Harbor Freight Pittsburgh 1300lb Hoist Install (Unistrut and Trolley)
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- A video showing how I installed a Pittsburgh 1300lb hoist from Harbor Freight. I also i stalled a Unistrut rail to use the hoist on a trolley.
#diy #harborfreight
Link to the trollies I used!
www.amazon.com...
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Great video. I'll be doing the same thing in my garage this weekend. Only question I have is did you us any washers on the lag screws that you used to hold the unistrut to the ceiling?
I did not, I just made sure to position the screws so the heads caught the unistrut well.
Did you think about greasing the track and the trolly wheels less noise snd maybe avoid condinsation build ip during winter thus rust on the wheels and track plus less noise.
Good point I should grease it. It is quite noisy. Not really worried about condensation because the shop is heated and stays dry in the winter.
The interesting question is what do your ceiling joists (which you incorrectly refer to as rafters) look like? How are they supported? What is their size? If you load this hoist with it’s full capacity, how do you know you won’t pull down the ceiling?
Yes correct I did not realize my mistake until after filming. My roof support system is made up of 2x4 trusses. I screwed the unistrut into each joist, then went up top and layed a 2x6 flat and ran it the length of the shop. I then screwed the 2x6 to the joists from the top to give everything extra support. Also I do not plan on loading the hoist to its full capacity.
@fixer2u not trying to be a naysayer but the strength in a 2x6 is in the wide side. Be careful
You can buy purpose made combined trolley wheel and bracket for this exact usage, bolts directly onto the hoist, no drilling. They would eliminate the angle iron stuff, spacers and so on
I have since found those for a reasonable price. This was during covid so I was bored and wanted to do a bit more work! Thank you for the comment!
Could you share a link to a combined trolley wheel bracket you mentioned.
@@paullchristensen Oops sorry ... now I see he posted a link under the video, and if you scroll down the page, you'll see many other designs.
@MnktoDave yes sir!
Great video man! What's the most weight you have lifted with this? Had any issues with heavy items?
I lifted the front of my 72" zero turn up which is quite heavy and had no issues with it. More tests to come!
hey it works great idea
Thank you!
Great now i want everything on a track air hose reels electricty
Lmao yes it is nice!
How far down from the ceiling to the limit switch does the unit sit with this setup?
how far apart are the mounting bolt holes? we're replacing one but want to upsize, but we upsized too much to the 2000lb one but were hoping the 1300 would be 4in apart like the 880lb one we're replacing.
Are you talking about the mounting holes on top of the winch?
@@fixer2u yessir.
Please show how you made the trolleys and where to get the parts. Thanks!
I didn't make the trolleys, I purchased them from amazon. I will add a link in my description!
3/8 bolt across the end for end stops /safety first
Yeah you are very correct!
Did you have any issues with c channel strut you used once it was fastened into place? My trolley gets hung up on the fastener heads
I did initially, but was able to fine tune as I went. Not perfect, but I don't use it all the time. It is definitely nice to be able to have it move!
What is that just Yuna strut channel?
Yes it is.
Just curious. Do you think it was necessary to weld the spacer rods in place?
I am thinking that those two spacer rods would be "trapped" in between the angle iron sides, enough so that there wouldn't be any fear of them coming out.
This would allow a little "play" for the trolleys to roll a bit easier. Just a thought.
Another idea for you would be to use a pole with a hook on it to run your winch along the rail without putting any strain on your electric and remote cables.
You may be correct on the rods... My Thought was if they were stationary, it would keep them from shifting and possibly binding if the trollies were not parallel? I agree with you. What I do now is keep a short strap on the hook and grab that when moving it down the rail.
Most pro shops have a thin steel cable taking the load of the controller, so no pull strain on controller cable
I've got the exact same trolley system on my electric hoist with the angle iron on top. Instead of using the rods, I used alltread with 4 nuts on each piece. One on the outside to hold it on and 2 on the inside. That way I can move the inside nuts to adjust where the need the trolley wheels as I needed.
Just curious do you know how many feet per minute it moves
According to the harbor freight website, 33 FPM on the single line and 16.5 FPM on a double line.
@@fixer2u wow that's pretty good trying to set one up to pull a lawn mower up a hill.I thought well maybe this is keeping me young but after 5 hours of mowing my body is saying hey you killing me here
@@chadjohnson5137 Haha don't blame you! Good luck!
@@fixer2u okay thank you
what screws did you use for the track and did they hold up well?
I used these below. They are holding up fine, but I would recommend finding some with the flatest head possible so there isn't a clearance issue.
www.menards.com/main/hardware/fasteners-connectors/bolts/lag-screws/grk-reg-rss-reg-1-4-x-3-1-2-star-drive-zinc-round-head-structural-screw-50-count/95306/p-1539239321648-c-8742.htm?tid=-2769326429757118834&ipos=15
@@fixer2u did you drill into the unistrut to make holes for that? Slotted unistrut slots would be too wide for that?
@@TheJonititan I did not drill in. I was able to angle the screws to catch the trusses with the existing holes. Some of them were at a pretty steep angle though. If I did it again, I would probably drill holes where necessary.
@@fixer2u yes I've had to do something similar. I'm currently looking at grinding down the heads on some coach bolts as I don't trust angled screws for any weight.
Where did you get the trolleys
Amazon!
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00KN9UA0S?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
Reason #48 why man live shorter than woman.
You put over 500 lbs. on that thing mounted with screws in the trusses and that whole thing is going to come crashing down!
They are not screws, they are structural lags. They are screwed into each truss. I then have a 2x6 laying lengthwise across all the trusses up top and 2 deck deck screws attaching it to each truss. Not to mention all the osb has 8 penny nails in it holding it to all the trusses. I have lifted 2 engines (one was a V8) amd a truck bed with no flex in the trusses.
your joists are not made for the weight that the hoit will be exerting on them
I added a 2x6 the length of the shed with screws in each rafter joining them all together.
If you have roof trusses then you did not screw into the rafters at all you screwed to the bottom cord of the trusses.
Thanks for the reply. I called them rafters because most people do no know what a "bottom cord" is so was trying to make it more relatable.