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Electric Hoist

From 1983 Ford Bronco “That dirty old truck” — documented by Steve83.

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1983 Ford Bronco - I built this stand to remove this body from the chassis from scrap metal I had lying around. 1983 Ford Bronco - It was easy to build, lightweight, & sturdy. 1983 Ford Bronco - The come-along & ratchet straps worked, but they were difficult to use & didn't give me much up-travel, or any control when lowering the lo… 1983 Ford Bronco - I found a pallet of these at Sam's Club on clearance, so I snagged two & sold one. 1983 Ford Bronco - A little more work on the beam & it fit right in. 1983 Ford Bronco - The first test was to shift the back end of this lifted SAS'ed Bronco chassis to the center of my tiny work yard. 1983 Ford Bronco - If my jumper box had been fully charged, it would have been no problem. 1983 Ford Bronco - I got a fully charged battery & tried to move the heavy end. 1983 Ford Bronco - It lifted it, but barely. There's no way this is 4,000 lbs (I'm using the snatch block), so the winch is obviously overrated. But the body… 1983 Ford Bronco - I used the shop 2-post lift to load this, but it's too high off the ground to unload by hand. 1983 Ford Bronco - The hoist made this easy. I think the top box weighs more than the bottom because 2 LARGE men (me included) could barely handle it. But the… 1983 Ford Bronco - It was getting harder to make the winch work, and halfway through this process, the motor seized. Fortunately, the frame was light enough t… 1983 Ford Bronco - The Champion apparently wasn't built to be outdoors, despite being marketed as an ATV winch. It corroded internally to the point that the a…