Building a hoist?
#1
Building a hoist?
So I have to lift an engine out of a car I'm parting out. I need a hoist. They're like 200 bucks, so of course the HMT in me kicked in and I said, I can do it cheaper.
I've got an 8 foot pressure treated 4x4 left over. I figure if I get 3 more @ $8 per board, two for side supports and the third to use for gussets/feet/support, and some hard ware I could throw together a frame for probably $40 bucks. My uncle has a chain hoist I could easily hook to it. I could also get some locking casters and roll it around my garage.
Shitty idea or no? I'm probably not going to lift any big blocks with it maybe a 22re would be the heaviest thing to lift.
I've got an 8 foot pressure treated 4x4 left over. I figure if I get 3 more @ $8 per board, two for side supports and the third to use for gussets/feet/support, and some hard ware I could throw together a frame for probably $40 bucks. My uncle has a chain hoist I could easily hook to it. I could also get some locking casters and roll it around my garage.
Shitty idea or no? I'm probably not going to lift any big blocks with it maybe a 22re would be the heaviest thing to lift.
#6
Re: Building a hoist?
if you already have a chain hoist just throw that single 4x4 across the rafters in your garage so it ------s the weight cross a few. then hook the hoist to it, free. If your garage is drywalled on the ceiling just go into the attic to find the best location, and cut a small hole to drop a chain that you can hook the hoist too.
or strap it to a tree like them rednecks do
I just bet a 40 dollar wooden hoist will get in the way more than it ends up being useful.
or strap it to a tree like them rednecks do
I just bet a 40 dollar wooden hoist will get in the way more than it ends up being useful.
#7
Re: Building a hoist?
I'd definitely pay the extra $60 and know that a wooden contraption from the middle ages isn't going to fall apart and drop a chunk of metal on my ***, gouging out a second -------.
Just pay the money and know that you'll be alright, and not have to fool with anything.
Just pay the money and know that you'll be alright, and not have to fool with anything.