Lifting Device

[Jeepnik]

I'm going to be needing to lift about 150 pounds on and off of my pickup fairly regularly. While casting about for easily installed/removed lifts I found one from Viking via Midway. It attaches to the receiver. Anyone ever use these for lifting game or other items?

 

[hittman]

A few months back there was a lengthy thread on these I think ……

https://www.harborfreight.com/12-ton-capacity-pickup-truck-bed-crane-60732.html

 

[hittman]

Found it

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Thread 'Bed Lift for trucks and wanna be trucks'

Sep 30, 2024

I saw this and e\then found out it was at Harbor Freight. Not a fan of Harbor Freight. Any Ideas? Experience?
Not sure How it anchors though.

• MaxMan
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• Forum: The Lounge

 

[Jeepnik]

I looked at those. But my Tacoma has a composite bed. It great most of the time as it's light and rust resistant. But flimsy if you want to attach anything to it.

I should add I will also have a hitch rack, not filled when using the list) installed. I'm going to have get a double receiver adapter.

I might have been in on the old thread. This has been a recurring issue for a while.

My work trucks has both an electric hitch lift and bed hoist I could easily switch out as needed.

I've faked it with a manual hitch lift and ramps as long as my body will allow. Heck, I even use electric jack in my vehicles now.

OLD AGE SUCKS

 

[Jack Ryan]

Ramp.

 

[contender]

Uhh Jack,, read his last post;

"I've faked it with a manual hitch lift and ramps as long as my body will allow."

 

[bergmen]

I need something like this (only half kidding) to lift me off my creeper when doing oil/filter changes on my Tundra.

Dan

 

[Hvymax]

I'm going to be needing to lift about 150 pounds on and off of my pickup fairly regularly. While casting about for easily installed/removed lifts I found one from Viking via Midway. It attaches to the receiver. Anyone ever use these for lifting game or other items?

A picture of what you are talking about would be a huge help.

 

[Jeepnik]

Ramp.

I have been using ramps. But that still requires more physical effort than I can do right now. The lifting unit I'm looking at uses a hand crank winch. But I have an electric winch that I can hook up to 12 volts and just push a button to do the lifting.

 

[PinnedAndRecessed]

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[PRichardson87]

Those truck bed cranes can be handy as long as they bolt to the frame through the body somehow. If it's just bolted to the body it will fail and you will get hurt. One attached off of a Reese hitch could also be handy as long as the hitch is bolted to the frame.