The boom for my tractor attaches to the 3-point hitch and can extend out to 10 feet or so with one piece of pipe that telescopes over a slightly smaller one. I've used it to move a complete Bridgeport mill around a couple of times, so an engine, a frame, or the front end of a car doesn't present much of a problem. Of course, the 1,000 LBS of suitcase weights on the front bumper helps keep the steer axle on the ground! The tractor is a Massey-Ferguson 180.
Jerry

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