Tool Tuesday Ep. 9: Sky Hook Mobile Cart

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We added another Sky Hook to the shop, this time in the form of a mobile cart. This will provide some heavy lifting assistance anywhere in the shop that's portable and simple to use. The cart allows tools or workpieces to be lifted and taken directly to the machine when needed.
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@boomermatic6035 8 месяцев назад

You need a second Skyhook cart to lift the first Skyhook when you want to transfer it to the pedestal mount. 😀

@thedriver02 8 месяцев назад

😅

@mhughes1160 8 месяцев назад

LoL 😂 👍 No pricing on the website , means it’s to expensive buy a cherry picker from HF and save a bunch of money

@milkman1944 8 месяцев назад

@@mhughes1160 I found one site that gives a $3900 price tag for the cart like Adam has.

@SalvoMorina 8 месяцев назад

😂😂

@neilpuckett359 8 месяцев назад

That Skyhook is a very versatile tool a real back saver the older you get the more you'll appreciate it.

@philhunt9297 8 месяцев назад

The only tweak to that particular Skyhook design (unknown if already an option) is an option to remove/foldaway the handle and use a battery powered drill (similar to speed ratchet binders) to wind the chain up (& down) And A hook on the trolley to restrain the hook in place when not in use (save it swinging around and KTFOing the operator during moving

@legend7ify 8 месяцев назад

............G'day Neil, you're not wrong brother. I'm 81 and still fixin' motorcycles; Thinkin' about changing my gearbox in the Legend#7 (illustrated). Cheers, Malcolm.

@johanneslaxell6641 8 месяцев назад

Well, a 2000lbs electric pallet stacker lifting to ~five or six feet is worth its weight in gold. Move, lift, load or use as a work table. That or a overhead/gantry crane, we have (and use) both...

@bulletproofpepper2 8 месяцев назад

Skyhook been around a for many years. I found on at a shipyard and asked the Foreman if it was something i could use. He gifted it to me and i stripped it down and cleaned it. I was very happy and put a plaint job on it. I was able to work on heavy parts on the work bench to work them.

@alanduncan3710 8 месяцев назад

Can't wait till next Tuesday's video, "Making a height extender for the cantilever arm" or "I've decided to squat the back of my truck".

@sparkybell11 8 месяцев назад

Or use the forklift

@josephcote6120 8 месяцев назад

That floor pedestal looks like it would be pretty easy to make. You could weld up a couple more and just leave them installed. Maybe some places you might want it taller or shorter even.

@Peter_Riis_DK 8 месяцев назад

I don't get it. How many times a day do you have to pick something up from the floor at exactly the point where you have a pedestal? And lift it to only the height of a meter or something?

@josephcote6120 8 месяцев назад

@@Peter_Riis_DK Doesn't have to be off the floor. Maybe you just want to take it out of a machine and set it on a cart. Or vice versa.

@Peter_Riis_DK 8 месяцев назад

@@josephcote6120 You might be right. Btw. why do you have a triode as your channel icon?

@ricardo-iw9sq 8 месяцев назад

@@Peter_Riis_DKobviously your not a job shop or a machinist, as he said he's not young anymore which most will relate to. What I don't understand is why he hasn't built his own, it's not rocket science, in my shop I have built my own in various different ways and when picking up funny shape parts that sit on jigs it's been a game changer even my customer said can I make them one, I said no because they would want a cert to go with it because the people they employ at times wins the Darwin award for why they shouldn't reproduce 🤭.

@Peter_Riis_DK 8 месяцев назад

@@ricardo-iw9sq Nope. I'm more of a Jack of all trades. Thanks for the story. 😊

@jimadams8182 8 месяцев назад

Abom: I've gotten older. Mrpete: Hold my coffee.

@pastaalalamborghini 8 месяцев назад

No really, hold my coffee? I have arthritis

@VictorHernandez-nt3tw 8 месяцев назад

@@pastaalalamborghiniI've had it since I was 30 maybe earlier but it was diagnose at 30. 😂

@katelights 8 месяцев назад

when was the last time you saw mr pete pick up a 150lb part?

@c0mputer 8 месяцев назад

@@katelightsHe picks himself up out of bed every morning 😂

@gregr267 8 месяцев назад

Mr. Pete built his own "Tubal Crane". Same exact thing.

@Stefoshark 8 месяцев назад

Hi from Canada, you not old, friend. You are wiser, work smarter, not harder

@joepiker 8 месяцев назад

I wouldn't be so quick to blame the truckers, Adam. I think the shipper could have done a better job with the crates. I have shipped ( and received ) a lot heavy things, over the years. These are valuable items, and worth making the effort to crate properly.

