[AT] Actual Question

[Dave Ernst]

Joe,
I bought one from them and mounted it on ball bearing roller plates that 
grip the ways on my big lathe for changing chucks and it works fine. One 
drawback is they don't swivel as they should and you can remedy that by 
welding a plate on top of the inner tube, lay a large ball bearing with a 
lot of grease on top and slide the outer pipe tube over it. One drawback is 
the jack leaks down over time, but that's probably the jack valve.
Make your own would be simple enough and Harbor Freight has different height 
jacks availble. I own one of their engine hoists and it's jack is about 36". 
You could make one hell of a boom lift with that...........
Dave
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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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