Homemade Receiver Hitch Crane

Homemade reciever hitch crane will fit any 2" reciever,built in 3 componets all steel construction and weighs a total of 100lbs,has a 1200lb rachet winch with 3/16 steel cable and will lift about 500lbs.a great back saver..

[@philipmaclarenjr.2004]

The scissor lift is really what makes this such a good idea. Good job

[@ATCRyderX]

Very nice. Your use of the scissor jack gave me a great idea for my car hauler trailer. Thank you!

[@patrickmckowen2999]

Sweet piece of DIY kit -- thanks for sharing. Cheers, Patrick

[@aros007z]

Nice winch setup/build, great skills and idea's, you have inspired me! Thanks

[@fourbypete]

I wished I'd seen this before I made my hardtop remover crane. This design is way better than what I came up with.

[@icarrrv]

well done mate, thats a fantastic job, nice, clean and simple but highly effective. loving it.

[@steamerjohn9212]

I can envision a handful of variations on this and I’m sure you can also but the basic geometry design is terrific. Nice job!

[@pamil1923]

Great idea, and a cool barn shop too Buddy!

[@MacWalther]

I love watching this kind of stuff. People putting their brains and skills to work. Everybody comes up with a different solution. It's great!

[@patrickmckowen2999]

Scissor jack is a nice touch - yep, 12volt winch is the way to go. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Patrick

[@largoranch1995]

Super clever set up and very practical. Two thumbs up.

[@mikeball2949]

That's the best lift I have seen. I'm building one just like it using your video as a guide. Only difference is, I'm adding an electric winch and might paint it black. I hope it's not copyrighted. It's still worth it. Thanks for the video

[@KG5RK]

Innovative! Yes there are several suggestions in the comments below that would improve your crane, but the basic idea is fantastic. Looks like quite a workout to load that snowblower :-}

[@amosmccoy116]

a good 12 volt winch would make this one of the best things to have.its awsome as is ,great device

[@gilbertbrewer269]

Excellent idea sir. Two thumbs way up !!!! One suggestion , the end you slide in your receiver if it was double ended you could use it on either side of your pick up. 👍👍

[@Xynudu]

Great job. The screw jack on the bottom is clever. very interesting video. Cheers from down under. Rob

[@weedgar1]

Hey Rob, you better make one for all those roadside pickups around Adelaide.

[@joederue9402]

Good job bro. 30 years in the welding trade. Keep it up awsome

[@thundervalley9766]

Awesome idea. Gave me a few of my own. I love the offset, but it needs to be able to be used from either side. Easy fix. Plus a 12 volt winch and an adapter on the jack for a power drill would make it much easier to use. I definitely like the concept. More like this please

[@cowboyup545]

Winch would have topped it off perfect.

[@karlthoennes3942]

Thanks so much for posting this, what a great design. I need a lift but don't want to drill and bolt through my truck bed.

[@PintDrinker60]

Very slick. I made one similar to yours, but yours is the better design. I love the butt hinge and pipe halves idea. I use mine to install and remove my 5th wheel hitch. I'm going to use your ideas in the re-fab of mine. Thanks SO much for posting.

[@timothyelliott3041]

A tommy lift tailgate is really an option that once you've had one, why did I wait so long! A lotta fun to build I'm sure, welll done.

[@bradfordpalmer2298]

The sizzor iacknis a new twist! Thanks for sharing.

[@mattwertin]

you made me rethink the tommy lift i was going to buy sweet options

[@jualtimahhitamLembaran]

Briliant idea. Thanks for Sharing. Cheap and Super Heavy Duty Crane. thanks 100x

[@benscoles5085]

this is one nifty slick idea, , Thanks For Sharing this,

[@callmebigpapa]

That is a back saver right there!

[@timekeeper5275]

Incredible. I was going to suggest you put a brace. But I saw how you designed and welded the joint. Pretty ingenious!

[@robertmcdonnold3038]

The idea is good and works good for him. People will always find ways to tweak it to make it better. Part of the reason for putting it on KZbin is see what other people think. I read a lot of the comments and none of them were real negative. There was a lot of constructive criticism and suggestions to make it better.

[@aid2003]

Great job.. I love it when you have a idea and make it real you own way..

[@AerialLensVideo]

Simple and effective - Excellent! Thanks for sharing this.

[@gearjammer4779]

Excellent idea! I agree with the guy below my post though. The 12 volt winch idea is even better. 👍

[@georgehawkins1609]

Great job on the design and fabrication👍👍

[@elhuapo2524]

I LIKE it! Putting the weight onto the dirt with an attached screw jack is clever. It looks much easier than humping up a big load and I think I have the parts laying around here, hmmm.... Thanks for the inspiration.