@mrlithium69 8 месяцев назад

you're right, the factory could use metal banding straps to bundle the counterweights more tightly, thats my suggestion

@PhilG999 8 месяцев назад

It's not the truckers, it's the squirrels they have running forklifts in the warehouse! I have two forklift certs and the things I've seen these kids do make me cringe! Full throttle all the time, swinging around corners without looking or slowing down, running into things. Got an ~80-gallon air tank one time returned to us as "Defective". It had a hole in it exactly the size and shape of a forklift tine! Nope, not our problem...

@jacotton 8 месяцев назад

Adam, mount the pedestal in the back of the truck. Then set the skyhook on it, when you are moving heavy stuff from point to point. Maybe use wing nuts to hold it down.

@RossMarsden 8 месяцев назад

I will Laugh Out Loud when Adam Booth uses Wing Nus for anything!

@dennythomas8887 8 месяцев назад

Look in Adam's archive from a year or two ago. He did a build series converting a Harbor Freight type engine hoist to a truck mounted version. Building a custom mount, bushings, connectors and everything needed to mount it on his truck. Making the whole thing quick attach/detach for storage. It was a good series with lots of lathe work, milling and welding.

@jacotton 8 месяцев назад

yes, I do remember that now. @@dennythomas8887

@peter-xn8xu 8 месяцев назад

@@dennythomas8887 Yes, but he never did show the 'contentious wiggling of the pin' on its standing leg.

@eb2443 8 месяцев назад

Geeez I don't know what would give me more strain. Paying 7k for a cart or lifting something moderately heavy

@tristansimonin1376 8 месяцев назад

If you have a shop do it for 500 it's great but definitely too expensive

@threeriversforge1997 8 месяцев назад

Yeah, it's pricey. For that kind of money, I'd have to really consider getting one of those antique rolling hoists with the cast-iron bodies. At least it'd look fantastic when you're not using it.

@stuartkorte1642 8 месяцев назад

I’d have one if donated. $7k really?

@spfldmilkman 8 месяцев назад

Its all free to him, wonder if he will ever use those tools or just be a salesman for the company ?

@rollinrat4850 8 месяцев назад

Good machinists can make lots of money. Believe it or not. A decent overhead crane is much more expensive to have installed. Good machinists don't work cheap. I've known some very wealthy machine shop families.

@richardw.foxhall3392 8 месяцев назад

Consider adding a spinner handle on top of each outrigger screw to speed setting up and release of the feet

@tnmonty501 8 месяцев назад

I need one about 3 times that size for loading logs on the trailer. Your delivery guy isn’t at fault for inadequate packaging 😉

@jasonbabila6006 8 месяцев назад

Those counterweights looks like the ones on the front of some tractors.

@KJ6EAD 8 месяцев назад

I'm a little disappointed that the cart doesn't have a shelf or drawer under the top to store rigging slings, screw eyes and shackles.

@mkegadgets4380 8 месяцев назад

I really like this new format tools Tuesday. Shame on skyhook for not knowing how to pack. That all should’ve been on one pallet. And a lot more blocking. Anytime you ship a short pallet someone’s going to put a load on top of it.

@bengrogan9710 8 месяцев назад

Its likely for cost efficiency and loading safety. - avoiding combining the weight of both sets of items would often result in more fractured pallets in shipping

@patrickcolahan7499 8 месяцев назад

The bolt down stand would be great, you could build a table top or a vice mount that your could slip into the stand for other purposes when not in use by the Sky Hook.

@markevans3027 8 месяцев назад

Very nice addition to your shop. Anytime you can work safe and avoid injuries its a win. 👍

@DavidLee-nd2sx 8 месяцев назад

I love the tractor style counter weights.

@thedriver02 8 месяцев назад

A mini crane for the workshop! I love it! 😅

@JCWren 8 месяцев назад

"Request a quote". That right there means I can't afford it.

@firesurfer 8 месяцев назад

Of all the accessories he's got, I totally support this. This should have been a priority.

@RobertGracie 8 месяцев назад

Oh yes another awesome video! keep these up Adam!

@cosmostrek2001 8 месяцев назад

wow 4000 dollars. you could get a engine hoist and modify it for a lot less

@richardkelleher1711 8 месяцев назад

Looks like a real back saver!

@garychaiken808 8 месяцев назад

Nice toy. Use it well. It’s a back saver. 😊

@z06doc86 8 месяцев назад

Very nice setup. Bet it costs an arm and a leg plus your third member. Looks quality.

