by "Steve W." <csr684NOT@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 4, 2008 at 12:48 AM
cuhulin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> I was thinking about welding a steel plate to a piece of pipe and
> bolting the plate to one of the van's rear bumper brackets behind the
> rear bumper.A pipe with a hook welded to one end of the pipe, pipe tall
> enough to clear the rear doors, pipe would slip into the pipe which
> would be welded to the steel plate.And using a come along or one of my
> boat trailer winches for lifting heavy loads into and out of my van.Any
> ideas?
> cuhulin
>
You will rip the bumper off the frame horn with a set up like that.
The neatest unit I have seen for use in a van was one that a Roberts
driver had. He had built a 6 legged frame inside with a retractable rail
on top he got the idea from the older manual cemetery vault trucks. His
was set up just like a miniature overhead crane. He even had a fork
set-up so he could lift palletized items in easily.
I just cheated and picked up a hydraulic tailgate lift.
--
Steve W.
