Evidently the guy at Harbor Freight that said "it wouldn't fit", hasn't seen your videos. Yes, I want one.

When I had bought my HF gantry several years ago I had purchased two hoists to use with it. It makes it much easier to load and unload larger items.

I have one with 2 chain hoists in a 14' foot ceiling for 5 years. 2 hoists much nicer to lift than trying to balance loads. Once loads are level you can use one hand for both chains to go up or down synced up. Nice for loading pickup beds. Like your vids.

I used these for years in factories. You either used a gantry or a jib. Gantry goes a lot farther in a small shop. I lifted the whole front of my car to do brakes and suspensiond back in the early 80s. All you had to do was put something like an old boat cushion between the chain and the bumper in a friends tool and die shop.

You should add a couple extra pulleys and some more cable so one crank can lift both posts at the same time. So you don’t fatigue the welds on the top plates over time.

Another good one Moe. I always love watching you come up with solutions and the cool tools.

Glad you finally let Ginger help! *Those are awesome lifts. I bought several of the top beams w/trollies on them a long time ago and have given/sold most of them, but still have a few as well as an older orange HF one. Super handy to have for sure.

Yes I want one for sure. Good to hear it is good quality.

Pretty cool making it work for the house and space

Was at the inlaws and they had kindig-it show on and i commented to everybody how silly a professional automotive building house was still using an engine hoist when a gantry crane would have massively improved they work. Nice to see I'm not fully nuts in the logic of a gantry crane being a worthy upgrade

Fortunately for me, I inherited a home with a huge garage that I could put 3 class A motor homes in. It also already had a huge Crain lift in the garage too. They certainly do come in handy more often than one would think! I don’t have two Crain on it, but I do have a smaller wench hooks up to my ceiling in the garage for lifting lighter weight. It’s a 3 bay garage and these are in 2 of the bays. Works out pretty well for my needs so far! Especially considering I didn’t have to pay for anything who can complain? 😂

I do want one! Getting two hoists was pretty smart

How bout a thin metal flashing roof on the thing to keep most of the rain out?

Nice HF mod job. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎

All I can say is WOW!! You are so creative!!

Nice work , great video. Thanks for sharing showing us how you did it. I’ve always wanted one.

That Mag Drill & cutters are impressive. Yep can always count on HF for precision. Nice modification. I can definitely use this. Great buy on that hoist. Stay well, Joe Z

Great idea with the modifications. The cam action on that hand crank is an interesting piece of engineering. Smart to smooth it out a bit. Sounds like you need to shorten the crank handle after moving the mechanism out of the way. Gonna suck to bang into the brace with every revolution. I usually just use the trusses in my shop from which to hang a hoist for engine pulls and such, but am limited by 9' ceilings. A gantry would be nice to have around for sure. We had a huge one in a boat shop where I worked back in the 90's. Pulled a few big boat engines with that thing. Not sure whatever happened to it.

That should work great for you. The uncle-in -law made something like that for my shop, it swivels on trailer bearings and rolls on the floor in a half circle with about a fifteen foot radius. Reminds me that I STILL need to finish the overkill 19th Century trolley that I got sidetracked in the middle of probably a year ago. I've been sliding a chain across the I-beam with a chain-hoist up on a ladder since the electric wench got abused, then I saw the 500lb max. sticker, poor thing.

You're a beast! Always love when I see a new sixyfiveford video! Thanks!!

Great Job! Excellent modifications! I know it will serve you for many years!

I like that ladder hoist setup. It comes in handy.

Pretty nice. It will come in handy lifting heavy things into and out of your truck or trailer.

Very nice. Nice job with the modifications. 👍

Man, this is crazy I've been looking at these great timing great video!

While Mary Ann often ranks over Ginger.... Ginger is rocking it. Great video thanks.

Pretty sweet! You can now fix up that '65 Ford that I see in your garage lol, I would love to see you do a series on putting it together like you did with the VW

What a great addition. Good for you buddy.

I've been wanting to build a Gantry crane for a while now.

Yup. My HF gantry is over 20 years old and the steel is twice has heavy as the new ones. Did the same 2 trolley/hoist setup. Mine lifted a 9x42 enco mill no problem. I sold the original I beam and fabricated my own out of 2, 6” channel irons and weld back to back. My inside is 10.5’. Careful when raising/lowering…the trolleys want to take off quick. Tie them off before adjusting. Not to impressed with the crank handle hitting the brace. Gonna be a lot of swearing when your hand get pinched!

Yeah definitely want one. I do have a big forklift and a vermeer m475 but space is low when you live in town lolol

Good video, always appreciate the canine high jinks at the end.

Moe we used Duff- Norton hoists and come alongs on the rail road. Quality equipment and will serve you well.

Great video thanks !

I built one from scratch using 2" 11ga. square tube and 3/4 emt as struts. HF electric winch up top... Lighe and strong enough to lift most anything.

i have gotten a lot of things cheaper at HF than the steel cost and most are well built. i don't know why scrap metal is so cheap with the price of new steel being so high. good video and job. take care, be safe and well.

