I bought the crane 7 months ago and reason wanting one is that sometimes I don’t have help to lift heavy equipment on my truck or when I’m buying something online and it’s HEAVY. I just now installed it.

In order to do so, I had to get custom brackets cut out of 1/2 steel. Welded them on. This was my first attempt – so I made them a little long. This cost 70$ shipped. I know the exact size and location to weld if I needed to do another (which I wont – PITA factor lol).
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Now I weld on 2×2 3/16″ (7gauge) tube to make the platform.
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There goes the base sitting atop the platform.
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I chose to weld on the platform instead of bolting it onto the platform – it was a lot faster than drilling individual holes. It’s on there SOLID now.
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Lifted a Generac 17,500watt 500lb generator onto my truck just to test it out. Worked wonders with a jib crane – all by myself that is! Love this thing!
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