Northern sells "Torin" lifts which is the kind I have, but a different model than the one they show on their web site. Mine has an angled boom above the pivot and an air powered pump and is foldable.
I bought a smaller one, but took it back the next day because it was too short.
The first job I had for it was to take the fleet side bed off my '67. The boom lifted high enough, but the bed rail was up against the bottom of the boom. I had the bed up at almost a 45 deg angle before it cleared enough. When I put it back on later with the second lift, the bed rail cleared the boom much better. This lets the boom clear the radiator support with more clearance.
Six cylinders engines are a lot taller than the V8's. Pulling a six out of a truck means you need a lot more total height than the guy pulling a V8 out of a car.
I can't believe the forum police haven't moved this thread!
