[AT] Harbor Freight truck cargo lift

[Mike Sloane]

That looks pretty handy, and if I still had a pickup, I would seriously 
consider getting one. (I have only a mason dump, whose bed, at 5' off 
the ground, is almost certainly too high for the lift.)

Mike

Richard Walker wrote:

> 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
> delete spaces to use addresses
> 
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