On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:58:36 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
Ignoramus10340 quickly quoth:

On 2007-10-30, Larry Jaques novalidaddress@di wrote:
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:36:44 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
Ignoramus10340 quickly quoth:

Has anyone used this crane? Any good/bad experiences?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=37555

I have this one and it has been great. I haven't tried it for a full
half ton yet, though. I cut a hole in the bed and welded angle iron to
a bracket on the frame for strength.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=1647

If I had it todo over, I'd go with the 37555.


Larry, thanks. Just curious how the bed would hold up to this crane.

I didn't measure it but the hole I cut in my '90 F-150 bed felt like
16 ga to me, and it was tough to cut with my impact chisel until I let
the compressor top off. Chisels like 120psi better than 80 for some
strange reason.

Given my druthers, I'd cut a clearance hole in the bed, lift the bed,
weld a section of 2 x 6 (8?) x 1/4" U-channel across the rails, and
bolt the crane upright to it. Then I'd boot the opening. YMMV

My new Tundra will have a composite bed. That ought to be interesting
to work with.

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We have to fight them daily, like fleas, those many small
worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies.
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