loading items too heavy to pick up

Winch on tilt bed.

I think a few people have checked these out also;

Originally Posted by iicekingg

what is that?

there you go,,,

https://www.google.com/search?q=truck%20bed%20crane&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a

im lucky to have an abundance of tools, but before i was i done this and works really well if you have a low trailer. you can take a heavy duty tarp, not a cheap one but a good one, pile stuff up on it and drag way more than your body weight, a low trailer with a mesh ramp you would be able to pull motors and transmissions right up the trailer, it works really well also for fenced in back yard clean ups with a narrow gate you can get your truck into. steve is a firefighter and they use them in certain circumstances and its part of their training

heres the closest i found with a quick search on youtube, its kinda dull he's just pulling leaves but you will get the idea

i little piece of wood that fits into the broken part of my tailgat and i just pull it up that with a strap

although there have been times when i spent half an hour loading a 5 dollar piece of scrap :/

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

I think a few people have checked these out also;

I have one of these with a base that has heavy duty U shaped base with casters on it. The crane part separates from the bottom and has a nice swivel head to hook up to. A 55 gallon barrel can be lifted into my higher than stock 4x4 truck bed. It is only rated to 600lbs since it is meant to lift body parts of overweight bed ridden type people. It works like a charm I can take it with me easily and it stores nicely also.

i have a tommygate liftgate

Best advice I can give.

Step 1 - To move it, you need to get whatever it is on wheels. Cart, pallet jack, dolly, etc. You can use a floor jack, or a bottle jack to lift something heavy and get wheels under it.

Step 2 - It's on wheels now you can move it. Next you have to lift it.

Step 3 - You have options.

1 - Ramps and heavy duty ratchet straps. It's slow, but whatever it is, is on wheels, and the straps should be enough to pull it up the ramps and hold it.

2 - Ramps and winch. This is my favorite, makes things easy, no muscles required. A winch will run you anywhere from $200 to $600 depending on brand and rating (they get more expensive but generally speaking, that's a fair range to consider). I'd recommend a nice 12,000lb winch, probably will run you $300-$400 at Harbor Freight. The winch is worth the investment, if you have to use the beastly winch to load something, it should pay for itself in just a few pulls.

3 - Pickup truck crane. Can be mounted to a trailer or truck, usually they're rated up to 1000 lbs. Furnaces, engine blocks, steel plates, plows, etc. A pickup truck crane will probably run you $150 - $200. The crane is worth it. Again, if you have to use the crane to lift something, it should pay for itself in just a few lifts.

There are more scenarios of coarse but those 3 are the most common, fairly inexpensive and very efficient for small to medium size jobs you can't get done with just your muscles.

If you can't lift something, or you can't move something, there's always a tool or piece of equipment that can lift or move it for you. In this business, those tools are the ones that are ALWAYS worth the investment.

I have a 22 y/o son I use for heavy lifting! And for really heavy lifting I get my 13 y/o son to help us out!!

I have a hf 9000 winch and lots of determination. And when that fails usually hire a farmer with a tractor to load big bulky items, it's not very convent sometimes but I can't afford a skid steer quite yet.