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Looking For Trailer Hitch Crane/Hoist Suggestions
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09/30/24 01:58 AM
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My arm is currently in bandages from another wrist surgery. The bandages will be off soon, but I will be on light duty for quite a while with that arm, maybe permanently. Apparently, I am going to need some sort of game hoist for my truck, maybe some sort of trailer hitch non-permanent addition. Do any of y'all use a hitch mounted game hoist of some sort and do you like it? I was thinking of something like this as it is lightweight, but only goes to 300 lbs (not that I shoot hogs over 300 lbs very often, LOL). Thoughts?
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Re: Looking For Trailer Hitch Crane/Hoist Suggestions
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09/30/24 02:48 AM
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I have two, the best one being from a gentleman on here, 'can't remember his screen name, in north Georgetown. Heavy, but will last. The other, light one's off Amazon and I had to replace the winch with a decent one within the first year.
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Re: Looking For Trailer Hitch Crane/Hoist Suggestions
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09/30/24 10:38 AM
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Re: Looking For Trailer Hitch Crane/Hoist Suggestions
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09/30/24 12:50 PM
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Good advice and observations. Thank you. That isn't what I was looking for, but will be useful. You don't know if you don't know.
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Re: Looking For Trailer Hitch Crane/Hoist Suggestions
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09/30/24 01:32 PM
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Good advice and observations. Thank you. That isn't what I was looking for, but will be useful. You don't know if you don't know. Mine breaks down into three pieces, rides in the bed all season long.
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Re: Looking For Trailer Hitch Crane/Hoist Suggestions
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09/30/24 08:04 PM
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Good advice and observations. Thank you. That isn't what I was looking for, but will be useful. You don't know if you don't know. Mine breaks down into three pieces, rides in the bed all season long. That is definitely what I want.
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Re: Looking For Trailer Hitch Crane/Hoist Suggestions
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09/30/24 09:12 PM
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Bought one at Bucees a few years ago. It did crack outside the receiver. I blame it on hauling a large hog hanging back to camp.
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Re: Looking For Trailer Hitch Crane/Hoist Suggestions
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09/30/24 11:55 PM
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Been using one from Sportsman’s Guide for almost 10 years. Works great and the receiver hitch piece is long enough to use with my tailgate down.
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Re: Looking For Trailer Hitch Crane/Hoist Suggestions
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10/01/24 07:36 PM
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I use one of the game hoists made for a receiver hitch manufactured by some big name outdoorsy kinda place, it is a very useful product when I want to use it, but I have found I use it about half the time, the other half I just have someone with me pick up a deer and place it into my kawasaki mule bed and then use the front winch and a chain on some I beam to hang for gutting. I know what I have is not what you are looking for.
But reason I bring all this up, is something similar to what you have in the video coupled with an automatic winch, either on the unit or comig from the front and wrapping around some pulleys on the unit itself would make cranking so much easier. I find the cranking of the manual winch to be not so simple and the higher the crank the less it will be fun.
I have no other input to this thread as my idea of a receiver mounted game hoist is similar to what has been posted by others. 2-3 piece construction that is solid steel and cumbersome for full time hitch use.
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Re: Looking For Trailer Hitch Crane/Hoist Suggestions
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10/04/24 09:04 PM
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I've got two similar to Onlysmithand wesson. My HME brand has a drop foot to ground (no need for the bucket/toolbox underneath), also breaks down to 3 pieces. Very handy. Key is have in the bed with you
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Re: Looking For Trailer Hitch Crane/Hoist Suggestions
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10/08/24 01:35 AM
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At one time I had a good homemade one and I would like to have another good one
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Re: Looking For Trailer Hitch Crane/Hoist Suggestions
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Yesterday at 09:41 PM
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The old Monarch hitch hoist was the best built one I saw and I have two of them. Some of their stuff was junk but their hitch hoist is a beast.
I have checked their new site and I can't find that they make one any longer. I would give them a call though. I googled it and looks like Scheels has one and there are plenty online.
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