@floridaflywheelersantiquee7578 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing the sky hook

@johnlee8231 8 месяцев назад

looks like you'll need to make a modification to the cart to extend the height of the post so it can clear the tailgate.Good thing you have the skills to make it happen

@life.is.to.short1414 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for showing us that.. I need this setup at work. Like you said, we aren't young anymore, so I need this for some heavy work I do at work too

@randyjackson4282 8 месяцев назад

Older and know the feeling !!! Have had to give a lot more thought to what just bull around

@The_HillPeople 8 месяцев назад

When we were young bucks, picking up heavy crap was a sense of pride. We pay for it later.

@joebaileygl1500 8 месяцев назад

I love that cart and sky hook.

@wombatspatulafreek 8 месяцев назад

that thing is awesome!!! and, it will make life so much easier on your back!! ...safety FIRST!!

@llapmsp 8 месяцев назад

Nice addition for your shop and a back saver.

@russellwhite8890 8 месяцев назад

Nice tool great idea!

@tbernardi001 8 месяцев назад

I see a small modification to get the cantilever over the truck bed. But, bottom line: Good on you for taking care to prevent injury to your back. You get one back, once it goes, its gone.

@DK-vx1zc 8 месяцев назад

nice setup ! i use a hoyer patient lift.. lifts 400 lbs.. always for sale used

@thebubbacontinuum2645 8 месяцев назад

And patient lifts are vetted by lawyers, so youk now they're not going to drop anything. I guarantee you, every lift Hoyer makes has had lawyers go over it from every possible angle. They probably test the paint in case a patient eats it. And you can get a new Hoyer lift for under $700. Used, you can hope for $100.

@Factory400 8 месяцев назад

That cart/crane is a silent hero.

@OriginalPetRock 8 месяцев назад

How much granite will it lift? Make sure you wipe it off first! Make sure it's clean, then wipe it off again.

@werringtonjunction 8 месяцев назад

Those spare levelling pads you made for the lathe could be used under the outrigger adjusting screws. Would make the screws more stable and save having to wind them in and out too much when moving the trolley around. Even store them on the base of the trolley for more weight.

@peteengard9966 8 месяцев назад

A 6 Inc riser under the cantilever would help with the tailgate issue. One improvement would be to have the outriggers one piece and pivot out from the side. Other than that it looks like it's a back saver.

@stephenjourdain1842 8 месяцев назад

and maybe incorporate a thrust bearing to help with swiveling?

@billwoehl3051 8 месяцев назад

Sky hook? Been looking fèr one o dem for decades and now you bring it out, thanks alot, made me look like I been horns woggled into thinkin' they wasn't real.

@simmo1024 8 месяцев назад

I absolutely love that cooling fan in the background. Wanna see that going full tilt.

@jheissjr 8 месяцев назад

Very handy for the shop.

@user-de8bu5es6f 8 месяцев назад

Looks like a candidate for making useful. Why buy all those weights when buying batteries would weigh as much? Why does'nt it have a remote control (keyfob) servo motor instead of that skyhook plastic handle? Having 2 hands free when lifting loads with 1 finger press is useful. A 4 channel remote & another serrvo motor could allow forward reverse system travel. Or jib rotations. Keeping the skyhook same height but cutting a couple of inches out of the legs would make the upper surface the same height as the saw, always useful to have extended sawbed.

@mrlithium69 8 месяцев назад

you mean use car batteries for lead weights? im gonna assume a functional battery device cost is wayyyy more expensive than some raw chunks of iron

@scrotiemcboogerballs1981 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing

@stephencox4224 8 месяцев назад

That section of steel round bar at 150 lbs weighs more than most mini lathes complete let that sink in when considering rigidity in machine tools weight means rigidity and better machining and finish to what you are machining. You need a Skyhook adaptor mounted in the truck bed for unloading stuff as well

@nicholasfrediani9466 8 месяцев назад

Im lovin new tool tuesday brother

@joewhitney4097 8 месяцев назад

Great addition to the new shop Adom. Saving your back is always job one!

@jballccs 8 месяцев назад

Thats a pretty sweet cart. I feel like for liability reasons alone, every shop needs one of these

@fernandofert9960 8 месяцев назад

A lot of merchandise. And we love it.

@mooseboy66 8 месяцев назад

I'm 45 and Im sitting here recovering from a sprained back from loading 5 60lb bags of ready mix from home Depot. I'm coming up on 1 week of soreness and immobility. That thing is worth every penny if it saves your back. Don't wait until you hurt yourself.

@willb3018 8 месяцев назад

Pretty slick.