[@oldschooldiy3240]

Nice rig! I really like your plates! CIA!

[@azdieseltech6361]

Two line of pull and a support underneath. Very nice.

[@regwhite7893]

well i think you done a great job ! well done !

[@giorgosxristou]

You are great men!greetings from Greece!i like your idea very much!

[@Delta9D9]

Simple. Effective. Great idea.

[@gregestep432]

Brother. Great video love it you inspire me thanks

[@kelvinfeliciano]

This is just beautiful engineering Congrats. I been thinking for a long time on doing something like that to lift my motorcycle in to the bed.

[@homemadeconstructions7814]

bravo my friend very nice crane!

[@Prowlerook]

BOOM first thing I see is scissors jack...wise and smart..this is AWESOME! (some call em screw jacks) anyway totally cool

[@mrgrivers1]

Great build my man.

[@raywhyte7916]

Man, that's cooler than a stepmothers kiss. Great engineering. And for all you "why not use a ramp guys" think about it. You can load anything with this setup. Like to see you roll a 500 lb. engine up your wooden ramp, or load half a pallet of concrete blocks!

[@davidthompson5108]

I love this crane. I know I would put a lot of use in one. I will need to weld one myself with my powerarc.

[@kennethjohnson9169]

+Love Chess You may get a forklift at the big box store, But I sure as hell don't have one at the house.

[@MC-hs4mf]

@Love chess I'm one of those I could probably pick up that whole damn thing 5 minutes faster. And one of those is that cable even 500 lb rated?

[@danewert2306]

great Job!!! to you guys who can only criticise, knock it off! The welds will hold. were your welds always perfect????it's a good idea. He is creating, building something, passing it on. if don't like it just go on to the next tube.... keep up the good work.

[@ernienapier70]

I think I'm going to weld up something like this with my everlast. I really need something to help lift heavy objects. I'm too old to muscle things around anymore.

[@mst5632]

Really nice DIY engineering. The scissor jack addition is really smart. Looks like it does what you need it to very well. If you don't mind, I'd like to copy your great creation for my truck and heavy lifting needs. I appreciate you making this video and showing the close-up pictures on how it was made. Excellent , excellent job!

[@REVNUMANEWBERN]

GREAT Idea, one suggestion is buy a engine hoist or the Harbor Freight Lift # 1647 or one from Summitt Racing SUM-917036, one person said they didn't want to drill holes in the bed to mount such, WELL all you need to do as this fellow, make the tubing FROM the/a rear receiver to a outside corner of the bed with mounting plate welded to it. You can even use same type tubing with drilled holes in it that would slide/adjust down under the plate to the ground for support.

[@mikehouston3230]

Awesome, thanks for the idea.

[@1933essex]

bordering on shear awesomeness there lad!

[@toddashank]

Made one from your idea, works great. the only thing i did different was put electric wench and a electric trailer jack for the support leg.

[@local378]

great job my friend

[@BCTechnolog]

Well freaking done!!

[@seansysig]

Good design! I'd use a cordless screw gun with socket for both jack & winch cranking.

[@randylanhart1796]

great idea!!! I'm going too build something like it for my flat trailer for scrapping. who cares ifin his welds don't look the best .... as long as they hold!!!

[@PRACERZ]

Nicely done !!

[@ChrisDIYerOklahoma]

I know it is homemade...but, would buy one just like that in a heartbeat. And, install a 12v electric winch on it. Well done work there!

[@MrMazda-yw1cr]

Chris DIYer makin a lazy mans tool lazier lol... but hey, me too 😂

[@joemandurano]

hey chris, did you find out where to get on of these lifts ?

[@spppsydney]

Joe Mandurano or plans for making it ?

[@paulherndon8306]

Chris DIYer know that's rite

[@lnchgj]

Check Amazon, search on " reciever hitch crane " for a few options.

[@whiteeaglecrossminix784]

Hum... this is how to load/unload fifth wheel; color me impressed. ty for sharing.

[@joetiller1031]

Hell of a good job.

[@bruceadams3687]

Nice job, great idea! ,Very useful

[@icanfix1]

Nicely done!

[@cruxalva2092]

Now!!! That’s so perfect 👌🏽 bruh...!

[@ricardomonreal5349]

Excelente!!!!!....saludos desde México.....numero 1....yea

[@darcymunro8930]

A smart great idea.following the KISS principals.

[@MrDausen]

nice build!

