CUSTOM ENGINE HOIST MODIFICATIONS

[@freeidaho-videos]

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[@oby-1607]

Nice ideas. Never be afraid to modify and be free.

[@freeidaho-videos]

Thank you!

[@joebiscayne4223]

I like the mods, especially lowering. One mod iI made is to epoxy a round water spigot 'handle to the relief valve. it allows me the kind of control you mentioned with the winch. Great job.

[@freeidaho-videos]

Thank you!

[@impetus444]

These are some top notch mods! Thanks for the inspiration.

[@freeidaho-videos]

Thank you Sir! Good luck!

[@rogeroliveira6893]

Good job! Congratulations of Brazil!

[@freeidaho-videos]

Thank you!

[@lucky15driver]

Excellent mods. To your shop crane. I also added a hand winch and pulley to my crane for lifting in tight spaces like under a camper shell.

[@freeidaho-videos]

Thank you Sir! I'm not sure why a hand winch and pulley are not part of a standard engine hoist. But cheap ones up to expensive ones don't seem to do it. Thanks for watching!

[@ibotashev1764]

Хорошая работа, инженерный подход к конструкции крана, грамотно занизили раму что позволит без труда подкатить под низ автомобиля

[@freeidaho-videos]

Thank you!

[@Road_Rash]

I have 2 hoists...I definitely want to mod my smaller hoist like this one to use just for engine lifting, but I now want to lowride both of them...awesome video...🖖🏿😎👍🏿

[@freeidaho-videos]

Thank you Sir, good luck!

[@grumpywhiteman]

Cool man. Nice shop, thanks for sharing!

[@freeidaho-videos]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@watahyahknow]

one other conversion i seen on a enginehoist was to put a lever or watertap knob to the releasevalve of the hydraulic cilinder , that way you dont need the pump arm to lower the boom , it allso gives you a little more leverage to be able to release the valve a little more carefully i have a foldable version that if you take out the bottom bolt of the hydraulic cilinder can be made pretty compact for storage i agree that the foldable one is less stable when lifting (it basicly drops forward about 2 inches when you put a load on it ) and youre correct that its a verry usable item to have if youre lugging heavy stuff around

[@freeidaho-videos]

Good idea, I did that for my hydraulic press here kzbin.info/www/bejne/fp_MiZiGd8-df5I

[@kennethdandurand3472]

Ideas are spread like wildfire.....Thanks!

[@freeidaho-videos]

Thank you!

[@ridingvenus]

8:57 I think this is upgraded to over 2 tons.

[@freeidaho-videos]

Thank you!

[@PeterHatch-mx7zc]

Thks for the video ! Why that size shive at end thks

[@freeidaho-videos]

I used a 6" sheave due to the size of the center hole.

[@ridingvenus]

Impressive…I’m hoping to add attachabe anchors…like a piece of metal rod that can attach to the feet..so that I can get it on dirt and not have it roll unless I want it to. As well as wheels for dirt that I can swap for dirt if I want to roll on ground.

[@blakej4452]

Excellent!!

[@freeidaho-videos]

Thank you!

[@davidschwartz5127]

I like the height-lower hack.

[@freeidaho-videos]

Thank you Sir. My milling machine base is very low, and I made it to roll under there.

[@Kyle-ev4fk]

nice work! Do yo have a video on your motorcycle lift or air compressor?

[@freeidaho-videos]

My moytorcycle lift and air compressor are shown briefly in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX6wYpmcha59qpI

[@gorak9000]

I have to wonder if the lowrider mod reduces the capacity though, because now instead of the weight transferring to the wheels through a full box section of tube, now it's sitting on basically plate, which doesn't have as much strength in the vertical direction. I think if you wanted to do that, c channel should be used to retain more rigidity and strength from the frame to the wheels. Maybe the plate is thick enough to take the load though, you'd have to look it up in a structural steel chart. You did do a good job of reinforcing the boom where you added the pulley though!

[@freeidaho-videos]

Not a problem. Check out 2:44 in the video, which clearly shows reinforcement on the sides, "like a C channel" with room for the swivel caster wheel to turn. It is all made from 1/4" plate steel, unlike the square tubing which is about 16 gauge. So far the heaviest thing I have lifted is 1400 lbs, without any flex anywhere.

[@ravenbarsrepairs5594]

I'd siggest adding a hoop top the pulley to prevent the cable from coming off.

[@freeidaho-videos]

Thanks! In several years of usage, I have had no problems with the cable coming off of the pulley. The pulley is for about 3/4" cable or rope, so the groove is very deep.

[@jacksonkulu3809]

What's the thickness measure for the metal bar bro?

[@freeidaho-videos]

I added metal bar stock in three places and you didn't say which. 1) Inside the boom to mount the pulley. 2) On top to strengthen the truss. 3) And to mount the caster wheels when the lift was lowered. The first two have dimensions given in the video. The wheels were cantilevered out with 1/4" thick bar stock.

[@jacksonkulu3809]

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[@edgarchee9703]

Trying to make one that can fit in the back of my truck so can haul heavy things away..

[@freeidaho-videos]

You may want something like this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYK6Y2iNa71_q8k

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