@adhawk5632 8 месяцев назад

What a great little shop cart, with the cantilever and outriggers, epic mini crane👍👌🇦🇺once your back goes away....it ain't comin' home happy no more

@spfldmilkman 8 месяцев назад

Best part of this tool is that it's free, for a little time

@steveshoemaker6347 8 месяцев назад

BIG TIME BACK TIME SAVER......An i have gotten really old and thanks to the man with the BIG SMILE

@joelarson3528 8 месяцев назад

Dream shop! Mucho money 💰

@codfishknives8526 8 месяцев назад

Work smarter not harder. A statement that, when you get older you will realize you don't have to prove anything to anyone anymore. Saving back and arms and general well being is what's more important.

@mattpage9826 8 месяцев назад

I have one friend with bulged disks and another who broke vertebrae due to unsafe lifting, and not stretching before starting their work shift. They have both been suffering daily for over 20 years. These types of tools are very important for those who need to move heavy loads.

@garbo8962 8 месяцев назад

As we get older we work smarter. In my 20's I had no trouble lifting a 100# bag and carrying it a block. Now have trouble lifting a 40# bag out of my SUV.

@mikemarriam 8 месяцев назад

Great peace of kit Adam. For me something like that would remove the dread of doing certain tasks that sometimes linger.

@JaapGrootveld 8 месяцев назад

Good tool.

@MartsGarage 8 месяцев назад

Looks like a well thought out piece of equipment. Had to watch as was concerned about stability, but the counterweights and the lateral stabilisers make it a good useful addition to the shop. Anything that helps you to not damage yourself is good. Mart in England.

@davewood406 8 месяцев назад

LTL freight has always been rough. It behooves the people packaging their goods to crate accordingly. Or be prepared to repair/replace goods.

@mrlithium69 8 месяцев назад

Why cant the factory and the shipper work together to find out what went wrong and overhaul it ? It feels like nobody cares, but I care, and its not even my business.

@davewood406 8 месяцев назад

@@mrlithium69 I can only guess how those weights were on the pallet but it looks like they were just stacked and strapped... That's a lot of faith in the strapping, even if the stevedores handled everything carefully just the usual bounce of a semi trailer needs to be accounted for... It's likely cheaper just to replace the occasional shipping damage than to properly crate everything.

@MrCubflyer 8 месяцев назад

I could definitely use one of those.

@woowzers 8 месяцев назад

I'll say it again, i have no doubt you could build a better "sky hook" and make great content at the same time

@MF175mp 8 месяцев назад

Mr. Pete (tubalcain) made one. He called it the Tubal-Crane

@woowzers 8 месяцев назад

@@SpakasAlbert I can't disagree with that but I don't watch this channel to see advertising, I watch it for the machining and problem solving. He used to do projects and builds all the time but doesn't much anymore

@andrewstoll4548 8 месяцев назад

@@woowzerswell he is running a business......

@woowzers 8 месяцев назад

@@andrewstoll4548 pretty sure making content is a business as well, and if you can make a better product and promote yourself.......

@xxz4655 8 месяцев назад

That is what I was thinking I was actually thinking what is the difference between metalwork and machining... I really wish abom did more like swamplamp or inheritance machining

@wmweekendwarrior1166 8 месяцев назад

Good stuff

@tr5317 8 месяцев назад

Use the locking bolt to prevent crane components from swiveling when lifting heavy objects.

@BenButler1 8 месяцев назад

If mounted at lathe, it would be nice if the skyhook would reach to a shelf that held chucks

@petemclinc 8 месяцев назад

New Toy Tuesday, yay!

@forthrightnight 8 месяцев назад

Great tool. Well done video. Skyhook should see a few sales. We get to see new stuff. You get to save your back. Everybody wins.

@dizzolve 8 месяцев назад

it'd make a nice welding cart with a few alterations

@demonknight7965 8 месяцев назад

I was thinking that when he got your zt fab welding cart, they needed to make something like this. I even pitched the udea to them.

@rodneywroten2994 8 месяцев назад

nice sky hook

@clarenceburton9654 8 месяцев назад

Nice 👍

@kaydog2008 8 месяцев назад

I'd bolt the pedestal to 4" I-beams welded in an X with heavy duty casters on the ends. Instead of moving it around to each bolting point on the floor. This way you don't have to also keep transfering the item and crane from cart to pedestal. 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

@haydenc2742 8 месяцев назад

Might also fabricate a flat plate top mount adapter, this way vices/grinders can be mounted, and be used for other applications when the pedestal is not needed for moving materials. Also...might make a side mount adapter for the fireball tool table, permanent mount location on the side of the table

@Cavemannspace 8 месяцев назад

Seeing how the column on the swing arm plugs into the holder on the cart I'm thinking that you could make a color out of round tubing to get the arm over your tailgate. Three or four inches long would probably be enough.

