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Thought I would share this. I finally gave in and admitted I could remove the cap and trade to a 5th wheel from a travel trailer. I used 2 hand crank winches with auto brakes, similar in style to a boat trailer winch, with stainless cable. I back in, jack up cap, slide in boards, hook on cable, and winch up. Still fine tuning, but works well.
Piece of advice....clamp it down to what you have it sitting on. I didn't one time after I pulled mine off of my truck. We had a big storm that night with a bunch of wind. It picked up my long bed, fiberglass camper shell and threw it 50 feet. Busted out 2 windows and cracked the fiberglass. Lesson learned.