[AT] Harbor Freight truck cargo lift

[Richard Walker]

I'm not getting any younger, nor is my back getting any stronger.   I've 
been to lots of auctions where I'll buy heavy things, then later have a 
real hassle loading them.  Any easier way to raise heavy things into my 
pickup bed than using the "Armstrong" method is always welcome.  So I broke 
down and bought a useful toy today:

http://users.adelphia.net/~rick427/tractors/hitchlift01.jpg

Harbor Freight currently has these lifts on sale.  500-pound rated 
capacity, although to me this seems very conservative.  Regularly $399, now 
on sale at only $199.  It is designed to work with most full and 
compact-size pickup trucks and plugs into the socket of any 2" hitch 
receiver.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=47591

Or go to:

http://www.harborfreight.com/

And type in hitch lift in the search box.

Of course it's not a several-thousand dollar lift gate, but for its price 
is substantially made of thick steel plate and heavy-wall tubing.  Seems to 
work fine for me, although I have vague reservations about the reliability 
of the electric winch (I'm not too impressed by Asian-made electrics).

I hadn't even known about the existence of this unit until a friend alerted 
me a few days ago.  Then it's one of those things that suddenly hits you, 
"Wow!  What an ingenious idea!"

Thought I'd pass all this along to the list.


- Richard


Richard & Judy Walker
Monrovia, CA

richardwalker @ pobox.com
judywalker @ pobox.com
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