Harbor Freight 1 Ton Chain Hoist Review & DIY Poormans Trolley

[@JoeSuarez-gp1hx]

are you still using your poor man's trolley? i had an idea for you.

[@TheKiltedHomesteader]

No, I moved over a year ago and now I have a gambrel for my hoist.

[@cmonster6]

I’ve used the crap out of mine.only issue is it hangs up occasionally but just pull the chain back and it’ll free right up

[@wb5mgr]

I had that happen when I first got mine. I soaked the crap out of the inner workings and the entire length of the chain with PB blaster and let it sit and then ran it all the way back and forth through the workings a couple of times. I think it was just great and grime from sitting in a warehouse. I haven’t had that problem since.

[@cmonster6]

@@wb5mgr good tip

[@greenem23]

Curious for the chain that you pull with your hands, how long is it now and about how long of a section did you cut out?

[@usascottwright]

You never demonstrated the hoist and moving the hoist as trolly

[@diamondkelp3993]

Excellent video thankyou !!

[@nehnehnehbatman]

hey i dont know if you would be open to this but what about a bunch of skateboard wheels lined up in a row to roll along the top of the beam? Considering they are sometimes rubber and have great bearings

[@Spaceman_spliff]

As a skateboarder and extremely heavy old school woodworking machinery enthusiast, I’m a huge fan of this idea, and it would work so well, and will work so well when I employ it in my own shop. I apologize for the run on sentence, thank you for thinking.

[@truthbknwn]

HOW DOES IT WORK?

[@TheKiltedHomesteader]

Works awesome! Thanks for watching.

[@jasonjohnson9403]

Nice. Where did you get those hooks for your fishing rods? thanks

[@inthedarkwoods2022]

He ain't answering

[@beantown_billy2405]

Harbor Freight

[@garrettwelborn3037]

Dude… you didn’t even use it once in the entire video, sucks I watched so much of this video to not even see it in action… pointless video talking about your own personal decisions on placement of it, etc.. Misleading title.

[@TheKiltedHomesteader]

Thank you for watching and for your feedback. It is something I can consider for next time.

[@KayakSmith]

How long is the beam?

[@TheKiltedHomesteader]

It spans the workshop. I have since moved, but I guess it was about 12 feet,

[@toonybrain]

Agree. I’ve had little problems with my Harbor Freight (old HF) large tools. I appreciated getting cast iron, not plastic (recent HF). I’m thinking about buying a hoist for moving my shop equipment. I have a vintage Delta shaper and a vintage Craftsman jointer - both cast iron. I put the jointer on casters, so that moves easily now. The shaper came with a wheeled stand - the wheels are underneath the enclosed stand. But, the shaper kept getting hung up and dragged whenever I try to move it. Yesterday I gently tipped over the shaper to assess the issue with its wheels. I rested it on its side, slanted, on auto ramps (Harbor Freight). I hoped that by laying it down on a slope and not laying flat I could more easily lift it back upright once I fixed its problem. WRONG!!! The current center of gravity is not to my advantage (although it’s better than if it were laying flat). Now I have a leaning shaper in the middle of my working floor that I can’t lift alone. 😡😡😡😡🔥🔥 (I’m a chick.) Thanks for this video.

[@TheKiltedHomesteader]

Thanks for watching. I'm sorry to hear about you predicament

[@juliachu9633]

You didn’t lift anything

[@TheKiltedHomesteader]

Not on video. I had a cultivator frame hanging from it. It works really well. Thank you for watching!

[@zackwentworth2653]

Get to the point! 🤦🏻‍♂️ drawing out the video talking about everything else but the chain hoist

[@TheKiltedHomesteader]

Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching!