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Great product for the price,
November 2, 2009
By Cooncan
from south central Nebraska
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"You may need to beef up the underside of the truck bed a little more than what the two angle iron support pieces provide but for the cost, it can't be beat. Makes loading heavy objects into the back of the pickup a breeze. It saves my workers from a potential back injury and expensive medical bills!"
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Home Handyman
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Review 2 for Northern Industrial Pickup Truck Crane — 1000-Lb. Capacity
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4
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Great truck crane,
November 2, 2009
By tom25
from Gig Harbor, Washington
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"The first thing I did with the crane was to bolt it to a piece of square tube so that it could be mounted in the tow reciever. As I tow a fifth wheel trailer I am not able to mount the base in the truck. When I need to remove or install my fifth wheel hitch or handle large, heavy loads I can now accomplish the task without breaking my back. I find the crane sufficient for my use although the winch could be a little stronger."
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Home Handyman
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Review 3 for Northern Industrial Pickup Truck Crane — 1000-Lb. Capacity
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5
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truck crane,
May 27, 2009
By kansas
from kansas city
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"the very first thing i did was remove the hand crank and install a 2,000lb 12 volt winch. i also cut off the cheap hook and installed a larger one. like some of the other guys i had to fabricate my own mounting bracket. they rely on the sheet metal of the bed to support the crane. not so much. i couldn't even put my weight on it without the bed floor flexing.
after all the mods the crane works very slick. be carefull of the tower rusting under the upper section of the crane. i had to repaint mine.
i haven't picked up an entire 4-wheeler yet, can't figure out how to hook up to it. i did, however, pick up the front end of my '04 honda foreman to work on the brakes.
i would recommend a load leveler."
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Home Handyman
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Review 4 for Northern Industrial Pickup Truck Crane — 1000-Lb. Capacity
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4
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Truck Crane,
March 26, 2009
By Ken1234
from New York
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"We mounted to a 2X2" steel trailer hitch bar for quick setup and take down. We use the lift or tilting 1000 lb steel plates off the ground. Works great for our use
However; 1. The ratchet on the winch broke on the first use (screw that holds the ratchet axle snapped 2. The hook is too small for a 1000lb shackle"
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Home Handyman
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Review 5 for Northern Industrial Pickup Truck Crane — 1000-Lb. Capacity
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5
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Truck Crane,
March 25, 2009
By HandymanatHome
from Magalia, California
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"Crane was exactly what I was looking for.
It was easy to assemble.
I had a trailer shop make a receiver base for me so I could take it on and off my truck as needed.
Made picking up my 5KW generator a snap."
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Professional
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Review 6 for Northern Industrial Pickup Truck Crane — 1000-Lb. Capacity
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5
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Great log loader,
November 18, 2008
By Woodwhacker
from Graham, WA
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"I welded together some 2"x2" steel square tube and plate as a mount that slips into the trailer hitch receiver on my pick-up so it can be set up or removed in a couple of minutes. Used it to load 200 pound+ logs for firewood. Worked great. This crane is about as simple and bullet proof as a boulder."
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Home Handyman
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Review 7 for Northern Industrial Pickup Truck Crane — 1000-Lb. Capacity
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4
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Overall it gets the job done,
November 17, 2008
By PiperPilot
from Varden,Pennsylvania
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"I purchased this pick up crane to relocate a 425lb stand-by generator from one side of our home to the other. The supplied mounting hardware is nowhere enough support to suspend its listed weight rating.The manufacturer relies on the strength of the steel in the pickup bed to support the weight at the end of the cranes boom. We beefed up the support underneith and also a few tack welds for insurance top and bottom.The hand crank for the winch failed on first use and was replaced (again with some modification) with a new crank from a marine supply outlet. The tool itself was pllenty strong enough to do the job and with the modifications,works as stated in the catalog.I am a 35 year master electrician and now use it several times a month without a hitch."
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Professional
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Review 8 for Northern Industrial Pickup Truck Crane — 1000-Lb. Capacity
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5
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Northern industrial pickup truck crane,
August 11, 2008
By Dodge99
from Mobile Al
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"Great for lifting heavy objects on and off pickup truck bed -easy to operate-saves time and back on back breaking lifting tasks."
