BIG RED TR9020 Torin Manual Hand Lift Steel Chain Block Hoist with 2 Hooks, 2 Ton (4,000 lb) Capacity, Red

I used this, paired with a Boss Buck Tripod Header II Unit with Pulley, to pull bushes. (I know, I know... the tripod is only rated for a ton, but it proved to be much stronger.) I'm pleased with the performance so far, after three lilacs. I put 1 ¼" galvanized pipe on the tripod for legs, capped off with floor flanges. The whole arrangement survived my 190 lb weight on the pull chain, several times. I'm learning as I go, finding that you have to wet the ground a day ahead of time to loosen things up. Then you take a half-inch pipe attached to a garden hose to wash a little chipmunk tunnel under the bush. ...Much easier than beating a hole through with a rod. Then you pull a piece of hanger wire attached to a light chain, which is followed by your heavier chain or cable (with only one hook). Pull it completely through under the root ball. Hook your heavier chain/cable to the hoist, and pull slowly. Fair warning: your wife will kid you about the muddy mess you are when you're done, but this is much more gratifying than tearing up the family car or garden tractor, and your lawn, to try, and fail, to pull bushes.

This item and a sturdy tree made easy work of removing my truck bed when I needed to work on the fuel tank. Have found many other uses for it since them.... Easy to operate and worked very well. Wear gloves as it is well protected from rust.

I was a bit skeptical of the quality of the unit given it's rather low pricetag, but it seems I was probably wrong in that assumption. The lift height is a bit more than what I need and at full extension, the chains sit on the floor of my basement. I think about a foot of the hand chain rests on the floor when it's mounted at about a 7 foot ceiling height. I used this to lift my metal lathe off of its stand temporarily so I could make some changes to the way it was mounted. Other than having to look around for something to attach the lathe securely to the hoist, everything went very smoothly. I had no trouble with the chains binding or causing any problems. While I haven't come anywhere close to the load limit of this unit, it seems to be very well made.The only reason I knocked it one star is because whomever put it together at the factory didn't do a very good job. Part of the hand chain was trapped between the pully and the case. The only way to free it was to find a small wrench and remove the three nuts holding the cover onto the hoist, pull the chain free, and then to reattach the cover. This was very minor, however. I think it took me all of 2 minutes to fix.

Works great! Smooth as can be, very strong. Using it to lift logs and set them down in my trailer. Easy and simple. Love it. Nice and compact.

I love the heavy duty hoist. It has no problem lifting a 150hp boat motor off the transom. The only negative is, I was letting the motor down and suddenly the chain unlocked and the motor dropped several feet before it caught. I think it is important to pull the hoist chain in line with the block to make sure it is seated well inside the block. Other than that I’m not sure why it released. So far it is working fine after that mishap.

Great value. 2 tons for $100. Plenty of travel on the main lift chain.

We use this as a butchering hoist - works for steer as well as pigs - use a gambrel for pigs, or a hook-chain for steer - put it on a hoist frame built out of 12 foot sections of telephone pole. Excellent lift for homesteading purposes!

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