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Bed Crane

From 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup “BigGoldDuallie SOLD”, documented by Steve83.

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1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - I haven't been able to find a bed crane that stows out-of-the-way, so I'm building one. 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - These tubes will reinforce the bed so the crane can handle some load without bending the sheet metal. 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - It's coming together slowly... 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - Apparently, my base plate is pretty strong, since that's all that's holding the ~70lb assembly up right now. I haven't made the top bracket… 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - It fits! It works! A lot of it is just tack-welded, so I have to take it apart & finish booger-welding everything. 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - Even with the boom fully compressed, it has enough reach to lift something over the t/g. But extended like this will be easier. 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - I still have to drill the holes in the black boom for the extension pin, and then sandblast & paint everything. 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - Extended at full droop, it just clears the t/g. 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - This isn't FULL-height, but it's close. Obviously, it can only be used like this when the camper shell is off. But it might work for removi… 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - This is the main reason I built my own instead of buying one - storage, and accessibility. It self-stows clear of the bed floor and below t… 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - I built the cable long enough to use the snatch block at full extension, but it's still short enough to rearrange. 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - I kicked it off into the deep end: the test-run is a complete 5.8L engine with a full torque converter (because the engine threw a rod), an… 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - This boom is thinner tubing, so I expected it to fold as I was raising the engine, but it held. So did all my partial-welds, and the places… 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - After resetting with the normal boom, I stripped it to the long block. The crane is relatively easy to pivot & control, even with the truck… 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - This was with the long boom swung straight to the side, which puts the most load on the bedwall & brace. There was some creaking from the c… 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - With the shorter boom, it swings inside. I put one strap on the engine to keep it from swinging, and drove home. I still have to dismantle… 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - This engine/trans came out of my '83 Bronco and is going onto a '93 Bronco frame with all the '83's running gear. [url=http://www.supermoto… 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - I need to haul my front door, and it won't fit in the bed, so I'm removing the camper shell. The crane should help... GO TO THE NEXT SEVERA… 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - I had to add a small plywood pad, but the crane lifts the shell easily, and reaches very close to its balance point. GO TO THE NEXT SEVERAL… 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - It's on the bedrails to keep it from tipping in the breeze, but the camper's weight is entirely on the crane, which still swings easily. 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - It's on the bedrails to keep it from tipping in the breeze, but the camper's weight is entirely on the crane, which still swings easily. 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - I lowered the crane until I could pick the camper up on my shoulders, and walked it to the back yard. 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickup - This is the first time I've had the camper off, and probably the first time it has been off in more than a decade. Note that the crane stow…