Rolling Engine Hoist Converted To 3-Pt. Mounted Crane
"It has more reach than the original engine hoist, and we can take it anywhere now," say Kirk Unzelman and Mike Intlekofer of Bellevue, Wash., who recently came up with a simple, inexpensive way to convert a common rolling engine hoist into a versatile 3-pt. mounted crane. They use it on their Kubota tractor.
The men say the conversion takes just a few minutes and the crane can be easily changed back to a conventional engine hoist when needed.
They fabricated four new parts to make the crane û a pair of short legs that replace the longer legs that come with the hoist; a cross beam that fits into the bottom beam of the hoist and attaches to the two lower pins of the 3-pt. hitch; and a metal bracket that attaches to the column and serves as the connection point for the top link.
"We can lift large loads to a considerable height using either the cylinder on the crane or the 3-pt. hitch, or both," says Unzelman.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Kirk Unzelman, 4635 130th Ave. S.E., Bellevue, Wash. 98006 (ph 425 746-6520).
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Rolling Engine Hoist Converted To 3-Pt. Mounted Crane ENGINES Engines 24-5-39 "It has more reach than the original engine hoist, and we can take it anywhere now," say Kirk Unzelman and Mike Intlekofer of Bellevue, Wash., who recently came up with a simple, inexpensive way to convert a common rolling engine hoist into a versatile 3-pt. mounted crane. They use it on their Kubota tractor.
The men say the conversion takes just a few minutes and the crane can be easily changed back to a conventional engine hoist when needed.
They fabricated four new parts to make the crane û a pair of short legs that replace the longer legs that come with the hoist; a cross beam that fits into the bottom beam of the hoist and attaches to the two lower pins of the 3-pt. hitch; and a metal bracket that attaches to the column and serves as the connection point for the top link.
"We can lift large loads to a considerable height using either the cylinder on the crane or the 3-pt. hitch, or both," says Unzelman.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Kirk Unzelman, 4635 130th Ave. S.E., Bellevue, Wash. 98006 (ph 425 746-6520).
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