Shop Hoist Built From Plow Beams

Shop Hoist Built From Plow Beams FARM SHOP Tools 21-5-33 David and Jason Baan built a heavy-duty, versatile shop hoist out of plow beams. "We used the two main beams off a Massey Ferguson 880 5-row (16-in.) plow," says Jason who helped his dad with the project. "We used one section to make the 13-ft. tall base post, which is sunk in concrete and bolted to the end of the loft above the shop." They cut the other plow beam down to 9 ft. to make the horizontal swing arm, which pivots 360 degrees. It attaches to the base post with plates from the plow frame and stainless steel pins from an old Behlen silo unloader. The mounting brackets and kicker are made from the stabilizer arms of a 3-pt. hitch off a Massey 1085 tractor. "We bolted an old stable cleaner chain/ hook on the end of the horizontal member as an extra feature," notes David. "The 2-ton chain hoist cost me a total of $149 (Canadian) to build. I first saw this principle used in a metal shop years ago." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, David Baan, R.R. 3, Walton, Ontario, Canada NOK 1ZO (ph 519 887-6622).

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