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Great product - but read the reviews for installation instructions, November 5, 2011
By Lego Fan (Virginia, USA)
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I bought this recently to store our new Thule 1800 box. I installed it in a garage with drywall ceilings over 10 feet high. I used three four-foot 2x4's to mount the pulleys and hoist mechanism. As recommended, I used wood screws all around. Due to the beam spacing in the garage, I mounted the pulleys with a spacing of 32". This was less than the recommended half of the length of the product to be stored. The rope turned out perfectly centered over the mounting points of the box, with the rope going between the hooks that grab onto the roof rails. The box is not going anywhere :).
I installed the pulleys and hoist mechanism on the 2x4 sections before mounting the 2x4's to the ceiling. This made it much simpler than installing all the hardware on the ceiling. It was preceded by a lot of stud finding, plan drawing and measuring, but the results were perfect.
I also followed a reviewer's suggestion of enclosing the load bearing portion of the rope with foam pipe insulation. That will definitely protect the rope from fraying and actually looks quite good.
I have no reason not to rate this product 5 stars.
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Does the job but could use improvement, October 5, 2011
By crabboy
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I bought the Thule 571 to store our Yakima 21 Skybox over the garage door. Installation wasn't difficult and I found the instructions adequate. A few issues though, the supplied rope is not that long and I later figure out there is a reason for that. I have 10 foot ceilings and fully extended leaves the box about 5' from the ground. After replacing the rope with a longer one I found that the ropes overlap each other while spooling up on the bar at different rates, and this causes the box to rise unevenly. In addition winding takes a long time when pulling the box up 10' since the wind-up bar is so thin.
I made a slight modification to the lift to improve it a bit. I slid a 1/2 inch PVC pipe over the bar that winds up the rope and a 3/4 inch PVC pipe over the 1/2 inch pipe. This allows the rope to wind up over the larger pipe and causes the box to rise faster for each turn and just about eliminates the overlapping of the rope. I added a picture in the additional images section.
Overall it's a good product, but it could be better and it should be cheaper. The only reason they can charge this much for it is because there are other products out there like it.
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Not just for garages, July 6, 2011
By MM (Central Massachusetts)
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I don't have a garage. And I was tired of lugging my Atlantis 1600 up and down the stairs to and from the basement. Unlike other storage systems that require mounting to a flat ceiling, the design of the Thule Box Lift allowed me to install it in the peak of my 8ft x 8ft shed. My cargo box now tucks up nicely into the peak of the shed. The bottom of the cargo box is essentially flush with the top of the shed door/walls so I can still access all areas of the shed. It took a little more work and thought, but well worth it in the end. See the customer images section for pictures of my installation.
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Ideal solution for easy mounting and storage, June 30, 2011
By John Grayson (South Dakota, USA)
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The Thule 571 is well suited to install and remove our 1800 cargo box on our Volvo wagon. Just pull the car in the garage under the box, crank the box down to the load bars, slide the rope off the ends of the box and tighten the box clamps to the load bars. One person can do the whole thing in a few minutes. Plus it's a great way to get the box up and out of the way when it's not in use.
The mounting and installation directions leave a fair bit to creative interpretation. Our garage is open joists so I cut short sections of 2x4s to mount between the joists enabling me to anchor the pulleys and other support hardware where it needed to go. Plan on a few hours to get the whole thing mounted. But once it's up, it's terrific. There's sufficient tension in the crank to hold an empty cargo box in place once you've cranked it to the desired position.
Our package arrived with one essential part missing. The customer service folks at Thule happily sent me what I needed in the mail. It took a few phone calls to keep the no-charge order in the pipeline, but after a few weeks, I got what I needed.
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If you build a frame, it'll work fine..., February 10, 2012
By Kenneth Bland (Evergreen, CO United States)
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Installed this system on a 2x4 'H' frame I built, lag bolted to our 10 ft garage ceiling - and it works fine. Our car top box now has a very practical storage - resting above the garage door as it's opened by 5 or 6 inches... Now, we can easily mount our ski box just when we need it - and use the drive-thru car wash too. :-)
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OK, but leaves a lot to be desired, February 7, 2012
By TrebSmith (Oakland, MD)
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The product does what it says it does. But...
This is a Thule product, not a cheap knock-off. This would suggest that it is a quality piece of equipment, and that the instuctions are clear and easy to follow. Unfortunately, that is not the case. The product is obviously designed with the European market in mind (the English language instructions are markes as "GB" and all measurments are in metric, which itself is no big deal, but confirms that Thule is not understand its customers). European garages must be much smaller than garages in the US or Canada. Ours has a 10ft high ceiling. Forget it! The rope that is included in the package is so short that, at its lowest setting, the cargo box hangs a good 20 inches above the vehicle. (Frankly, rather than a nylon rope, the product should be suspended by straps which would be more stable). And, more importantly, because of the ceiling height, the crank shaft supplied is way too short. I could and will get a longer rope, but after springing $130 for this product, I should not have to dish out more money for an appropriately sized crank shaft. I can reach it on my toes (I am 6 ft tall) but my wife would need a step ladder.
These issues could have been easily been avoided: 1) Thule should revise and clarify the installation instructions. 2) They should include a rope that is 50% longer, and which can be trimmed as needed by the customers (indeed, some guidelines as to ideal rope size such as a table with different ceiling heights/rope lengths would be easy to include). 3) They should include a 2 ft crank extension to be used in conjunction with the crank for those with a ceiling higher than 8 ft.
I would say good concept, but poor execution, especially considering the price. Perhaps I should have gone with a different brand.
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