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Posted: 11/26/11
I haven't been able to find a bed crane that stows out-of-the-way, so I'm building one. | 
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Posted: 11/26/11
These tubes will reinforce the bed so the crane can handle some load without bending the sheet metal... | 
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Posted: 12/18/11
It's coming together slowly... | 
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Posted: 12/22/11
Apparently, my base plate is pretty strong, since that's all that's holding the ~70lb assembly up ri... | 
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Posted: 12/23/11
It fits! It works! A lot of it is just tack-welded, so I have to take it apart & finish booger-wel... |
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Posted: 12/23/11
Even with the boom fully compressed, it has enough reach to lift something over the t/g. But extend... | 
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Posted: 12/23/11
I still have to drill the holes in the black boom for the extension pin, and then sandblast & paint ... | 
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Posted: 12/23/11
Extended at full droop, it just clears the t/g. | 
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Posted: 12/23/11
This isn't FULL-height, but it's close. Obviously, it can only be used like this when the camper sh... | 
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Posted: 12/23/11
This is the main reason I built my own instead of buying one - storage, and accessibility. It self-... |
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Posted: 1/6/12
I built the cable long enough to use the snatch block at full extension, but it's still short enough... | 
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Posted: 1/6/12
I kicked it off into the deep end: the test-run is a complete 5.8L engine with a full torque convert... | 
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Posted: 1/6/12
This boom is thinner tubing, so I expected it to fold as I was raising the engine, but it held. So ... | 
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Posted: 1/6/12
After resetting with the normal boom, I stripped it to the long block. The crane is relatively easy... | 
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Posted: 1/6/12
This was with the long boom swung straight to the side, which puts the most load on the bedwall & br... |
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Posted: 1/6/12
With the shorter boom, it swings inside. I put one strap on the engine to keep it from swinging, an... | 
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Posted: 7/22/12
This engine/trans came out of my '83 Bronco and is going onto a '93 Bronco frame with all the '83's ... | 
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Posted: 3/25/14
I need to haul my front door, and it won't fit in the bed, so I'm removing the camper shell. The cr... | 
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Posted: 3/25/14
I had to add a small plywood pad, but the crane lifts the shell easily, and reaches very close to it... | 
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Posted: 3/25/14
It's on the bedrails to keep it from tipping in the breeze, but the camper's weight is entirely on t... |
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Posted: 3/25/14
It's on the bedrails to keep it from tipping in the breeze, but the camper's weight is entirely on ... | 
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Size: 126.42 KB
Posted: 3/25/14
I lowered the crane until I could pick the camper up on my shoulders, and walked it to the back yard... | 
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Posted: 3/25/14
This is the first time I've had the camper off, and probably the first time it has been off in more ... | | |
Bed Crane