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 12,678]

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

[953 nut 68,057]

@SylvanLakeWH has one.

[Chaz54 102]

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

[Lee1977 7,740]

  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 31,962]

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 458]

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 Thursday at 11:19 PM by CRF857

[ineedanother 2,722]

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 12,279]

@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 2,722]

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 458]

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.

[Lee1977 7,740]

On 8/20/2026 at 7:26 PM, 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.

 

 

I have a front receiver but never mounted the boom on the front.  I also have the frame braced at the transmission mount transmission.

This tractor hasa similar brace, Don't have a picture of the Raider, it has a solid plate with the braces up to the frame.

Here is the Raider 12 transmission brace,

Edited yesterday at 12:27 AM by Lee1977

[8ntruck 9,159]

When using one of these lifting booms, you will always need to pay extra attention to how light the front end gets as load is applied to the boom. 

 

The boom is a long lever with a high attachment point - it does not take much to pull a tractor over.

 

Be really careful when traveling with a suspended, swinging load, or when pulling something - the drive torque on the rear wheels will reduce the amount of load applied to the boom to turn a tractor over.  Now, add a hill, which tilts the tractor back.......

 

I noticed this very thing last week when I was moving a load with EJ the 8N.  Had a load on a 3 point lifting pole and noticed a reduction in steering effectiveness - depended more on the steering brakes to make it turn.  Still got to get those front tires filled with Rimguard.

 

 

Edited Friday at 01:24 PM by 8ntruck

[SylvanLakeWH 31,962]

 

I have a front weight stack that addresses that...

[pfrederi 20,978]

1 hour ago, 8ntruck said:

When using one of these lifting booms, you will always need to pay extra attention to how light the front end gets as load is applied to the boom. 

 

The boom is a long lever with a high attachment point - it does not take much to pull a tractor over.

 

Be really careful when traveling with a suspended, swinging load, or when pulling something - the drive torque on the rear wheels will reduce the amount of load applied to the boom to turn a tractor over.  Now, add a hill, which tilts the tractor back.......

 

I noticed this very thing last week when I was moving a load with EJ the 8N.  Had a load on a 3 point lifting pole and noticed a reduction in steering effectiveness - depended more on the steering brakes to make it turn.  Still got to get those front tires filled with Rimguard.

 

 

 

  Can't imagine the skinny front tires on a 8N hold very much rimguard...

[8ntruck 9,159]

6 hours ago, pfrederi said:

 

  Can't imagine the skinny front tires on a 8N hold very much rimguard...

Fill both and it will total around 70 pounds - about one suitcase weight worth.

 

Every little bit helps.

Edited Friday at 09:09 PM by 8ntruck

[CRF857 458]

On 8/20/2026 at 6:26 PM, 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.

 

Couldn’t stand it. Went to the shop today and moved my boom to the front. 
Will rewire it and try it out tomorrow.  If happy with it I will disassemble and paint it.

Started with a discarded frame for a snow plow. Attached at the rear, middle and front.

Remove four bolts and a shaft, and the front comes off. Remove four more bolts and the frame work comes off.

 

Edited 4 hours ago by CRF857

[ineedanother 2,722]

12 minutes ago, CRF857 said:

 

Couldn’t stand it. Went to the shop today and moved my boom to the front. 
Will rewire it and try it out tomorrow.  If happy with it I will disassemble and paint it.

Started with a discarded frame for a snow plow. Attached at the rear, middle and front.

Remove four bolts and a shaft, and the front comes off. Remove four more bolts and the frame work comes off.

 

 

Dozer blade frame was going to be my first choice but I didn't have a spare. I think what you've got will handle considerably more weight