Game Hoist

[Pete E]

[QUOTE=Jethro;9610325]Okay, here is one I just got done building for me. Haven't lifted a deer with it yet, but I can grab the end of the jib and bounce my 200+ lb. carcass around out on the end of it with no ill effects. The mount stays bolted in the truck all the time, boom can just lift in and out as needed. Doesn't require any pins or anything, just drop in and go. Too cold to sandblast and paint, so that will have to wait until it warms up. It swivels nice and easy, even with a load on it..[QUOTE]

Jethro,

I like the way that is mounted on the side of the bed so it is not in the way at all...Whats involved to enable the mount to be bolted to truck? Does the body work have to be drilled at all?

Regards,

Peter

[Pete E]

Those minivan hoist pics crack me up!

The ones I posted? If so, why??

[DRT]

It's actually 8.34 pounds/gallon for normal tap water. 7.48 gallons/cubic foot.

[DRT]

The ones I posted? If so, why??

Although I understand why one would find the pic humorous I think it's cool there is an application of a hoist for that particular situation.

[Pete E]

Although I understand why one would find the pic humorous I think it's cool there is an application of a hoist for that particular situation.

Still don't really follow, but I guess that's down to things being a bit different over here..lol!

As a bit of back ground, we have six species of deer available to stalk in the wild, plus a couple of others if shooting high fenced exotics is your thing..

Of the six found wild, Muntjac, Chinese Water Deer and Roe are small critters, with a typical mature Roe Buck carcass (gralloched, head and lower legs removed, but skin on) will typically weigh around 35lb, give or take a few pounds either way..the other two species mentioned are even smaller.

Then we have Fallow and Sika, which I am guessing you guys are familiar with as exotics in Texas, which I would guess are the size of a small Whitetail, and finally we have Red, which ranges in size from Whitetail, to a small Elk...

The hoist set up on green Jimny would cope with everything except Red and perhaps a very large Fallow buck, but for most stuff its ideal.

What I liked about it when I first saw it is how light weight and compact it is compared to your typical receiver hitch /towball mounted hoist seen on here. As it folds forward flat along the roof, its also easy to leave in place while hunting..

My main concern would be the bolts that hold the factory roof rails in place. Each bar is only held on with two smallish bolts at each end and I think those maybe the limiting factor as far as weight limits are concerned.

With regards the Jimny, I am not sure they imported into the States? They are Suzuki' s follow on to the old SJ410/ SJ413. The Jimny retains the ladder chassis, Hi - Low 4WD range and solid front and rear axles , but updates the suspension with coil springs all around. I bought one as a "stop gap" but liked it so much I kept it for seven years and put over 160K miles on the clock before selling it..It was totally reliable in that time and even in stock form, excellent off road...

The pic below is mine, and you can see I ditched the rear seats and put in a bit of rubber matting as a new floor..The carcass in the back is a Roe, although I can't remember if it was a buck or doe..

[Jethro]

[quote=Pete E;9642890][QUOTE=Jethro;9610325]Okay, here is one I just got done building for me. Haven't lifted a deer with it yet, but I can grab the end of the jib and bounce my 200+ lb. carcass around out on the end of it with no ill effects. The mount stays bolted in the truck all the time, boom can just lift in and out as needed. Doesn't require any pins or anything, just drop in and go. Too cold to sandblast and paint, so that will have to wait until it warms up. It swivels nice and easy, even with a load on it..

Jethro,

I like the way that is mounted on the side of the bed so it is not in the way at all...Whats involved to enable the mount to be bolted to truck? Does the body work have to be drilled at all?

Regards,

Peter

Yes, I drilled 7 holes in the bed to bolt the mount to the truck. There are 5 bolts in the bottom plates (one you can't see) and 2 in the top portion of the mount (you can only see 1 of those). The two in the top went through reinforced portions of the stake pocket. I used 3/8x16 bolts to attach it.

The only parts I bought were the winch and the two pulleys, about $50 total. Everything else I had laying around and just scrounged up. Hope that helps.

[dustoffer]

Here's a great feature on the one I have--it's not right in the center of the tailgate and when you pivot it for loading a carcass, it lets you put it right in the bed.

[bronco611]

don't forget the rated tongue weight of your receiver hitch! Figure hoist and animal weight and skinning or down pulling pressure. Not a problem with deer but a very big hog will push the limit of the hitch. The picture of the one with the drop bar and ground plate would eliminate this problem.

[bar2hunter]

TTT
Revamping this to see who's using electric winches in their setups...?

[bar2hunter]

Here's a great feature on the one I have--it's not right in the center of the tailgate and when you pivot it for loading a carcass, it lets you put it right in the bed.

Come to think of it, that IS a great idea!

[bar2hunter]

12 volt electric winches anybody??

[bfree]

Great ideas

[Dale Moser]

12 volt electric winches anybody??

I haven't done it, but it wouldn't be hard. I don't think it would be worth the trouble though. I've lifted 300lb hogs with mine without double lining and it was no trouble at all.

[bar2hunter]

I haven't done it, but it wouldn't be hard. I don't think it would be worth the trouble though. I've lifted 300lb hogs with mine without double lining and it was no trouble at all.

I'm leaning towards this type of setup...dual purpose, to lift game and winch in lawn mower, ATVs, etc...

[bar2hunter]

For those entertaining the idea of a dual system (manual and electric), here's my contribution...



And, the swivel in the middle...