lak2004
1/2 ton status
where is a good place to get a decent hoist for a decent price? is $200 a normal price for one? thanks
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engine hoist
- Thread starter lak2004
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i got mine at the local Oriellys store.. my hoist, engine stand and javk stands all ac delco.. they will negotiate on there prices...im sure you can find cheaper out there but i liked the quality of the ac delco..
I have the no-name version of this one
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93840
Same Chinese crap, different color paint.
I R&R'd a big block with it, with TH400 attached, using the longest adjustment. It scared the hell out of me, but it worked.
Another fifty bucks gets you
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=35915
Heck, less if you don't need it to fold. (Though the folding is great for storage -- the damn things are big enough as it is, and unless you use them every day you gotta put them somewhere out of the way.)
-- A
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93840
Same Chinese crap, different color paint.
I R&R'd a big block with it, with TH400 attached, using the longest adjustment. It scared the hell out of me, but it worked.
Another fifty bucks gets you
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=35915
Heck, less if you don't need it to fold. (Though the folding is great for storage -- the damn things are big enough as it is, and unless you use them every day you gotta put them somewhere out of the way.)
-- A
I like my foldable one. Shove it in the corner when not bein used.
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I was going to get one at Harbor Freight (HF) when they were on sale for $130. Went to the store...they were out so I got a raincheck. They said come back friday (it was wendsday) some more were comming in at 11am. Went the next day at 1pm, truck hadn't been unloaded yet, said to come back in an hour. Came back at 3pm, called to the loading dock and they said there weren't any on the truck. So me being all pissed off (I needed the hoist like two days ago) I tell them to shove it up their a$$. Went into Tractor Supply Co. (TSC) down the road and found one sitting on the floor. Asked them if they would price match the HF unit, even if it was on sale. They said sure thing and asked for my raincheck. They even took an extra 10% off. I was out the door for less than $125.
I've used it dozens of times. The only real issue I have with it is, if I have the trans hooked to the motor. It looks kinda scarry when it's all the way up. But it lifts the load with no problem...even pushes easily.
Papi Grande
1/2 ton status
I bought mine at Tractor Supply as well...mine is air over hydraulic...pretty cool...a little jerky but nice...you can be on top of the motor moving stuff around and not have to worry about pumping...just hold down the button
...can't remember how much it was though.
...can't remember how much it was though.
offroadblazer764x4
1/2 ton status
I got mine at pepboys its a big red it ran me 200 bucks so far so good.
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Fabrimacator21
1/2 ton status
Anyone make a towable one?
I have the no-name version of this one
Same one I've got. I pulled a 6.2 diesel / 700R4 (nearly a 1000lb lift) from a C10 with it - it creaked and groaned a couple times, but it got the job done and isn't bent.
solowookie
1/2 ton status
I bought one at autozone, and the welds broke on it pulling a 350... (welds popped)
Fabrimacator21
1/2 ton status
fyi don't buy the kragen/autozone 20 dollar floorjacks... it's worked for me but the welds on it scare the **** out of me.
DEMON44
Low-Tech Redneck
I have the no-name version of this one
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93840
Same Chinese crap, different color paint.
I R&R'd a big block with it, with TH400 attached, using the longest adjustment. It scared the hell out of me, but it worked.
Another fifty bucks gets you
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=35915
Heck, less if you don't need it to fold. (Though the folding is great for storage -- the damn things are big enough as it is, and unless you use them every day you gotta put them somewhere out of the way.)
-- A
same one I've got....cept mines red
i've pulled 2 - 6B cummins with mine. was very creaky, but never worried it would fail. actually had to have a guy stand on the back right corner of the hoist to counter balance or its own weight would have pulled it over to the side.
just jerked a BBC out of pickup on to engine stand last week.....Im much more concerned about the bbc and the stand failing than the hoisting anything.
