Log lift

[mrdinks]

Well you ever get an idea in your head and just can not let it go? A couple years ago I wanted to mount a lift in the back of my dually but didn't know where to mount it. I also was afraid it would be in the way or on the wrong side of where I needed it.
I thought there needs to be some way to utilize the goose neck.
Well this is what I came up with, the whole thing spins off the hitch and the top arm also spins.
I can pick up logs from anywhere on the ground and then spin it around and place the logs anywhere in the truck. I start at the opposite end of where I am working and load around until I cannot rotate any more. There is a lift and a winch, I used it this weekend on a large oak. I could use the winch to drag logs close to the truck and then lift them on by myself.
I made a few changes and it works pretty well.
The top lifts off the base and the base can be removed from the hitch so the whole thing can be removed from the truck.

 

[cmsmoke]

Great idea. You will use that on more than just logs. Very handy.

 

[ccarpen4753]

Very impressive!! How heavy is the unit? Looks pretty stout but managable. Havent seen anything like that before for sure. Very clever making it swivel around the gooseneck.

 

[Steve NW WI]

Neat lifter idea - hillbilly engineering at its finest.

Sent ya some rep!

 

[mrdinks]

When you take the top off each half can be moved and lifted fairly easy by one person. If it was one piece I don't think I could get it on
and off the truck.

The bottom piece of steel where the wheels are attached had to be bent to match the arc and is fairly thick. I scratched my head on how to give it a nice bend, it finally came to me when I was standing there looking at my most powerful hydraulic bender----my log splitter.
I put a 2x4 against the foot plate and slowly pushed the ram into it. Worked real well!

 

[s219]

That is slick. Nice work!

 

[howard270]

Now that looks downright handy for quite a few things. I been trying to come up with an idea to use the gooseneck ball in my pickup, but do not have a flatbed and would be more limited for the range. May have to use the receiver hicth with an extension cause I like to work off the tailgate fueling and filing saws.

Thanks for the pictures!

 

[stihl in ky]

Great idea and design.

 

[beerman6]

 

[ponyexpress976]

That is one fantastic piece of engineering! You look handy enough with a welder so where are the pics of the removable steps to make getting in and out of the bed easy on the knees? Seriously though, nice work!

 

[Quacker152]

Great Job!

I am working on a lift for 3 places, truck, trailer and splitter. Getting too old!!!

 

[tbow388]

Like the swivel. Great Idea...

 

[Blazin]

Awesome!

 

[pdhowell]

Great job, I have often thought of something similar. Somebody else gets it done.

For what it is worth, I use an engine or shop lift, with log tongs for the same task. Not elegant, but it gets the rounds I can't lift up onto the splitter beam. Obviously you need a smooth surface, not for use in the woods.

I use a cheap Harbor Freight model....Foldable Shop Crane - 2 Ton

Maybe useful

 

[Nosmo]

Nice Setup

That is a beautiful setup you have come up with for sure. I know how well that crane operates as I have one on a permanent base in my pickup. It is the Harbor Freight one but looks to be the same as yours.

With your large flat bed you really have it figured out while loading/unloading and swinging those large ones over onto your splitter.

Nosmo

 

[woodman6666]

Very good work mentally and mechanically!

Firewood Rochester, Winona, St. Paul, MN - ProCut Firewood

 

[TK]

Nice setup for sure!

 

[dancan]

Rep Worthy !

:msp_thumbup:

 

[zogger]

Great unit!

Really cool job you did there, looks like it works fantastic!

 

[HeRoze]

Well you ever get an idea in your head and just can not let it go? A couple years ago I wanted to mount a lift in the back of my dually but didn't know where to mount it. I also was afraid it would be in the way or on the wrong side of where I needed it.
I thought there needs to be some way to utilize the goose neck.
Well this is what I came up with, the whole thing spins off the hitch and the top arm also spins.
I can pick up logs from anywhere on the ground and then spin it around and place the logs anywhere in the truck. I start at the opposite end of where I am working and load around until I cannot rotate any more. There is a lift and a winch, I used it this weekend on a large oak. I could use the winch to drag logs close to the truck and then lift them on by myself.
I made a few changes and it works pretty well.
The top lifts off the base and the base can be removed from the hitch so the whole thing can be removed from the truck.

nice!