CUSTOM ENGINE HOIST MODIFICATIONS

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  • čas přidán 27. 09. 2021
  • This video shows the custom improvements I have made to a standard engine hoist, to make it stronger and more capable and easier to use.
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Komentáře • 34

  • @freeidaho-videos
    @freeidaho-videos  Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you for watching. As usual, if you found my video useful or interesting, please click the Like button. If you want more motorcycle-related and fabrication-related videos, please click Subscribe and click on the Notification Bell.
    Please leave me a comment about your thoughts. It can be simple or long, it can be stuff I need to do better or stuff you liked, or topics you would like to see covered. Virtually anything would be appreciated.

  • @joebiscayne4223
    @joebiscayne4223 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I like the mods, especially lowering. One mod iI made is to epoxy a round water spigot 'handle to the relief valve. it allows me the kind of control you mentioned with the winch. Great job.

  • @oby-1607
    @oby-1607 Před 2 lety +6

    Nice ideas. Never be afraid to modify and be free.

  • @davidschwartz5127
    @davidschwartz5127 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I like the height-lower hack.

    • @freeidaho-videos
      @freeidaho-videos  Před 5 měsíci

      Thank you Sir. My milling machine base is very low, and I made it to roll under there.

  • @impetus444
    @impetus444 Před 2 lety +6

    These are some top notch mods! Thanks for the inspiration.

  • @lucky13driver
    @lucky13driver Před rokem +1

    Excellent mods. To your shop crane. I also added a hand winch and pulley to my crane for lifting in tight spaces like under a camper shell.

    • @freeidaho-videos
      @freeidaho-videos  Před rokem

      Thank you Sir! I'm not sure why a hand winch and pulley are not part of a standard engine hoist. But cheap ones up to expensive ones don't seem to do it.
      Thanks for watching!

  • @blakej4452
    @blakej4452 Před 5 měsíci

    Excellent!!

  • @grumpywhiteman
    @grumpywhiteman Před rokem +1

    Cool man. Nice shop, thanks for sharing!

  • @Road_Rash
    @Road_Rash Před rokem +3

    I have 2 hoists...I definitely want to mod my smaller hoist like this one to use just for engine lifting, but I now want to lowride both of them...awesome video...🖖🏿😎👍🏿

  • @kennethdandurand3472
    @kennethdandurand3472 Před 2 lety +2

    Ideas are spread like wildfire.....Thanks!

  • @ibotashev1764
    @ibotashev1764 Před rokem +1

    Хорошая работа, инженерный подход к конструкции крана, грамотно занизили раму что позволит без труда подкатить под низ автомобиля

  • @watahyahknow
    @watahyahknow Před rokem +1

    one other conversion i seen on a enginehoist was to put a lever or watertap knob to the releasevalve of the hydraulic cilinder , that way you dont need the pump arm to lower the boom , it allso gives you a little more leverage to be able to release the valve a little more carefully
    i have a foldable version that if you take out the bottom bolt of the hydraulic cilinder can be made pretty compact for storage
    i agree that the foldable one is less stable when lifting (it basicly drops forward about 2 inches when you put a load on it ) and youre correct that its a verry usable item to have if youre lugging heavy stuff around

    • @freeidaho-videos
      @freeidaho-videos  Před rokem

      Good idea, I did that for my hydraulic press here czcams.com/video/HniXePBjjI0/video.html

  • @ravenbarsrepairs5594
    @ravenbarsrepairs5594 Před měsícem +1

    I'd siggest adding a hoop top the pulley to prevent the cable from coming off.

    • @freeidaho-videos
      @freeidaho-videos  Před měsícem

      Thanks! In several years of usage, I have had no problems with the cable coming off of the pulley. The pulley is for about 3/4" cable or rope, so the groove is very deep.

  • @gorak9000
    @gorak9000 Před rokem +1

    I have to wonder if the lowrider mod reduces the capacity though, because now instead of the weight transferring to the wheels through a full box section of tube, now it's sitting on basically plate, which doesn't have as much strength in the vertical direction. I think if you wanted to do that, c channel should be used to retain more rigidity and strength from the frame to the wheels. Maybe the plate is thick enough to take the load though, you'd have to look it up in a structural steel chart. You did do a good job of reinforcing the boom where you added the pulley though!

    • @freeidaho-videos
      @freeidaho-videos  Před rokem +1

      Not a problem. Check out 2:44 in the video, which clearly shows reinforcement on the sides, "like a C channel" with room for the swivel caster wheel to turn. It is all made from 1/4" plate steel, unlike the square tubing which is about 16 gauge.
      So far the heaviest thing I have lifted is 1400 lbs, without any flex anywhere.

  • @Kyle-ev4fk
    @Kyle-ev4fk Před 2 lety +1

    nice work! Do yo have a video on your motorcycle lift or air compressor?

    • @freeidaho-videos
      @freeidaho-videos  Před 2 lety +1

      My moytorcycle lift and air compressor are shown briefly in this video czcams.com/video/WMM1ffPIJt0/video.html

  • @edgarchee9703
    @edgarchee9703 Před rokem

    Trying to make one that can fit in the back of my truck so can haul heavy things away..

    • @freeidaho-videos
      @freeidaho-videos  Před rokem +1

      You may want something like this. czcams.com/video/GQW25W6XLug/video.html

  • @jacksonkulu3809
    @jacksonkulu3809 Před rokem

    What's the thickness measure for the metal bar bro?

    • @freeidaho-videos
      @freeidaho-videos  Před rokem +1

      I added metal bar stock in three places and you didn't say which.
      1) Inside the boom to mount the pulley. 2) On top to strengthen the truss. 3) And to mount the caster wheels when the lift was lowered. The first two have dimensions given in the video. The wheels were cantilevered out with 1/4" thick bar stock.

    • @jacksonkulu3809
      @jacksonkulu3809 Před rokem

      @@freeidaho-videos randomly...