DIY Gantry Crane with Hoist (v2)

#DIY #gantry
How to build a gantry crane hoist thing for lifting stuff. Comes in particularly handy for lifting engines and truck beds. I don't condone drinking and working. Nor do I make any guarantees whatsoever about the structural soundness of this gantry.
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[@JustAnotherGuyInTheComments]

This was a rollercoaster. I loved it.

[@beefchicken]

I am not an engineer, but I can use online beam calculators: two 4x4s stacked for your main beam has significantly less capacity than two 2x8s used on edge. Didn't you watch that episode of Mr. Wizard as a kid?

[@jimvargaco.6344]

I suspect he had 4 x 4s on hand, but when I build one of these I'll do it your way.

[@jerrybootneck1736]

Gets my thumb up for comedy value

[@MrRainbowrooster]

You do have a future in comedy, Did glean some knowledge. Humor was great. Thanks for showing warts and all. That looked like my projects sometimes.

[@Bootstrappin]

Thank you! I've now used it to pull an engine out of my Subaru, and even used it to remove a dump bed off my truck. Surprisingly sturdy!

[@billl3936]

The part where you tilt it up was great. Glad you were not hurt!

[@Bootstrappin]

Same, I should've built a taller gantry to lift this one up. But then... Wait a minute...

[@utapandgo]

Dude , awesome funny - I didn't know that was called a gantry, I wanna do one right now for kicks. super bro'

[@redsquirrelftw]

Lol that was great. Reminds me when I built my shed, there was a lot of "don't try this at home" moments involved. When you work alone you improvise. :P

[@Bootstrappin]

It's just the best way to learn!

[@joegeorge3367]

if you've ever seen the header of a garage door - it's made up of two or three 2x10's. pretty strong and pretty cheap to build. i'm building a gantry so that'll be my top cross member. thx for this video.

[@Bootstrappin]

Yeah those will definitely do the trick. I'm now thinking of adding some casters to make it mobile.

[@drewiliousmaximus2753]

or just get some gluelam beams

[@gillettey]

This made my day

[@GSXR1300X]

Freaking hilarious. Reminds me of myself. Great job.

[@Bootstrappin]

Thanks man. This gantry served me surprisingly well - I used it to pull the engine out of my Subaru, and even used it to pull an incredibly heavy dump bed off a truck. But in the future, I think it may be a better choice to just buy a gantry so I don't have to wonder if today is the day I get to meet God.

[@GSXR1300X]

@@Bootstrappin true. I need to build one to hold up my motorcycle.

[@Bootstrappin]

It's one of those things -- do you trust yourself enough with your building skills? For me, I trusted enough that I could gtfo if shit hit the fan, and I'd never hang out underneath the load.

[@zacwright599]

You were pinching the blade with the timber.... 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@marB84]

Very entertaining! I like this A frame type better then other styles. Although i am going to alter the top part so the downward beams are carrying the load instead of bolts. Otherwise looking good!

[@jbarrera9008]

Very Funny but good video. Thx

[@curtislathrop]

That dc hoodie 🎉

[@Bootstrappin]

That was a great hoodie man, I miss it. DC used to make these lined with 'sherpa fleece' and it was really soft and comfy.

[@c50ge]

I though for sure your white truck was going to catch the gantry when you lifted it on the ladder. Thanks I am getting ready to build a gantry

[@mongolioose]

Nice video, thanks for sharing. I'm trying to bozo myself up a rigging system for hauling trees out of the bush.

[@Bootstrappin]

Seems like a smaller version of this on some really fat wheels could do the trick

[@buchanansleeve7427]

There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile; He bought a crooked cat which caught a crooked mouse, And they all lived together in a little crooked house.

[@davecheatham9665]

Very entertaining video. 😂

[@danb.3397]

HOLD ON A MINUTE ------ ALWAYS FRAME IN "COMPRESSION" with framing STACKED on top of each other not sheer like this. GEEZUZ.

[@nicksgarage8295]

should have ran a bottom 2x stock to make it a square instead of an upside U. If all sides are connected, the torques will balance in the truss, and strength will go up...... Your design is inherently unstable unless it was welded steel. T = F x D, with a lever arm of 8ft, any miniscule unbalanced force will really cause your thing to move and bend and sway...... Need to make it a box where the bottom you can drive over, just a simple 2x12 facing down will do.

