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Plow Truck Used To Make Portable Hoist
"When I got tired of trying to move heavy machinery and other loads around my yard and shop, etc., I took a look at my snowplow truck to see if I could use it to solve my problem," says Brad Hurst Sr. of Cresco, Iowa. "I designed a hoist to fit it that will move up to 1,000 pounds and put it most anywhere. Best of all,
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Plow Truck Used To Make Portable Hoist TRUCKS Conversions 31-5-16 "When I got tired of trying to move heavy machinery and other loads around my yard and shop, etc., I took a look at my snowplow truck to see if I could use it to solve my problem," says Brad Hurst Sr. of Cresco, Iowa. "I designed a hoist to fit it that will move up to 1,000 pounds and put it most anywhere. Best of all, it's detachable so I can still use the truck to plow snow in winter."
Hurst used the snowplow's existing mount and pins; however, he put the plow's ram down and then inserted the top pin in the cylinder's extra hole so the hoist arm would be stable.
He used 6-in. I-beam to make the hoist, plus a 6-in. channel cross bar at the bottom, with I-brackets for the bottom pins.
The I-beam has a 9-ft. section that sits at a 15 degree angle away from the truck's grill, and then it bends out at a 90¦ angle for about five feet.
"I had to brace the area where the I-beam bends out to give it extra support," he says. "The I-beam already had a hole for a clevis at the top outer end, so I hung a chain hoist on the clevis. Now, I can move most anything - I can even drive up to a vehicle and pull an engine."
Hurst says a chain hoist is ideal for setting an engine in a vehicle because "you can stay under the vehicle to line things up, since the chain to lift and lower the engine is right beside you.
"The reason I made this is because one person can pretty much do everything û you don't have to have any help," he says. When it's not in use, I suspend it from a stationery hoist. One person can mount the unit to the truck in minutes.
"It took me about six hours to build this hoist and I've only got between $50 and $75 invested in it. I already had the chain hoist and plow truck," he says.
Hurst says he uses the unit "all the time." He does a lot of mechanical work on small pickups and lawn mowers.
"It makes it really handy. I can drive up town or to anyone else's home and do something if I need to," he adds.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Brad Hurst Sr., 14867 Robin Ave., Cresco, Iowa 52136 (ph 563 380-2941).
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