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In an earlier post, I showed the construction of a portable lifting frame for my chain hoist.
Today’s job: Lift the 13′ dump bed back onto the truck. I don’t know the weight on this bed, but even with it’s dual 10 ton hydraulic rams and 6″ channel frame it must be less than 3 tons […]

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Mr. Potato Head: How did I get stuck with you as a moving buddy?
Rex: Everyone else was picked.
- Toy Story 1995

It probably doesn’t look too different from a lot of the previous posts other than paint on the front end, but there’s a lot of things getting done that nobody will ever notice.
For instance, if […]

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I needed a way to lift the 13′ dump flatbed back onto Rex the ‘58 Chevrolet Viking. Since I already had a 3Ton chainfall, I knew I’d have future use for a sturdy frame. After all, the garage rafters were only going to withstand so much abuse

 
The design of this chain hoist frame […]

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