Great job. Well explained. Great detailed measurements. Just bought my first tractor and enjoy building things myself. Never knew the horizontal and vertical measurements for CAT 1 lift support. Thanks to you, I do now. Again, great tutorial on boom lift. I will be building it soon.
One of things that we as men have to be mindful of is not falling into the trap of its cheaper to buy it from TSC (in this case, is by doing so, it makes men lazy, less creative and takes away their manhood and masculinity. We as men are creators, but many men are getting away from that. In some cases it may be a little cheaper, however it robs men of the satisfaction of creating something and being proud of the accomplishment that they created with their own hands. Let's create and keep our manhood instead of taking the easy way out and allowing China to make it for us...at a lesser quality as well. Men have to get back to being men and create something they can be proud of...even if it cost them a couple extra bucks. Thanks for helping me see this and be reminded of this in my own life. 🙏🏾
I have a 1953 Ford that I would love to build a similar lift. I appreciate you giving a step by step description. I would rather build it myself rather than get a store bought one. Thanks for the inspiration.
Glad to hear that. I couldn't find one I liked for a reasonable price so I decided to make one. Used it multiple times and works like a charm. You'll love it if you build one similar.
Good project! Well done. One thing I've done to help me with projects is a large welding table on rollers, so I don't have to bend down low to weld, and still be able to push the table around the shop.
Nice job…I’m building a very similar unit to double as a log skidder with hooks up close and farther back for a boom lift. I also am making it so that I can hook it up to my plow attachment points on a front quick connect plate to get more help to lift beams 10 feet or so.
@@chickenhousemechanic my concern is water freezing in it OR Worse, hornets 🐝 I just finished a trailer into sawmill. The trailer had an slide out expansion. I'm taking one of the tubes and making a crane like yours with a twist. The inside tube will slide out about 4 or 5 feet 🤔 to increase my reach and height. I'm also going to build a 4 point saddle for 4 corner stable lift.
Well done and seems very sturdy, well over the tractor capacity, very good work. My comment is about improving; to make it even more sturdy, where the top link attach, I would have installed longer ears to weld together the vertical post with the boom. With a similar boom pole I made 9 years ago, I lifted over 3,500lbs and nothing wrong happen (flexing-torsion-broken weld) Thank you for your post ;-)
That would surely make it stronger. The two pieces I had for the top link were actually scrap so I didn't have enough to go that far out with it. Seems like I thought about that but didn't do it just because of limited materials.
Definitely built to stand the pressure. I like the bracing. The only thing I would do differently is find a way to keep the boom level as you lift it up. But it may not affect you to not do that.
I tried to keep overall length 6 foot or less. With the upright and 3 point hook ups it was around 70" total. A lot of the ones you can buy are also 6 foot so I used that as a reference measurement.
@@sherryburgess6197 you're welcome. I've used the boom multiple times and it works great. I too couldn't find any that I liked so I decided to build one and I'm very happy with it.
This is definitely something im going to build. Its a nice simple yet very sturdy boom pole with nice follow along instructions, Great job
Great job. Well explained. Great detailed measurements. Just bought my first tractor and enjoy building things myself. Never knew the horizontal and vertical measurements for CAT 1 lift support. Thanks to you, I do now. Again, great tutorial on boom lift. I will be building it soon.
What’s sad is metal has gotten so expensive in our area that it’s cheaper to get it already built at TS. Awesome video!
I just priced building one and your correct on TSC
One of things that we as men have to be mindful of is not falling into the trap of its cheaper to buy it from TSC (in this case, is by doing so, it makes men lazy, less creative and takes away their manhood and masculinity. We as men are creators, but many men are getting away from that. In some cases it may be a little cheaper, however it robs men of the satisfaction of creating something and being proud of the accomplishment that they created with their own hands. Let's create and keep our manhood instead of taking the easy way out and allowing China to make it for us...at a lesser quality as well. Men have to get back to being men and create something they can be proud of...even if it cost them a couple extra bucks.
Thanks for helping me see this and be reminded of this in my own life. 🙏🏾
Looks decent. Nicely presented 👍
Done a pretty good job looks like a new one
That’s a great video. Gave me some good ideas. Yours looks really good.