[@julianbrody6392]

I want to weld up a crane with my everlast. That jack on the bottom is a great idea and takes some of the weight off the hitch and back suspension.

[@mebcool]

Excellent, the only thing I would do different is a 12 volt ATV winch instead of the hand crank. Great job though dude... I love that head light on the blower too :)

[@dannysulyma6273]

That is an awesome build. Thanks for sharing it with the world to inspire some of us to build our own and giving others a platform to share their well developed skills of belittlement and "shoulda, coulda, woulda" with you. Or, what I call Assholes. Cheers from Canada's left coast.

[@zeedoui99]

Good Job! from Thailand

[@robertsalser848]

Nice job, Works well. In my sixties, I would have to go to Harbor Freight and buy the 12 V. winch, Badland 2000 lb.

[@MC-hs4mf]

They sell the crane too

[@pierdolio]

Nice job!

[@childerstodd]

Awesome. Very creative.

[@mysticarsenal]

I was gonna suggest the electric 12v winch also. Like my crane has. I love it.

[@PPGDV]

Very nice job and great ingenuity

[@davidmccallister1250]

Great idea for someone with a bad back, or for preventing one.

[@alvindueck8227]

That's ace, mate.

[@mangravy2000]

Nice work. Add quick connect nub so older users or the lazy can use their handheld impact drivers.

[@jacknewton661]

What a great idea I need that for my truck

[@melvinmariott8609]

That is a very simple crane looks good to me.

[@vanhelsing3225]

good one... thans for the briliant idea

[@louisw132]

GREAT VID and idea. suggestions; com-along instead of crank wench, or electric wench as my truck has outlet for 12v right on that corner, even mounting wench lower would facilitate cranking. still a great idea, keep them coming

[@PCRUZ1125]

great job!

[@richardvila3]

Nicely made

[@ydarbg]

Great stuff.. well done. It would help greatly if you had a similar size nut on your winch and Jack to suit a same size socket on a cordless drill... might save a bit of effort 🤓

[@doitallgaragetx]

That's really cool!

[@popapoco]

great job , try winding your winch drum the other way , make it easier on your shoulder

[@redbeard0183]

I did something similar. I used the harbor freight truck bed crane and mounted it to a plate that slides in the receiver hitch. I welded a trailer tongue jack to the base to help support the load. basically the same thing you have, it's just not offset, and I used a trailer tongue jack instead of a scissor jack. I wish I could post a picture of it. that snatch block seems unnecessary. that setup should already handle that snow bower, I think the snatch block would just make it take twice as long to crank.

[@safecracker45]

Very cool idea.

[@RHEAD100]

Cool idea Great job

[@portnuefflyer]

Looked like you need a stop, so when you jam it in the receiver the pin hole is auto lined up. I recently did something similar, for a snowbike that weighs 270 pounds. Having a flat bed and some 3" sq tube, I made in effect a vertical receiver that plugs into the regular receiver, the 3" bears on/plugs into that, and then at the edge of the bed I welded in a captured 1/2" nut, for a bolt that goes thru the 3". A scrap piece of pipe that happened to fit inside the 3" square tube with little slop is my cross arm, with the hand winch welded onto it. Not as sanitary looking as your set but equally effective! I need to do a video on it....

[@rfw700]

nice invention. Well done.

[@TowerClimber81]

GREAT IDEA! I wonder if you could use a electric or batter powered drill instead of the hand crank? Thanks for sharing this awesome invention!!

[@glasmaster]

awesome build buddy!! just a sugestion, maybe get one of those atv winches from crappy tire and wire a plug that works of the power from your 7 or 4 way adapter!! then all u would have to do is press the button!!

[@johndoe-zk1yu]

cool build,the way it is built you could easily add an electric winch if you were so inclined.I will build one similar to yours,but mine will be for a duece and a half.The bed is 4 feet off the ground a lift like that would be nice.

[@bill48m]

nice concept good vid

[@521farmer]

good job lots of work need to build won like that for the farm good idea thks and keep building

[@sugurdadee]

Nice crane.

[@hakimmic]

NICE! Thanks for sharing.

[@zanelile8917]

I like the jack for ground support, look good but Ii would add a 12 v wench. Good job.

[@mikedoingmikethings702]

The main reason I’m looking into this set up is because I have a “bad back” kind of defeats the purpose with this set up though, I wish it is permanently attached to the truck bed... good for certain application...👍🏼👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@abmac58]

Its a good idea and the steader jack is good just need different size blocks a thicker one would meant much less winding up and down but A1++ all round