@surlyogre1476 8 месяцев назад

*collar

@Cavemannspace 8 месяцев назад

@@surlyogre1476 Thank you.

@bearsrodshop7067 8 месяцев назад

Thx for sharing Adam, now us under budgeted hobbyist have a new Toy to copy their design into a shop made lift,,,hehe! My welding table built back 2 + yrs ago, has slide out out riggers, a 2ton HF boom, but will this a great addition to your shop. Now you will have a band-aid to show off this Thanksgiving from the assemble,,,,hehe! Banding straps are sneaky, and get us every time 😞. Bear.

@rcbax434 8 месяцев назад

I'd bolt a wing on the top tray that sticks out directly above the side supports that stick out the same amount. Serious trip hazards there, especially for an old guy (LOL). Maybe they could fold in and out when supports are extended.

@desolatemetro 8 месяцев назад

Awesome man. Anything you can do to save your back, back problems are the worst. Little more than i can justify spending for puttering around my garage, but quality tools cost money! Im jealous. 😁

@jrb_sland 8 месяцев назад

Rather than the expensive counterweights, I'd just fill the cart's base with all the little boxes full of your scrap metal. But each to his own - the skyhook itself is a great design.

@brianmcgill7314 8 месяцев назад

You’ve got a pretty sweet set up there m8 🍀

@thomaslawry5238 8 месяцев назад

You may need one of those carts at your home shop to unload the Reed and chuck from the back of your ute !

@kenethsoberano 8 месяцев назад

Working smarter. Not harder. Nice.

@wilsonlaidlaw 8 месяцев назад

Having various pedestal mount floor studs round the shop, sounds like stubbed toes in Adam's horoscope to me.

@robertschmidt6383 8 месяцев назад

I know just what you mean about getting older. Just wait until you start to fall apart. Enjoy this time for as long as you can.

@RobertKohut 8 месяцев назад

Nice!! 🙂

@piteralvarado1028 8 месяцев назад

Está súper bien para así cuidarse de una hernia y no hacer mala fuerza me gusta mucho este contenido

@johnschneider3082 8 месяцев назад

I’m guessing that at some point,given the comment about how the “Sky Hook “ is a little difficult to swing with a load,we will be seeing a project involving bushings or something so it swivels easier. What ever Adam posts it’s always interesting,good luck with the new toy.

@apatronus4418 8 месяцев назад

LOL. I kept thinking when is he going to put grease on that thing??? I know he mentioned lubing it but I didn't see him lube it. I can't believe how many videos I see where people use tools that have pivots or threads or bearings, and they just don't lubricate them. Lube makes the tool last longer and work more efficiently!

@Mr.redacted. 8 месяцев назад

Adam, you could sink a tube into the floor of your truck in the corner next to the tailgate. Run the cart with the load up to the truck. Swap the Sky Hook from the cart over to that mount, lift and swing your load off the cart and into the bed. That'll let you position the load in your bed. Quickie tie down. No sweat. Close the tailgate and you'll have the Sky Hook there to unload. If you don't unhook the load, it's weight will hold the Sky Hook down.

@mrlithium69 8 месяцев назад

might be able to make a trailer hitch mount and have it detachable

@carypeltier8247 5 месяцев назад

I love this thing but holy cow expensive! Would be fantastic in my shop.

@petefletcher 8 месяцев назад

Once upon a time you would have made one 😢

@markdavies9912 8 месяцев назад

This was exactly what was suggested when he adapted his skyhook to the lathe etc. Then, it was not deemed a “valuable tool”.

@angelramos-2005 8 месяцев назад

Great video,Adam.I made my Tubalcrain.Big help.A transpallet system may be better than the trolly for your SkyhookThank you.

@jonmcgovern5266 8 месяцев назад

What happened to the little receiver hitch crane you built?

@peter-xn8xu 8 месяцев назад

Put out to grass. It proved too hard to remove the pin in the standing leg whilst under load. You know, the one that every man and his dog told him he'd have difficulty with, but he insisted he'd be able to wiggle it out easily enough. He then put 2 videos out demonstrating its use, only to omit the 'wiggling out' stage, lol.

@mikebroom1866 8 месяцев назад

I'm not there yet, but I recognize that I SHOULDN'T be throwing big stuff around anymore. Man to have an overhead trolley...

@ZEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOO00 8 месяцев назад

Pair that Sky Hook with a mag lifter and you can do away with the straps and that headache.

@thomasbooth9079 8 месяцев назад

Exactly what I was thinking when he loaded the first test piece on the saw, the strap would have to be taken off and it’s sitting on it. A magnet could just be released or used to catch the part being cut off.