Chain Hoist-Little helper

Great review. That’s how I get out of my recliner LOL

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Lol, I picked up one & rigged it in more or less the same way a month or so ago. I haven’t had the chance to lift anything over 100lbs other than hanging my own 207lbs ass from it. I worked good for dangling a 4.5” metal cutting bandsaw (maybe 50-75lbs) in mid air while I did some work on the bottom.

The gearing is pretty low, so you have to pull a lot for a very little hook movement, but you’ll probably need that leverage for heavier items. Pretty much works as it should.

Being Harbor Freight I don’t trust it for much more than half of it’s rated capacity, but for the $45 I spent on it, it should be good for some lighter weight lifting work & saving my back.

I bought one a few years ago, and position it in the shed door, to lift my garden tractors to sharpen the blades on the deck. Lots easier than taking the decks off.
Jack

-- Jack Keefe Shediac NB Canada

I picked up a used electric hoist on Ebay for $50 that will lift up to 500lbs. I use it for lifting my planer and other heavy stuff from the floor to my workbench because I’ve had back surgery and can’t lift anything over 20lbs. These hoists work great and can be positioned anywhere in the shop by installing hooks through the joists above wherever you need it.

-- Failure is the road to success if you learn to learn from your mistakes - Vince, Greenville, SC

A chain hoist is definitely useful in the shop. I bought the 2 ton chain hoist from Harbor freight about 2 years ago when they had it on sale for $49.95. I had just finished building my new shop and knew that I would buying and moving some heavy tools into the shop. I rigged it up just inside the door…used some heavy web straps and used it to lift up some extremely heavy floor model tools to place them on mobile stands. I was able to do this by myself when help was not available at the time. The chain hoist has been worth its weight in gold numerous times.

-- Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. http://www.FineArtBoxes.com

They are the quitest and strongest slaves in your workshop.