Gordon_R wrote:
noteven wrote:
I live in a area where thieving isn’t too bad cause we shoot them.
Anyhoo I hang my whole Companion back on the king pin of the trailer by reassembling it and getting up close to the trailer with the companion on the tailgate and clicking it back on the pin.
Rather than lifting the heavy bits in and out of the truck.
I was able to lift the base off the tailgate. I had to think long and hard about how to get it back into the bed of the truck. No way i could lift it up on the tailgate. Soooo. I used two wood ramps, my Costco dolly with the base on it and a come-along. Easy to get it back into the bed. Then just wrestle the darn thing back into the hole!
A couple solutions for you.
MY solution was a cheap engine hoist. I did have to extend the boom to reach the hitch, but that wasn't a big deal. Found an eyebolt with a 4" plate welded on it in my dad's scrap pile and it fit perfectly on the hook. Snatched the whole thing out of the bed then lowered it on to a $10 Harbor Freight furniture dolly. As the hoist also came with an engine stand, I sold the stand for $50, so my total cost was $100, including having the extension added.
Others get a cheap manual or electric hoist, again from Harbor Freight, and simply hang it from a rafter. Some guys are lucky enough to have a loader or forklift they can use.
Lyle
