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Old 07-05-2015, 07:22 PM   #10
unreconstructed1
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Re: "offroad" cherry picker?

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Originally Posted by BR3W CITY View Post
Put the cherry picker in the bed of another pickup with some plates under the wheels to distribute the load on the bed floor. You can actually get a lot done this way if your hoist can dip low enough from the bed height. I've seen a few guys mod a HF engine hoist to bolt into a trailer hitch mount too!
I thought about the trailer hitch thing too. Actually considered buying one that mounted on a truck bed as well. my biggest problem is that I can't do much heavy modification yet, as I don't have access to a welder. And then there is the fact that I don't know how to weld even if I did...
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