[AT] Actual Question

[Francis Robinson]

--On Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:27 AM -0800 "Bill \"Bear\" Hood" 
<mmman at netscape.com> wrote:

> Joe
> I had one of the HF lifts.  It looked cheaper than my time to fabricate
> one out of the junk pile.  I had it on the end of a utility bed on a
> truck.  I could lift all sorts of stuff (M Farmall blocks, 454 chevys
> ect.)It was not really in the way most of the time, but we rigged it
> where it would lift out of the mount.
>
> I built another mount for a 24' gooseneck trailer.  If my memory serves
> me right the upright was 3 1/2" pipe and I welded a socket and flange
> with 4".  It is in the barn now as I no longer have the utility
> truck--but I can still use the hoist.
>
> Another modification was we made a 3' vertical extension for the utility
> truck. I was setting several 200 and 400 amp meter service poles and
> needed to lift them and set in the holes.  I drilled the holes with skid
> ldr, but the hoist gave me better control setting them by myself.  Just a
> piece of pipe and  welded socket that bolted to the existing hoist.
>
> I did paint it white as the factory color was close to Univ Tex Burnt
> Orange. Bear
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	Mine is orange. I didn't mention it before but I think they have a couple 
of them. Mine has a winch and cable as well as the hydraulic jack. I think 
they also had one with just the jack.



--
"farmer"


Francis Robinson
Central Indiana, USA
Robinson at svs.net