Moe, you're lucky to have Ginger as a Supervisor. Have a great weekend!

I bought one of those years ago, for an unplanned project that needed to be done within 2 days. I ran into exactly the same problem with one of the cable winches... it just wasn't make correctly or greased at all. It failed before the first use and it was the only one they had and the cable winches were already scavenged off the floor model (should be a warning sign). Not finding a replacement readily at hand I ended up taking the cable off and the guts out and drilled a hole and just attached the cable directly to the center pin which actually made that side easier to use. I had planned on getting 2 cheap boat cable winches to use since I was assuming the other one would soon fail, even though I cleaned it up and added some decent grease. Its been many projects and neither have failed and I honestly like the way my jury rigged side works better as even though it doesn't hold the tension for you it goes up and down much faster and easier and I am only using it under load until I can stick the pin back in. I have always wanted to widen mine so that's going in the mental filing cabinet, although I am going to steal your two troll and winch idea asap...

Always creative

Not going to lie, I’m a little jealous. Might pick one up down the road.

Ginger with the water hose is awesome.

Yep! Want one!

Skinnier, handy little unit

I think the dog was my favorite part of the video.

Nice! Probably the next best thing to an overhead crane

I bought the Harbour Freight backhoe, I’d argue that it’s the “biggest”

Great video thank you for sharing

I've got a strap hoist in my shed but it was just for hanging mowers with. Swung a 12 horse Gravely with a 40 inch kidney mower off it. And this looks Ginger approved. Blessings 2 yall

Very nice my Friend! Gantry's are so handy and versatile. Cheers! Zip~

Nice! Thanks, Moe!

Looks like your second driveway, turned out good.

That dog is so smart, so cute, so funny :)

Nice. I used a similar ladder method to erect the framework for a garage I built.

Great video...I think maybe you would like to move outside the city with 5 to 10 acres... poll barn or two...some solar panels...chicken or two...what do yeah think...your a perfect fit...🖖

I come-alonged my utility trailer to vertical, off a tree limb, tongue up, a few weeks ago. It took 3 set-ups of the c-along, tieing off the tongue each time. It would have been quicker using a gantry crane, but my way required only 68 trips up the ladder.

Lol "guy doubted me ain't no way that's going to fit" challenge accepted 😆 dude a gantry would be stop helpful....great mods you did too

I believe that those gantry cranes are one of the best deals going at HF.

Cool dude!

Nice setup.

That's nice, man. I bet you will get a lot of use out of that.

i got mine 25 years ago. best $600.00 i ever spent and still looks like new.

Nice Pickup and Mod Moe . Two Hoists Are Better I'd Say. More Stable and No Spinning.

Dudes got all the cool shit !

Cant beat the price.

Nice 👍 I want one!

Love that hound dog. The crane and bad either.

I love that grease gun

Good Idea with the two hoists….. I like your mods to the crane…

Sweet!

VHT Wheel paint Graphite is a perfect match to harbor freight jackstand gray paint.... if you need to do touch up and want it too look factory! good mods on that thing. keep up the good work.

You got me wanting one.

Jay the Florida pool pump motor repair guy. When Service Calls Longwood approved ! that was good info 2 see👨‍🔧good job !! sixtyfiveford ..I have 2 forkifts. so I'm all set up.

Great video

Priceless brother Assume puppy 😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇨🇦✌ Just saying

Super crane 💪💪👍

your dog is cray cray. lol.

Nice..

yea...I want one!

Definitely want one, but don't have enough concrete-or even flat ground to use one on. I'm surprised you didn't get electric hoists.

sweet mods

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼

👍👍👍.Thanks

Awesome :)

I was thinking of picking one up got a big roof in my shop area this is just giving me an exuese to buy one

Letttttttssssss gooooooo!

Pretty nice, apart that really sketcy looking sintered(?) cam sprocket. Knowing some people misuse things, that will fail for sure for some 😀

Love your work. I can’t buy anything without modifying it. Because it my only disagreement is with the puny assed safety flagging. By code it’s supposed to be 12”x12”(144 sq in). Some overzealous DOT/commercial cop or a barber fife will stop you and red tag your load until corrected. But personally I’ve done it both ways. Found out the correct way is cheaper and a lot less painful financially

Use a semi truck mud flap to cover the hoist. It’s stiff enough to not get tangled up in the chain.

Badass

👍👍

Should make life easier lifting things, the mods make a lot of sense.

12:49 ... wow that little eye on the gantry looks pretty flimsy compared to the 3 ton chain hoist hook

Any info to share about your drill powered spray paint mixing adapter and grease gun?

Your lawn looks great. Can you please give us some tips

Ginger wants to go for a ride on that lift

Cut a bucket or garbage can so it covers the chain fall when it's raining.

Nice looking drill rig you got there young man 👍

You ever thought about buying a peice of land with a couppe acres or 2? Maybe put a House or a Manufactured home with a big garage? You need it man! I have an Acre and a1/4 and I love it!

sixtyfiveford Attach a plastic drum at one end to store the hoists out of the weather.

I need one, but I need one to be able to go in and out of my regular height garage.