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  1. ruel

    Derrick rigging and redneck cranes

    Fun grocery trolley from a bit ago. Apparently rigged by a ship's captain for his cottage. No lugging stuff up the 30 foot staircase. Was apparently water powered at one point, now electric winch. Oh yeah , the house is chained to the rock too! If you like rigging, you solve problems with...
  2. ruel

    Derrick rigging and redneck cranes

    Not a crane, but creative use for a pintle hitch. Securing the dock on that island I went to last month
  3. ruel

    Derrick rigging and redneck cranes

    Never seen those before, keep us posted on your crane!
  4. ruel

    Derrick rigging and redneck cranes

    Yeah, plan to have left and right swing lines , more control the better
  5. ruel

    Derrick rigging and redneck cranes

    Lifting 7 floats 2x a year, thinking carpet might not be enough. Current plan is to temp remove bolt on pintle hitch, bolt it to a pair of 6x6 blocks, back that with a few junk tires and ratchet strap to trunk a la GRCS. Lag pintle ring into boom with sling 1 foot out to 8/10 feet up mast. Few...
  6. ruel

    Derrick rigging and redneck cranes

    I am planning a boom derrick for lifting heavy floats out of the water, pivoting over land (180 degrees) and lowering/stacking the floats. Heaviest float is maybe 1 ton. There is a conveniently located tree right at the shoreline, thinking to use it as a mast. Plenty of decent logs to use as...
  7. ruel

    Derrick rigging and redneck cranes

    hydraulics wont be around forever either, good to know how it was done without them
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