I was a mechanic on forklifts for 50+ years , that steel bench was not 800 lbs, and it’s just a Rue Goldberg set up , if he lifts more then 300 lbs it will tip over and someone will get hurt , the higher he gos the less it will lift safely, the idea is smart but the engine lift and fork extension is a disaster waiting to happen !
Thanks you for the comment. I will address a couple of items. I too have 40 plus year in the industry, you are correct the 3x4x3/4 plate table is not 800 lbs it’s 734 lbs not counting wheels and leg (3/4 plate is 30.6 per foot I think) I do not plan on lifting more than couple hundred lbs max with boom retracted closer to lift point. You are correct about the higher you lift the less safe it becomes, just like real forklifts. This is why during training forklift operators are trained to carry the load as low as possible while moving. Thanks again for watching and commenting.
Nice job! If you put a tube in the back of the boom and mounted a winch to the base of the hoist you could raise and lower it without the jack. I use harbor freight 2500lb winches on all kinds of stuff, they are cheap, come with a remote control and will run off of a small riding mower battery. If it doesn't have the strength I just use a snatch block/ pulley. I have a engine hoist mast and boom bolted on the front of an old Snapper zero turn riding mower, I use it like a mini boom truck and load huge firewood rounds onto the log splitter. I don't think it will lift a Chevy 350 without blowing out the tires but it did lift a 3 cylinder diesel engine into a mini excavator that I bought for $500. I also made a 3 foot wide loader bucket for it made from 1 1/8" plywood with a steel cutting edge. It has 2x4 arms bolted to the middle of the mower an uses 2 harbor freight 2500lb winches to raise /lower and tilt. It's the most hillbilly thing you've ever seen but it works surprisingly good and I haven't used a wheelbarrow in years.
Interesting idea. I will tuck that one away for later, if needed. As far as counterweight, I welded up a hinged tray on the back of my hoist to hold (4) cat litter buckets. The tray swings up when not needed, to reduce footprint. I filled a couple cat litter buckets with left over concrete from miscellaneous projects around the house. Each bucket weighs about 100lbs. I have two buckets worth on the back of it now, has handled most things I do.
I wanna use my hoist to lift some 250# trusses 15 feet up for a steel carport. I plan on reversing the boom of my hoist and have added a bracket to slide in a 12 foot 2x6 as a boom extension. I have some concrete in bags that got wet to use as counterweights on the legs. Need to reverse because the first posts are against a curb/wall.
Add a large piece of all thread for the link with a turn buckle. Then you can tip it up or down as you want. I built a adapter on my shop hoist for transmissions. Of coarse I have a automotive hoist. But it was much more stable than a true transmission lift.
Nice concept with the come along. Do you adjust the come along as you raise the forks to keep them level? I have watched other RU-vid videos building similar apparatus. I am going to build one soon for a project. I like your idea using it to remove fuel tank.
great idea i have been playing around how to modify my shop lift for the last couple of days , i have installed a air/ hydraulic long ram on the lift way easier to use rather then pumping up the jack .
Blah blah blah... this has gotten expensive.... blah blah blah. Son when is the last time you saw the price go down? That's right... You' haven't. Every deferred project costs more tomorrow.
You’re not wrong Mr Wong. Every buck I save on little projects like this leave Money for my real projects. Thanks for spending your valuable time commenting on my video
Funny, I never saw it hooked up setting on the ground. Don't get me wrong, it is a good concept, just doesn't work unless what ever you need moved is elevated already. Cherry picker needs counter weight also because your work table didn't get off the ground
I address the setting on ground in my other video. I had to find happy medium as height for the lift is more important than being on ground for most of my uses. It can reach ground by extending boom but it then lowers how much weight I can lift. Had I designed “just” a fork lift that’s easily engineered out. I will put it to the test in future videos as I need it. So far it works great for installing my 150lb tank
Fantastic idea, will most definitely be modifying my tractor supply 3pt carry all to be used with my engine lift. Also your idea inspired me to make simple 3pt hitch brackets for my engine lift, so it can be installed on my tractor, with the leg extensions removed. Thanks again 👍
I had originally planned to connect this to the back of my Farmall cub. I ended up selling the cub to help fund the Scout project. Be sure to check out my scout build and thanks for the comment
Thanks, it was hand pumped for 25 years until a buddy showed up with 2 electric pumps in his truck. he had dug them out of a dumpster. I decided to I had to have one.
When retracted it should have a similar lift and tip rate as the hoist itself but I wouldn’t dare. I figured if it will do 500lbs fairly safely . It should cover 90% of everything I’ll use it for. My legs slip off for storage I might put a couple pockets on the frame to store forks. All ready working on winch and better casters. Thank you
Absolutely no plans to lift past the legs. This was just to see how tippy it was. It actually surprised me it was not worse. I put over 250lbs and it was stable surprisingly.
@@NoBudgetGarageBuildI picked up a Pittsburgh (China) hoist had to load a straight six with stick attached. I had to put the arm past the last pin position and swing it to get it to reach the bed. Fortunately didn't do anything funny on a downhill driveway.
Excellent idea & well thought out design. I'll probably build one, but I have two concerns: -Tip weight -Storage My cherry picker takes up too much shop space as it is.....but I'll probably just store it outside when not in use. Retracting the lift arm would help on tip weight; still curious what it would be. I need to pull a fuel tank, & this would be perfect for that. Thanks & Merry Christmas-
As long as as the fork tips are kept behind the front wheels. I shouldn’t need any. in theory it would work no differently than the hoist without one. I also don’t plan on using for any weight close to what the hoist is capable of.
Great idea for light duty around the shop (house / hobby shop). I’ve driven forklifts in a passed life, and yes, we were trained to keep the load center of gravity as low as possible and watch our speeds when lifting and lowering the load (& before someone else states around corners and turns).
Yes they can tip over if improperly loaded. If you consider the tip of the fork as if it’s the original pick point of the hoist its capacity would be similar to rated. My plan is Not to put engines on pallets to lift them. This will be used for no more than a couple hundred pounds max. If I need to do any real lifting I will use the forks on my tractor. As with any tool in my shop they can be dangerous. Thanks for watching.
