2 Ton-Capacity Foldable Shop Crane from Harbor Freight Unboxing and Assembling

[@WindRidgeWoodCrafts]

I just picked up this shop crane for my woodshop yesterday and found your video. Thanks for sharing it and you got a new subscriber. I also have the hydraulic lift you mentioned in the 1,000 lb. version. It's been very helpful for the last year or so for everything from moving wood, boxes and projects around the garage and pole barn, as well as lifting a couple desks when we were rearranging home offices. I need the shop crane to handle moving a bunch of 24" diameter oak logettes while we get the pole barn cleaned up and rearranged.

[@AdedoyinOyelaran]

You just made my day. Headed to the store now to pick one up. Thanks!!

[@lindseyacresfarm]

Hope you like it. Mine has worked well for me so far.

[@savages8237]

Bought this for my pop on Father’s Day and we can’t wait to put this together. Awesome video assembly 👍🏽

[@MondoRockable]

Nice unboxing and assembly guide my dude. Looks like a study item from HF, which is just a rebrand of many other 2 ton lifts (as you suggested). Noice!

[@Phiz787]

Thanks for the assembly video! I just built mine. Using your video and their instructions it was pretty simple. The support bars take a little cajoling but it worked out in the end!

[@lindseyacresfarm]

Glad it helped. I was actually surprised how easily it went. After you use it a bit I would be curious to hear your experience.

[@Phiz787]

@@lindseyacresfarm I bought it for my 2-car shop garage. I need to disassemble my PM30 milling machine to convert it to CNC. The parts are too heavy for me to handle on my own. Also moving around some standing tools like drill presses and a band saw

[@carsandchrome]

Great video, thank you! Will you provide me with the measurement from the top of the ram to the chain, with the boom fully extended to the 1/2 ton position?

[@rwest0782]

Yeah' that's what I needed for i need a hoist to lift a milling machine up on its stand. At the 1/2 ton marking. How high can it lift a 475lb. mill?

[@Dark_Ember_2024]

To pull that last pin for folding the crane up just pull the handle back while using your foot to push the base away from you. The 3” wheels are only there for rolling the assembly around while folded up. This is why they are not in contact with the ground when deployed. Reverse the process to deploy the crane.

[@eXpLiiiSiT]

Yeah the instructions still tell you to use a nut on bottom side of front wheels. But mine didn’t come with extra nuts and the holes are threaded I guess I’m not the only one

[@stewartrake3617]

Great video. Went and bought one of these after watching

[@pvp64]

Your video helped me for assembly. Thanks.

[@lindseyacresfarm]

Glad it helped!

[@depdark1]

How tall is the box ? In the video its around your mouth level

[@bltefft]

I'm thinking of getting one so I can lift the front on my Exmark Radius Zero Turn Mower real high so I can more easily change the blades. Once lifted, does it hold the load or let the load drift back down?

[@jessemorris69]

We just pick this up at harbor freight today. Does anyone know what the movable brackets are for?

[@jaimeramirez4766]

Hello , thinking of getting one. While on the hoist does it sag at all? Thanks for your Video.

[@jeffreyfiftal2992]

What is the maximum lifting height of the hook when it is fully extended? How far away (horizontally) is the hook from the base at that point?

[@lindseyacresfarm]

Hey sorry has thanksgiving and family the last few days. I got some measurements for you. 92” from the floor to the bottom inside of the hook. Where the cylinder is connected to the arm to the hook is about 30” I hope that helps.

[@josephkrug8579]

I had just put one of these together, and ran into the exact same 'why wont that pin come out of that leg....I had hoped u found a solution. Have you found a solution for that leg being under too much pressure to lift nicely since the video? I just went back out and used a 17 inch piece of 1x1 wood to lift up the main base section, then the pins came right out...so I added two zip ties to that (didnt have a long one) and will just hang the piece of wood from the push handle on mine to make it easier.

[@lindseyacresfarm]

Unfortunately, I have not. Just something I have learned to deal with. Especially since I have used it so little. I have needed it for a couple of specific things, but the rest of the time it is int he corner. If I used it more I might try to figure it out.

[@josephkrug8579]

@@lindseyacresfarmI just used mine today (reason i bought it), and the 18 inch 1x1 works great, just sit between the legs and get ready to pull the pin, use the 1x1 to crank upwards on the center area, and the pin comes right out.

