I Beam Hoist Project

[JD338]

Sue got me an electric hoist for my birthday and that started to ball rolling. I upgraded the hoist to a 1 ton capacity. Bought a 5" x 12' I Beam and a 4x6x 12' timber. Got the timber up in the trusses to work with one I already had up there. Got some 3/8" threaded rod and suspended the I beam.
My neighbor buddy was a huge help. We used the Polaris winches to get the I beam in place and bolt it in.
Hung the hoist and trolley on the I beam and moved the electrical outlet. The 110v cord is the only thing I need to figure out. A coiled cord would be ideal, if I can find one.
Next year I'm going to spray foam insulate and do metal side walls and ceiling. That will be the last big project. Yeah!

 

[salmonchaser]

Damn I need one of those! Your shop is looking great.

 

[NYDAN]

What a great tool. I am sure you will get a lot of use out of that.

 

[JD338]

I'm hoping to give it a good testing over the next couple of months.

JD338

 

[RL338]

Going to find out how useful it will be and you’ll wonder why you didn’t have it sooner.

 

[hunter24605]

Great looking shop, buddy! A hoist sure does simplify life, especially when there's nobody around for a second set of hands. I was poking around my garage and I have a compact 3000 lb ATV wench laying on a shelf beside a spare receiver hitch insert..I came up with the idea of fabing up a mounting plate for the wench and weld it to the receiver insert. Just pack it away under the back seat in the truck and when I need to hoist up a deer/bear, move a small tree out of the road or give my truck a little help to pull out of a jam. just slide the winch in my receiver hitch, and hook to the battery with jumper cables.

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Great looking shop, buddy! A hoist sure does simplify life, especially when there's nobody around for a second set of hands. I was poking around my garage and I have a compact 3000 lb ATV wench laying on a shelf beside a spare receiver hitch insert..I came up with the idea of fabing up a mounting plate for the wench and weld it to the receiver insert. Just pack it away under the back seat in the truck and when I need to hoist up a deer/bear, move a small tree out of the road or give my truck a little help to pull out of a jam. just slide the winch in my receiver hitch, and hook to the battery with jumper cables.

Necessity, the mother of invention.

 

[FOTIS]

Very nice!!

 

[TexasLife]

I think I'd have more trust in u-bolts for mounting. Glad too see you're not just attaching it to 1 truss/beam. Enjoy! Looking good!

 

[JD338]

I ordered a scale for the hoist.
Now we can weigh those back yard bandits.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08669YYV7/ref=sspa_mw_detail_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9kZXRhaWwp13NParams

JD338