Hello. I'm fortunate that the guy I bought my house from 15 years ago had built a beautiful, large metal building (and sided it with dry-stacked stone), which I call my "barn". It has I-beam construction.
I've decided to purchase a manual chain hoist (Harbor Freight, approx $60), and a push trolley to mount on an I-beam (also about $60 from HF).
My truck is a '51 1/2-ton pickup. Do you think a 1/2-ton capacity hoist will be sufficient, or should I get a 1-ton? At most, I will be lifting one end or the other of my pickup, probably also part of the engine to replace the motor mounts. I doubt I will ever lift the engine out, though it's possible. I just don't ever intend to get that deep into the disassembly of my truck, but you never know. My first use of the hoist will be to aid in putting new bushings in the leaf springs.
What do you think? 1/2-ton or 1-ton hoist? [Edit: I'm looking at a 1-ton hoist, not a 1/2-ton hoist. If a 1-ton hoist is adequate for 99% of how I might be using it with my pickup, then I'm good].
Thanks!
Last edited by Ol' Red; 11/04/2017 3:05 AM. Reason: Corrected info, looking at a 1-ton hoist, not 1/2-ton