[@19safe53]

YOU DID IT.😀

[@codekker989]

nothing to do with torque ... at the beginning he cut the wood from the middle of the bridged piece of wood. Imagine more torque? lol .. youd get your saw blade right into your leg with that position. keep drinkin! Not all is bad, great finish, but keep safety in mind.

[@DeamondHunter]

Bro just saw all your vids still waiting for next pink video

[@Bootstrappin]

Working on it! Shooting for a Monday release.

[@lostintime8651]

Mommy. The man scared me.

[@VivaElMole]

Can you share the blue print?

[@drchilapastrosodrlasmacas438]

Lol, you're the reason OSHA exists xD

[@Bootstrappin]

Somebody's gotta keep them employed

[@izzeystarz7578]

Please share the video of you trying to get your driver's license.

[@Bootstrappin]

See Simpsons S3E22

[@izzeystarz7578]

@@Bootstrappin 😂

[@kenluther9948]

where is the closest hospital?

[@daveengstrom9250]

Consider a career in baking. (or something)

[@Bootstrappin]

Believe it or not, that's actually my occupation!

[@nokuhobune]

Fairly " " "

[@MC-hs4mf]

Very dangerous. All you had to do was do a non mobile one with post concreted into ground.

[@arthurspontiacfieroblog]

Looks like you need a friendo there, Mister. If you're close-by-like, and you need help lifting stuff, you can give me a call

[@Bootstrappin]

Thanks man, I appreciate that. I hope to have some friendos again in the near future.

[@jo83301]

@@Bootstrappin nah dude, way over rated.

[@kingtut5923]

You should have gone on the net and seen how it was done, lmao

[@calholli]

oof

[@choimdachoim9491]

Have you ever seen Carpenters use drag-legs to raise a wall? It's now 2022: are you still alive? What 3 year old kid designed those "saw-horses?" I like the minimalist design of your gantry but it needs tweaking. I need one to lift my 150 Mercury outboard motor onto my boat. Your design uses less lumber and if I build this I'll only use it once or twice in my life.

[@Bootstrappin]

Oh man, a couple wall jacks (I assume drag-leg is a colloquialism for it?) would've saved me a serious amount of strain, didn't even know what that was until you mentioned it. I wouldn't know about those saw horses, maybe Mr. Home-Depot's son? I agree, it could benefit from some side-to-side/lateral stability. But I'll tell you this -- I've used it to lift the engine out of my Subaru, and I've even used it to lift a dump bed off of my truck (that thing must've weighed well over 1000 lbs). Lifting the dump is something I wouldn't ever do again, but given that I'm not dead, I guess the gantry did just fine.

[@choimdachoim9491]

@@Bootstrappin Not wall-jacks, just a couple boards with one nail at the top, one on each side and laid out to drag up as the wall is lifted and catch on the ground/floor when a rest is needed. I give you credit for the fact your gantry works but if you ever sober up you might be embarrassed by your workmanship...

[@Bootstrappin]

@@choimdachoim9491 I see, gotcha. It was definitely a different time, and a different me. If I had to do it again, I'd probably just buy a steel gantry, even a used one would be less anxiety-inducing than this one, and I could also just sell it again.

[@capiberra4118]

I hope I live a long way away from you.

[@Bootstrappin]

Why? 🤔

[@nathanbearden8685]

Geez. Obviously, you've never done any carpentry work just seeing the way you used those saws, and have ZERO common sense in engineering the simplest of structures. You're also alone, so be very careful. Also, your terminology for everything you used is way off. But.. good job dude, everyone has to start somewhere!! 👍

[@deernutOO]

No one should follow this plan.. an accident waiting to happen.

[@nopi98]

I lose the point you’re trying to make among all your vulgarity and ridiculous amounts of drinking

[@drewiliousmaximus2753]

entertainment value. you may want to find a cure for 'having the dumb'

[@nopi98]

Please help me to understand how not finding humor or “entertainment“ in the use of the lowest form of vocabulary in the English language makes me “dumb“. “Stick in the mud“… Maybe “Wet blanket“… Possibly But dumb...???

[@beefchicken]

nopi98 stick in the mud? Definitely. Wet blanket? Definitely. Was his vulgarity that distracting for you?