Being a diesel truck tech for over 40 years and a truck shop owner for 33 years now, I can tell you are a very seasoned tech who actually does the work. Your attention to the little details when explaining why you changed this or that can only really be understood by those who have actually done these things you are talking about and realize that what you have done to modify this, will actually help, in that exact situation you are trying to modify it for. For example, the plastic boxes motors and transmissions come in, unless you have never actually hooked a chain to one of those and tried to lift it out of the box, would you realize that the legs are too close together ( on most hoists) and you end up putting one side of the box up on the legs of the hoist. Excellent little point. The reversible hoist small detail about having to just push forward or back to go up or down. Unless you have never used a rachet type hoist or come-a long, would you know that tiny detail that is so important when trying to stab a engine. The hood insulation, the tilting of engine, the holding of engine in position, ratchet strap hooks for both sideways and front to back adjustment are all excellent details only seasoned techs will notice. Great job.

Just found your channel, very refreshing, well planned, well spoken, well presented. Proof that an intelligent hard working man can provide a great service for his customers and you seem to have plenty of work. I look forward to watching watching all your videos

Hi T R. Love your well thought out modifications and fabrication skills applied to the stock engine hoist. I can use these on my engine hoist (machine hoist, that's all I bought it for, lifting and moving machines). I ain't an engine tech fan but enjoyed watching you modification methods. I like those HD casters as well. Cheers Tony

G'day from West Australia😉 43yrs trade life as 3rd gen Automotive Engineer. Just had to say the only good Engine hoist I ever had I built. Everything currently on the market is junk. Must be time to build another one. Annnd make sure it doesn't grow legs and run away like my original one did😊 Nice job buddy, thumbs up from me 👍👍

That American Forge Hoist bears a striking resemblance to the old ExCell W1000 (2 ton) American made lift.

Perfect... Great Very Detailed Video !! Much Appreciated !! Thumbs Up all the way...

Very well done! I’m going to do a custom build lift of my own design to be able to employ some of these concepts and modularity while also able to maintain a somewhat compact design. I’d also like to add an area to the rear to stack counterweights in order to lift much heavier loads and have thought a lot about a multi-stage boom section in order to gain some height. That would all essentially turn an engine lift into a mini crane…. Or possible death trap, but time will tell. 😂

Badass!! Learn something from every video u post!!

I super enjoyed your quality work. I think the hand winch was such a good idea. Adds a lot of versatility to the cherry picker. I use an adjustable crane on on one of my racks. I have a pit that I usually use to pull engines, although I haven’t done one for awhile. The advantage of the pit is that u have full access to the underside of the car whilst lifting the engine out with a come along. I support the trans with a transmission jack that always stays in the pit.

Very nice mods. I'm going to install cast iron casters to drop the height of my hoist as I have had issues running into control arms & equipment. Plus my casters don't roll well. I'm also making the front two casters non-swivel. I can steer it from the rear we'll enough. Thinking about a winch...

Excellent video, thank you

Very clever .... good mods .... well done ...

Very good young man.

Dam them welds are amazing your work looks amazing also.

Brilliant! New subscriber!!

You are a GENIUS! It's crazy how such simple upgrades make a difference! Have you considered changing the hoist wheels? Thank you.

Nice job, how high can the end of the crane go up? I am thinking of buying this so I can lift Bridgeport Mill up and down. I am not sure if this is too small for me.

That top post bending can be cured with reinforcement before it bends. Or adding a tube inside the boom arm, then drilling the inner tube to pin at the 2T mark. (2 pins, weight is on them)

do you remember the lift truck model # that you removed the counterweight from and do you think a 2ton lift would remove it. it will help me out a lot if you reply. THANKS

Great mods. Have you done any mods to remove a diesel our of a van?

I put an 8 ton pump on mine.

will that lift a isx cummins 15 litre out of a peterbuilt semi?

did you test it on a 1 ton load setting? i don't think this is capable of 1 ton at that length, those rectangelar profiles don't look capable of lifting a 1 ton load.