£10 scaffold hoist material bucket / basket Hack 

Actually in reality it really didnt work like that...as the 2 cables are attached to the point the forks would lift. I had this one loaded with a max of 7 x 100mm dense concrete blocks per lift and moved almost 600 blocks without any issue or pallet bending... The pallet is still going strong....obviously you make one of these at your own risk but if you choose a well made pallet and think carefully about wire placement it is an incredibly cost effective system. However I would never encourage anyone to do anything they feel uncomfortable with so it will always be at your own risk.

@@bassmandudge yeah it worked well for those small loads, thanks for sharing. When a pallet is holding a tonne it's got rigid forks under it but you'd never do a tonne on a hoist. Have a good weekend.

@@JohnDuffell your absolutely right for sure... My winch only has a 400kg lift limit so the pallet was made to lift that maximum and it attaches direct to scaffold so I wouldn't even want to lift that much to be honest... I'm under 200kgs with each lift and that was plenty...for my application a really good compromise of safety and efficiency ... Cheers

It's done me really well. All concrete/lightweight blocks ...all the cement and tools have been lifted up to top level of scaffold without an issues for the whole job. It lifted the timber for the roof as well. . The hoist is now on the outside of the scaffold in the middle of a straight run so I can pull the pallet onto the scaffold. The caveat would be I am working on my own on private land so it's only me that I am directly responsible for but the winch and the pallet are 2 of the best financial/ back saving decisions I have made. It's now pulling up the roof tiles...😁

@@bassmandudge I am looking at a private job too, got the winch, had it 5 years used 1st time last year as engine hoist under a scaffold gantry. I am planning doing my roof, planning similar to you with sides maybe to form a crate to take concrete tiles.

@@core-element probably a good idea to have sides for tiles... I haven't put sides on it because I used it to also lift the cavity insulation sheets rather than try and manhandle them up the ladder..... So I wanted them to be able to carry over the edges... Hope it goes well for you...certainly the best tenner and hour of my life I have spent recently.... Mines been a life saver.