[AT] Actual Question (now actual answer)

[Francis Robinson]

--On Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:32 AM -0500 jahaze at aol.com wrote:

> Has anyone tried one of those pickup mounted "cranes" that Harbor Freight
> sells? I am thinking about putting one on my trailer to help with loading
> implements and other stuff that I sometimes haul around.? My trailer is a
> 25-ft gooseneck with a deck height of about 30 inches so rolling stuff
> on, or picking it up by myself is pretty tough.? I wonder if it would be
> easier to make one myself.? Anyone ever make one that they care to share
> the design with the rest of the list?
>
> Enjoy, Joe

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	I have one of those Harbor Freight truck cranes. It is sitting in my shop 
leaning against the hunk of log anvil base waiting to be installed and has 
been since last summer... I did put it together and I believe it to be well 
made. I forget just how much I paid for it but I didn't think I could build 
one as cheap as it was and certainly didn't have the time to make one. One 
reason I have not gotten it installed is that I was wanting to make a quick 
change mounting so I could move it from truck to truck (3) and maybe even 
to one or more of the trailers. At this point maybe I should just buy a 
couple more of them...   :-)
	On my old F-150 it is about 1 1/2" too tall to leave it mounted and put my 
shell on the truck. Also I haul bales on these trucks and trailers and I 
would like to have it quick to remove. Hopefully some sort of two pin mount 
or the like.
	For some reason over recent years stuff that lifts things for you seems 
more and more interesting...   :-)





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"farmer"


Francis Robinson
Central Indiana, USA
Robinson at svs.net