Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting Receiver Hitch Game Hoist recommendations

Looking at the site they do two..one fairly cheap rated to hold 300Lb and the model in your pic which is a bit more expensive but is rated to 600lb..

I like the fact that with either model, some of the weight goes directly to the ground..

Here is a dirt simple, adjustable length, field skinning hoist that I built from 2" tubing and just used a cable come-along that I had laying around.

I made it angle away from the tailgate so I could open the tailgate and use it for my field bench. With steel, pulley, paint, bolts, etc I'm sure I'm under $40 total.

Very nice Lonny. Looks simple and lightweight.

A simple hitch extension gets mine out beyond the tailgate.
Of course now that I drive a full size truck, I need a longer extension.

I bought that model for that very reason. I use it to load animals onto my atv. I slide it into the receiver hitch & let the foot take the weight off until it is positioned properly onto the back rack. I don't use the supplied winch. I use a Harrington 1/4 ton chain fall with a 10' chain. It makes loading a snap!

very slick!!

I love the come-along idea. Combine that with round pipe instead so that you can rotate it onto your tailgate and push deer into the bad. That would be wonderful.

I like it so much, I've got one similar under construction right now.

Many thanks for posting.

A question for the mechanically inclined which I'm not! I had three discs fused last year, so my lifting days are pretty much over. I've got factory class three hitch, 2 inch square tubing, 3/16 thick for the lift structure, a really heavy duty boat trailer winch and a gambrel made from 3/8" steel. What do I use for the swivel joint to load the animal into my truck and given the above specifications, do I need to make a "foot" to contact the ground?

Stoneybroke, A cheap bottle jack could be used if you're worried.

Thanks, I didn't think of the jack. So happens, there is a Tundra frame jack hanging on the garage wall. That is half of the equation. Now to figure out the swivel mechanism.

Glad it could be of some help John.

Redbone's idea of using round tubing for pivoting so the skinned critter could be swung around into the truck bed would be a really nice addition.

Stoney-You might take Redbone's idea and use some round tube in conjunction with your square tube to get the swiveling effect. I'd do a little playing around with pencil and paper to get a plan before you cut or buy material. I never did use anything underneath my hitch as a foot, but when lifting something heavy like say an elk, you will notice some sag in your truck.