MaxxHaul 70238 Hydraulic Receiver Hitch Mounted Crane – 1000 lb. Capacity – Portable Swivel Pickup Truck Hoist with 360° Rotation and Adjustable Support Legs – Fits 2" Class III & IV Hitches

I have an engine hoist/crane in my shop. But I had several engines and other parts that I needed to move from one shop a few towns away to another. Taking my full-size engine hoist for that would have been a pain in the butt (I've done it before, so I know what a pain it is). So, I bought this Maxxhaul hitch-mounted crane. And it works pretty slick. I will say that it's way heavier than I expected ... but that can't really be avoided: it's lifting heavy stuff, so it has to be pretty heavy duty, itself. And, even when "broken down" for traveling, it's still a bunch of pieces. But it all goes together pretty quickly -- maybe takes me 2 minutes to set it all up on-site, and another 2 to take it apart when I'm done. One thing I learned quickly: plan on positioning the tail end of your truck right BESIDE the item that you need to lift. The crane doesn't have a long reach, so basically you're just going to pick up your engine or whatever, and swing it 180-degrees to set it down about 3 feet from where it was when you lifted it, into your truck bed. That seemed to be the most stable way to use it. Speaking of which ... make sure your truck is on pretty flat, solid, stable ground when you use this thing; if you're on a hill, it'll be tougher to swing your heavy item around ... or it'll quickly get away from you and might smash into your truck, damaging it. One last thing: it doesn't come with chains or straps to connect your heavy item to the crane. I had chains from my engine hoist, so used them. But if you don't have chains or straps already, plan on getting some with it. Some folks use serpentine belts to lift engine blocks and such, which probably would work fine with this, but I'm not sure whether those belts would lift an entire, fully-dressed engine safely. And it seems well-built. I'm amazed at how smooth and effortlessly the crane pivots on its bearings. Really nice action. Despite all that praise, I probably won't use this terribly often -- only when I'm delivering or picking up engines. But it's super helpful for that use-case, so I consider it a great addition to my "toolbox." If that's something you have a need for, it'd probably be a good addition to your toolbox, too.

This is a hunk! Arrived with box undamaged but with cover unfastened and able to be opened as if looking at it in a store. But nothing missing, nothing bruised, no problem. Didn't have to go thru a lot of opening to load it PIECE BY PIECE into my truck from whre UPS deposited it. It is very well made, very strong and HEAVY. Just kidding, but you might need another, smaller crane to load and unload this crane...and another tiny crane for that one, etc. Each boxed item is very manageable even for a 70 year old, just wear gloves and think ahead and don't pinch your fingers. The bolts are well made and the nuts screw on easily. Put it on the truck in a LEVEL place; I don't think you could use it anyplace much off level. The clip pins work well, if you lose one you can get them at a tractor store. I lubricated pivot points with some heavy grease, and sprayed some moly grease in the bottom bearing and around that upper bearing and shaft area but probably didn't need to. There is a protective bag for the two bearings on the bottom of the finished yellow part; that area is the only place that might suffer from exposure to the weather, on sealed bearing and one sort of open one at the bottom. I used it to lift an old perhaps 180lb TV into the truck for its final ride, not only saving my back but making something possible that probably wasn't before. I just used a nylon loop around the TV and balanced it by hand as i pumped it up.You'd want to make a better arrangement for very heavy items. (Don't forget when to tighten and loosen the hydraulic valve!) Now, once you disassemble it for the first time, the yellow part is all assembled, three previously separate parts which were previously easily handled. But now it is all together and VERY heavy for a normal person. To move it easily most anywere is a two person job. (Unless you buy a smaller movable crane to move this one.....ha ha ha). I suppose if you were very concerned about the total assembled weight, you COULD disassemble the yellow part piece by piece as you assembed it, tedious but no big deal if you only use it once in a while, and the big bolts and nuts COULD work just hand tightened. Makes things possible that weren't before you got it. Mike

I wish they would have mentioned that unless your truck is jacked up over standard height you will also need to buy their riser adapter for another fifty bucks. This crane is not flawlessly manufactured. I had to take a file to it to deburr some of the drilled holes to get the thing to slide together. It’s very heavy and awkward to assemble - almost as much work as just going ahead and lifting the load by hand. But in the case where the load is just too heavy for one person to lift... this kluge of a contraption will flat do the job. It’s plenty strong and sturdy once you get it all built. And it’s out of the way, over to the side instead of right in the middle of the tailgate like some. A considerable chore to assemble and disassemble each time you use it - you can’t move your truck with it attached. In hindsight I might rather have had the type that is permanently mounted in the corner of the bed, but I didn’t want to cut my bed liner so... kluge it is. It works reliably. It got the job done that I bought it for. I will be glad I have it the next time I need it. And I’ll be glad I don’t need it often. Not handy, but effective.

I needed a way to carry 2 mobility scooters. I own a RAM 1500 and considered multiple options. Buy or rent a small trailer? Buy an expensive electric powered lift which would require installing wiring. Then I found this product. Much cheaper and it assembles quickly and works. I was able to easily lift both of my scooters into the bed of my truck and go to Disney World. Having the 2 scooters made it so much easier for my wife & I to get around.

Good price and delivered right to my door at no cost. Easy to setup and works great for the 300-500 range. Very stable and safe. Just love it with it being easy to setup and being very portable. I highly recommend.

Product works, to make my life easier I added a hand winch and a cable roller on a inserted piece no I have better control to lift the load.

We bought this to lift our portable 7200 Honda generator in the back of our truck... Works good .Little heavy to assemble but overall saves a lot of heavy lifting for us.

Excellent produit bonne qualité prix raisonnable et très utile merci

Poor build quality. Good for light loads. Difficult to balance the crane.Base starts to bend towards load.. Not recommended.