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Home Handyman
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Review 9 for Northern Industrial Pickup Truck Crane — 1000-Lb. Capacity
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5
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Nice Unit - Versatle,
April 21, 2008
By DJB1
from Helena Montana
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"I like this crane. I bought it for a job where I could not roll a cherry picker to. This was bolted down to a catwalk. Later I welded a frame with casters on the bottom and bolted it down to the frame so I can keep it in the shop where I can roll it around and use it to load a truck as necessary.
The only downside was the very small and cheesy hook at the end of the cable. I cut it off first thing then used one with a larger opening, that had a clevis type of attachment for connecting to the cable loop."
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Beginner
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Review 10 for Northern Industrial Pickup Truck Crane — 1000-Lb. Capacity
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4
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good for rated load,
April 15, 2008
By Anonymous
from East Tennessee
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"This pick up bed mounted crane works well for its recomended loads. It could use a mounting bracket and bolts long enough to fit over the frame of the truck and offset to the side of the bed. Also the mounting should be hinged to fold out of the way in the bed."
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Professional
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0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for Northern Industrial Pickup Truck Crane — 1000-Lb. Capacity
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5
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Pickup Truck Crane,
April 14, 2008
By Lou2
from Manistee National Forest, Michigan
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"I mounted my portable Pickup Truck Crane onto my log splitter so I don't have to break my back lifting them myself, and it worked out perfectly. Because the crane has a 360 degree range I can lift the logs wherever they lay by the splitter. And, because I had to mount it on the back of the splitter, there was no problem with the extended boom reaching to the front for setting the logs. When you split two - three foot diameter logs, the portable crane sure makes my job a lot easier."
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Home Handyman
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Review 12 for Northern Industrial Pickup Truck Crane — 1000-Lb. Capacity
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Nice Truck Crane,
October 30, 2007
By dab1
from Texas
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"This was purchased for occasional used. It has worked great for lifting extremely heavy items to the back of our truck. My son even uses it to lift his Jet Ski in and out of his truck at the lake."
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Professional
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Review 13 for Northern Industrial Pickup Truck Crane — 1000-Lb. Capacity
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5
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truck crane,
October 29, 2007
By markho
from Dallas, Tx.
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"I bought the crane for lifting steel pieces and heavy items into the truck. I also use it for lifting and processing big game during hunting season. I have been extremely pleased with the lifting capacity, ability to extend the boom and quality of workmanship. I would recommend this for anyone that wants to take the load off their back or people working on their own with loads beyond their personal strength."
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Home Handyman
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Review 14 for Northern Industrial Pickup Truck Crane — 1000-Lb. Capacity
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5
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Hoist,
October 29, 2007
By ironhorsethegeneral
from Georgia
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"This hoist works great when trying to lift our 200 pound tires for our truck."
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Beginner
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Review 15 for Northern Industrial Pickup Truck Crane — 1000-Lb. Capacity
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3
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October 8, 2007
By Will1098
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"Well, not very happy with my Truck Crane purchase. I'm usually quite happy with all of my Northern Tool purchases. But this one was kind of budget and not that easy to use. That said, I should have just bought and installed a lift gate which is what I really wanted. If you just need a truck crane for the occasional transport of something heavy, than this would be a good purchase."
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Review 16 for Northern Industrial Pickup Truck Crane — 1000-Lb. Capacity
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pickup truck crane-1000-lb,
July 9, 2007
By keith1
from ky
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"i use the crane to load saw log on my norwood mill and use it to trun the logs make it easy to work with thanks"
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Home Handyman
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Review 17 for Northern Industrial Pickup Truck Crane — 1000-Lb. Capacity
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5
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March 8, 2007
By ladyluck
from georgia
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"if anyone can tear it up , we can. we do roadside repair on big rigs , and it has helped in so many ways. first thing we did when it was installed , was hook it up to a full size utility atv and see if it would lift it. it did it with ease and so smoothly. we bought more after that , for the other trucks."
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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