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When the pics below appeared on line in another forum, they caught my interest as I also drive a Jimny. IIRC its made from stainless steel tube, plus stainless boat fittings..The "boom" can fold forward and lie flat over the vehicle, and again IIRC, its was supposedly strong enough to lift a decent Fallow for gralloching.. I don't recall any further details but I suppose its another solution to the lifting problem.. I never really pursued the idea of a DIY hoist as I realized I was more drawn to the idea of a "gadget" / "project" but didn't actually have any real practical need for such an item.
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A truck bed extender is a good way to make your own. About $69 at Harbor Freight. Just invert the top part and you have a double tree. Easy to add a boat winch or electric and blocks. For heavier use I would reinforce it and add a swivel section for loading.
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Not a hoist but a hanging bar for skinning. Two 1" square tubes bolted to the truck bed through existing holes, one 2x4 and some pipe. Sets up in about 30 seconds or less. Pretty creative, and portable for places with no trees to use for hanging poles. How sturdy is it? I've never tested it for maximum weight but I think it would hold a gutted elk.
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Not a hoist but a hanging bar for skinning. Two 1" square tubes bolted to the truck bed through existing holes, one 2x4 and some pipe. Sets up in about 30 seconds or less. Pretty creative, and portable for places with no trees to use for hanging poles. How sturdy is it? I've never tested it for maximum weight but I think it would hold a gutted elk. I think you'd have to be careful with a heavy load that was anything other than hanging straight down.. If you wanted to lift a large whitetail for instance and fitted it with a pulley, and then rigged up a winch to the back of the pick-up bed, I suspect the angle of the pull might warrant a bit of extra bracing.. Obviously, thats a deviation from its current intended purpose, for which it looks fine..
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R Mike - This one doesn't slip into a receiver box but it could be adapted. A winch is the cat's meow.
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Two stout wimmin. Need a big box tho.
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If you're still looking for deer hoist recommendations then you could try CatchthemeasyPersonally I have Rage Powersports one for my truck and it's been pretty reliable tbh.
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Have a welding shop build you one.
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I purchased a similar block and tackle from this company but with 4 wheels in each pulley,sheeve unlike this picture that shows two two wheel pulley sheeves, ,back in the 1970s from a hardware store in Colorado,Ive been looking to buy a second one ever since,its packaging stated it was rated at 1000lbs does anyone know who currently sells these? I don,t see the company listed on line yes I pack it in and use it to lift ELK but the one I own is rated at 1000 lbs and while small its lifted dozens of large elk over the years WOW I have that same hoist....bag and all
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On the back of a Pick-em-up truck the same one mounted on a small trailer. and a link to a ready-made. https://www.discountramps.com/game-hoist/p/DEER-HOIST-SWIVEL/ya! GWB
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Here is one I built for deer lease
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If you're still looking for deer hoist recommendations then you could try CatchthemeasyPersonally I have Rage Powersports one for my truck and it's been pretty reliable tbh. Yep, that's the one I bought.
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I looked at Viking Products last month,from an ad in Hunter magazine, looking for something for hunting the local NF's solo next year at past 70. They got a backpackable hoist rig that fastens to a tree trunk with a chain that looks good to me, and a small frame for gutting a critter on the ground that holds the legs spred and the pelvis up high enough to work on easily. One other item I'll buy asap that lifts a mesh cargo panel of up to 300 lbs as I recall high enough to rotate into the bed of a pickup using a standard hand crank...perfect for critters, bags of corn or furniture or ???
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You would be better off making your own for your specific needs. Most everything I’ve seen from sporting goods stores are junk. Go to a hardware store and pick up what you want as far as pulleys,block and tackle,rope etc then work on a support that fits your needs. Plenty of people out there that will weld something up for you out of their garage or shop.
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This is the setup we have at my grandparents' to hang our deer for gutting/skinning. My uncle bought it http://huntingfishingplus.com/best-deer-hoist/ and put it up last year after Christmas, so this is the first time we've been able to use it. It's basically an electric wench mounted in the raftors of a sheet metal building. There is a switch mounted on the wall. The beams that it is mounted on have been reinforced. The other part has four hooks and rotates 360°. We can hang five deer at the same time. It's high enough and the dogs can't get to them.
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Had one made by a local weld shop. Problem with the cheapo mass produced ones is that the piece that fits into the reciever is usually too short to allow you to drop the tailgate while in use. Tailgate makes for a handy, in my opinion - necessary, workspace. I left off the winch part because we already have pulleys and gambrels from garage processing set up we can bring along to use. If theres help around we just lift 'em up without pulleys like the pic example. Wish I had pic of seperate pieces. Insert that fits them together is about 14" and has holes evey 2" or so to allow for adjustable height. Downside is it's heavy and cost about $120 to build but it has been very handy. nice!
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Use this to put all kinds of critters on the back of my jeep, pigs, deer, Elk, and all kinds of exotics,works great. it will go up and turn over 180 degrees. Rio7
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I use a block and tackle if I’m out in the woods. I built this for both leases I hunt on.
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I have made dozens of gambrels. And the boat crank winch we use to skin and butcher, but I've never yet made a hitch hanger. Some interesting ideas here, keep em coming. Edit: you can't drop the meat with my gambrels. They're made with cable and cinch around the knees.
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