Nice job, I really enjoyed watching this video.
I have a 1953 Ford that I would love to build a similar lift. I appreciate you giving a step by step description. I would rather build it myself rather than get a store bought one. Thanks for the inspiration.
Glad to hear that. I couldn't find one I liked for a reasonable price so I decided to make one. Used it multiple times and works like a charm. You'll love it if you build one similar.
Looks really good. I wish I could see a lift with it.
Exactly. So nicely done, all that's missing is the operational demonstration.
Good project! Well done. One thing I've done to help me with projects is a large welding table on rollers, so I don't have to bend down low to weld, and still be able to push the table around the shop.
very nice that one is better than factory ones
This looks really good. I think I will build one of these.
A very good craftsmans build
Nice job…I’m building a very similar unit to double as a log skidder with hooks up close and farther back for a boom lift. I also am making it so that I can hook it up to my plow attachment points on a front quick connect plate to get more help to lift beams 10 feet or so.
Nice, sounds like you'll have a nice boom.
GREAT JOB!
Would be really nice if you listed your measurements in the description but good job good product
I watched you on RUclips and very impressed by your design and video. I just wanted to see if you capped the crane tube?
I never did. Probably going to put a plastic plug in it one day so I can remove it and run chains through if ever needed.
@@chickenhousemechanic my concern is water freezing in it OR Worse, hornets 🐝 I just finished a trailer into sawmill. The trailer had an slide out expansion. I'm taking one of the tubes and making a crane like yours with a twist. The inside tube will slide out about 4 or 5 feet 🤔 to increase my reach and height. I'm also going to build a 4 point saddle for 4 corner stable lift.
really looks great!
Well done and seems very sturdy, well over the tractor capacity, very good work. My comment is about improving; to make it even more sturdy, where the top link attach, I would have installed longer ears to weld together the vertical post with the boom. With a similar boom pole I made 9 years ago, I lifted over 3,500lbs and nothing wrong happen (flexing-torsion-broken weld) Thank you for your post ;-)
That would surely make it stronger. The two pieces I had for the top link were actually scrap so I didn't have enough to go that far out with it. Seems like I thought about that but didn't do it just because of limited materials.
Nice job!
I really need one to lift heavy engines and equipment
I will try to follow your plans if you don’t mind
I have a very big one but just to big
Nice job
Thanks for the inspiration
Definitely built to stand the pressure. I like the bracing. The only thing I would do differently is find a way to keep the boom level as you lift it up. But it may not affect you to not do that.
You can install hydraulic cylinder as a top link (as I did for mine) so you can vary angle as you want/need.
@@dhache1195 I built one that is like a cherry picker. Has a cylinder that lifts the arm on the boom.
Velmi veľká sila v ťahu pôsobí na tretí bod, nemôže sa nic stať?
good video well explained
You said you made it 6’ but you also said you made your first cut at 64 “ explain please. Looks great
I tried to keep overall length 6 foot or less. With the upright and 3 point hook ups it was around 70" total. A lot of the ones you can buy are also 6 foot so I used that as a reference measurement.
Could you tell me how many feet it took of the 2x3 rectangle tubings it took to complete build
About 14 feet total.
@@chickenhousemechanic Thanks buddy, for getting back with me. Best one I’ve found
@@sherryburgess6197 you're welcome. I've used the boom multiple times and it works great. I too couldn't find any that I liked so I decided to build one and I'm very happy with it.
Nice job. That this is beefy.
Perfekt 👍👍👍👍👍
How much money you got into it?
Probably about $150-175. I'd have to look up the steel bill to know for sure. The hooks and shackles were about $35. Rest was in steel.
Im going to make one quite similar
Nice. If you have any questions feel free to ask and maybe I can help you out.
Let's see it work??
I use it in other videos lifting the engine and transmission off my 4000 project.
Now that would be 550 in iron materials
Burned it in = welded😁
I want to see it working 🙄
Use it in the day 4 and day 5 teardown videos.
Sorry to much talk,just do the work!