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That lift table is fine if you have one at both ends of your trip, that's not always the case though. Here's one of my favorite items I bought on sale from Menard's which can be used at either end of the trip to load and unload up to 800lbs. into the back of my dually.
67 next month, and have abused my body making my living as a mechanic since I graduated from high school/votech in 1970. I need every aid I can find since I didn't understand the, "Work smart, not hard" adage until my back and other parts of my body started not healing like they did when I was younger, too little, too late. Lift is the next thing I need to get, always had one at my workplace, but never got one for myself at home. At one of my home garages I did have a pit, almost as useful as a lift, but in this part of the country they have a habit of filling with water when the water table rises, too much clay most places. |
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That "Human Hoist" creeper is super!
Another aid to keep me going into my eighties (starting next August) is the low padded stool with casters- it gets used for darn near everything I do! It was a must-have a few years ago while screwing 1/2" plywood over my old barn floor (63' x 32').
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Nice barn Jack...
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My pickup swiveling boom/winch HD unit was designed by a proud 'Merican, used in the Oil Patch for 2 years, then removed when the Oil Services company reorganized. The in bed hoist was then given to me as was always moving Pontiac shortblocks & longblocks. Would state its a much more versatile unit, not nearly as obtrusive as the above piece as the upright mast folds over for storage. The long portion of the mast lays across the top of the wheelhouse. Fold the mast up, latch the latch, then pop the near 5ft long boom on it. Small electric winch runs its cable through a pulley at the end of the boom. winch control normally goes in the glovebox, plug it when needed.
For mounting in the right rear corner of my older Cummins 3/4 ton, a heavy steel bracket (nearly a foot long) mounts outboard of the frame rail behind the rear leaf spring mount & on top of it, bolts a long rectangular piece of plate steel across to the drivers side frame rail. That way, the load is transferred across the entire back of the rear frame, not just hanging off the side rail.
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I want an electric cart for at the swaps. A place to sit, put your parts and your coffee. Maybe do a bigger motor so you can do a burnout. Lol
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I have a stake body with a wooden floor on my dually, the crane comes with 2 pieces of angle iron that the bolts go through on the bottom side of steel bed. I welded them to the crossmembers under the wood floor on my stake bed.
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