Wheelhorse hitch mounted hoist

[FLtractor 188]

Evening,

 

Came across this marketplace… seller asking $165.00. Would this work with an 856 if hitch? Anyone use one? Would it be safe to lift something and not top tractor stationary? Driving? current rear tires are fluid filled so much more weight. Place to change to new no fluid tires. 

[ri702bill 12,654]

That is for a 2" square receiver hitch. Not meant for a WH slot hitch...

[953 nut 67,971]

@SylvanLakeWH has one.

[Chaz54 102]

Do a search online and you’ll find that’s about the same price as a new one.

[Lee1977 7,731]

  My harbor freight boom on my Raider 12 the weight limit to keep the front wheels down is less the 200 lbs.

  I can move a 42" deck or a big block single cylinder Kohler. I have used it to move brush by just lifting the one end a draging.

  Makes it easy to drag a long way to a good burning spot.

[SylvanLakeWH 31,921]

5 hours ago, 953 nut said:

@SylvanLakeWH has one.

Here's the link...

 

It evolved... now on a winch plate of one of Lowell's 2" hitches... works like a charm...

 

 

 

[davem1111 2,314]

7 hours ago, Lee1977 said:

  My harbor freight boom on my Raider 12 the weight limit to keep the front wheels down is less the 200 lbs.

  I can move a 42" deck or a big block single cylinder Kohler. I have used it to move brush by just lifting the one end a draging.

  Makes it easy to drag a long way to a good burning spot.

 

 

Love those tires, and I might need to get one of these booms myself.... 

[CRF857 435]

Not a wheel horse. But I used an electric actuator from a mobility cart carrier. Put it on the back of a

repurposed Roper. Rated at 400 lbs. Never be ale to pick up that much without tipping over. I did use this to pull the post while removing a split rail fence. The easy ones I could get in a single pull at the far end. The harder ones required two-three pulls from the near end, or the front of the tractor would raise
up. Since then I have hardly used it.

Edited 5 hours ago by CRF857

[ineedanother 2,696]

I chose a front-mounted winch. Personal preference of mine and pretty simple construction with a section of an old frame. Weight in the rear can be an issue but this attaches just about as quickly and doesn't stress the frame at the uni-drive bracket.

[c-series don 12,248]

@ineedanother with just the pipe sticking up it looks like it could double for a flagpole holder! A nice size pipe could go pretty high in air  with that setup to fly Ole Glory 

[ineedanother 2,696]

9 minutes ago, c-series don said:

@ineedanother with just the pipe sticking up it looks like it could double for a flagpole holder! A nice size pipe could go pretty high in air  with that setup to fly Ole Glory 

I like the way you think  I might need to take some measurements 

[CRF857 435]

1 hour ago, ineedanother said:

I chose a front-mounted winch. Personal preference of mine and pretty simple construction with a section of an old frame. Weight in the rear can be an issue but this attaches just about as quickly and doesn't stress the frame at the uni-drive bracket.

Now I am rethinking my set up.