Gantry Cranes
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Lucky enough with my inboard 67 Nova race boat I only had to widen it a couple inches so I built new longer plates that the cross beam sits on. Like said I love how it can be wound down to be shorter and I leave mine outside and it still looks as good as when it was bought.
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I just did a search and found Titan from Collierville, TN has a 1 ton gantry for $499 delivered. 12' height by 97.5" wide. It has a jack system for raising and lowering too. The one I borrowed last go round had no jacks so I ended up raising and lowering it with my chainfall pulling on a tree branch. That made deploying and stowing it a major pain in the a**. Plus at a little over 10" I had to let the air out of my trailer tires and raise the nose to get the rear of my boat down enough to clear the bottom of the engine.
I think I'm going to have a tow truck pluck mine next time though. It would take at least ten visits to pay that $500 back. I don't have to pull engines too often, but if I had more room and really wanted my own gantry I'd look into that Titan.
I think I'm going to have a tow truck pluck mine next time though. It would take at least ten visits to pay that $500 back. I don't have to pull engines too often, but if I had more room and really wanted my own gantry I'd look into that Titan.
Last edited by NHGuy; 09-30-2017 at 09:31 PM.
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I just did a search and found Titan from Collierville, TN has a 1 ton gantry for $499 delivered. 12' height by 97.5" wide. It has a jack system for raising and lowering too. The one I borrowed last go round had no jacks so I ended up raising and lowering it with my chainfall pulling on a tree branch. That made deploying and stowing it a major pain in the a**. Plus at a little over 10" I had to let the air out of my trailer tires and raise the nose to get the rear of my boat down enough to clear the bottom of the engine.
I think I'm going to have a tow truck pluck mine next time though. It would take at least ten visits to pay that $500 back. I don't have to pull engines too often, but if I had more room and really wanted my own gantry I'd look into that Titan.
I think I'm going to have a tow truck pluck mine next time though. It would take at least ten visits to pay that $500 back. I don't have to pull engines too often, but if I had more room and really wanted my own gantry I'd look into that Titan.
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The Titan looks like the best bang for the buck even though it has to be widened. Thanks everyone for all the replies!
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Depending on the boat, 12' might not always cut it. I rented a 12'x12' from United Rental for a month for mock up work. With chain hoist they supplied, engine still wouldn't clear back of a 40OL with oil pan on.. I've been searching for a good deal on one too.
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Miss my first i/o. I pulled that engine with an eye loop in a 4x4 laid across the rafters of my garage. No way with these bigger boats that can take some chop.
I wonder if one could put a beam at the peak of the garage. I'd be afraid to do it without an engineered design. But that would be always ready and take up less space that entire gantry. My brother's gantry was in the way most of the time it was here.
I wonder if one could put a beam at the peak of the garage. I'd be afraid to do it without an engineered design. But that would be always ready and take up less space that entire gantry. My brother's gantry was in the way most of the time it was here.
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check all the local small boat yards around you. some have the wherewithal, crane truck or backhoe. usually cheap. or even broken travel lift you can back under. and it isn't done in your driveway with neighbors staring...again.
Last edited by dereknkathy; 10-03-2017 at 07:05 AM.