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Originally Posted by DebNJim B
I made one out of a 2" galvanized pipe nipple 6" long with end caps and a large eye bolt. <$10. Hardware store guy thought I was making a pipe bomb  ,
I don't have a tractor (though I wish I did) so I bought a portable engine hoist at HF for $99 on sale. I had to make a boom extension to reach the hitch but the lift capacity is 1 ton so you don't loose enough to worry about. I raise it just enough to clear the bed and then drive the truck out from under. I have the OEM puck system so this really helps putting it in as that is much trickier than the old rail system. |
Like the pipe bomb!!
Actually, I've thought about doing this with an engine hoist as well. While having a tractor is nice, it's not always the easiest thing to "precisionly" maneuver around. You could move an engine hoist aournd a lot easier than I can the tractor.
I'll see how the tractor goes, but leave the engine hoist idea in my back pocket...