I'm about to fab up a 20-foot tripod-type gin pole setup to attach to the 3-point hitch on my Massey-Ferguson 180 tractor. I'll use a 12 volt Warn winch with a 3-sheave block and tackle and 3/8" cable to do the lifting. That should handle just about any lifting chores around the farm, particularly with 1,000 lbs. of counterweights hung on the front bumper of the tractor that has an 8K lb. gross weight to begin with.
Jerry

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