Shop Engine Hoist Converted To 3-Pt. Mount

Shop Engine Hoist Converted To 3-Pt Mount ENGINES Rickie Stich Portersville Penn converted a shop engine hoist to mount on the back of his Kubota 23 hp tractor by fitting it with 3-pt mounting brackets He can quickly convert the hoist back to a stand-alone unit by removing 3 pins     “It makes the hoist much more versatile I can take it with me down the highway or use it in my barnyard or shop ” says Stich “I’ve used it to pick up car and pickup engines as well as big shop tools such as a heavy milling machine ”  He welded a couple short lengths of rectangular tubing onto the base drilling holes in them to mount pins for the tractor’s lower lift arm He also welded a pair of strap irons onto the hoist upright to mount the 3-pt top link “Mounting the hoist behind the tractor has made my life much easier whenever I want to move something heavy because with the 3-pt I can use the hoist anywhere ” says Stich “As a stand-alone unit the hoist’s front legs were sometimes in the way of what I wanted to lift such as an engine Now if I want to lift the engine out of a car I can get a lot closer and I can use the hoist’s hydraulic jack to control the lifting motion ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Rickie Stich 864 Heinz Camp Rd Portersville Penn 16051 ph 724 368-3641; restich@embarqmail com

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