[@STBRetired1]

Which crane would be best or adequate for lifting a Ford F150 bed off the truck? Would the 1 ton crane do the job safely or would I need the 2 ton crane?

[@lindseyacresfarm]

I would think a hoist like this wouldn't be good, but one of those overhead things would be good. I would think a 1 ton would be fine. Beds aren't usually heavy just big and bulky.

[@MrSmokingfrog1]

Nice piece, I just bought the same model, it works great. Only thing I don't know is what the slide brackets are for. Maybe tie downs for storage?

[@lindseyacresfarm]

I am not sure as well. That was kind of my thought.

[@Dark_Ember_2024]

To stabilize your load while you are moving it around the shop. Stops it from swaying around.

[@everardjohnson1359]

Actually for holding while lefting the lega

[@andrewvisiko5250]

What’s the difference between this new “red” one verses the grey ones they have been selling for years?

[@lindseyacresfarm]

TBH I am not sure, I never had one. However, I decided to watch a couple of assembly videos of others, and as best I can tell the top support is beefier. The chain is a little shorter, and bigger. I think the hydraulic cylinder is a bit bigger, but I couldn't confirm that.

[@AB__84-s]

Will this be able to handle a semi truck diesel engine?

[@lindseyacresfarm]

I really doubt it. I am not sure it would have the reach or the weight capacity. Maybe if it was just the block and you were picking it up off the ground, but even then I do not know.

[@walterknox2696]

Does it reach high enough to take the top off of a Jeep?

[@lindseyacresfarm]

I run 33’s on my jeep and I don’t think it would fit. I think it can get high enough but the angle would be too great you couldn’t get over the middle of the roof very well.

[@alrui]

Hi there, great video! I have a question for you though. My wife picked this up for our sons x-mas gift & I was surprised she only got one box. I see you only opened one but in the beginning of the vid I saw another on the floor. Does this only come in one box? The old version came in 2? Also any reason you went for the HD engine stand instead of the Harbor one? Thanks!

[@lindseyacresfarm]

Hey, Thanks for watching. There was only one box. The other box was for something else, but I don't remember what it was. I reviewed the video video at about 3:05 and that is all the parts, and they came from the single box. I hope that helps.

[@alrui]

Thanks man! I feel better now:-) Merry X-Mas!@@lindseyacresfarm

[@iitsfrankieg]

"this is awesome, Just Jacking Up." 😂

[@lexrios5452]

How far does it extend?

[@lindseyacresfarm]

It extends 48” from the hydraulic cylinder. For the 1/2 ton setting.

[@fredbecker607]

That lift table might help me more than the crane

[@lindseyacresfarm]

In reality you are probably right. I am limited to the amount of things I can do with the crane, but a lift table would be used a lot more. Now you have me thinking.

[@LTVoyager]

What size is the shipping box? I don’t know how tall you are, but I am guessing the box is 5’ or a little longer and about 2’ wide and maybe 10” tall. I am trying to decide if I can fit this in a small SUV with the seats folded down or if I need a truck of trailer.

[@MrSmokingfrog1]

Box is about 58" tall, 24" wide, and 8" deep. It is very heavy, I recommend plenty of help loading and offloading.

[@LTVoyager]

@@MrSmokingfrog1 I bought one last week. The store helped me load it into my Equinox, but I unloaded it myself. I was asking for size as I wasn’t sure it would fit in my Equinox, but it did with a few inches to spare. I have a motorcycle table lift so I slid it out of the car into the lift and then lowered it to the floor. Wasn’t too bad. I then assembled it from the box on the lift which was fairly easy.

[@lindseyacresfarm]

Sorry I didn't reply sooner glad you got it sorted. I got no notification of a comment :( @MrSmokingfrog1 thanks for answering the question.

[@anegully]

Sorry but for the casters esp the brake, the screws need to be opposite ie heads on top. In your video, the castor will not swivel because it hits the nut, I know because I tried it. Thanks great video

[@lindseyacresfarm]

Thanks for the tip I appreciate it.

[@daniel3188]

at 4:15 he says FU to the instructions and puts the bolt on the inside. Me putting it together the way that they said to with no needle nose pliers saying FUUUUU to HFT