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Empty you could pull a pin, the bed would tilt to the ground. He also had a low height trailer with a tilting bed that made it real easy to get heavy stuff up on the bed. But he also had a bed mounted crane to lift heavy pieces when the tractor was tied up doing other things or at another site. I think we made about $,029 per cord after expenses, but it was worth it, till fuel prices went up anyway. Had a big trailer to pull it around with, had a big truck to pull the trailer. We lifted all kinds of stuff his John Deere. Larry is spot on, a 45 HP tractor with forks and bucket will do the trick. My Dad had a wood splitting business for years before retiring. No mounting and removing when you sell the truck, these can be bought for about 500.00 for a 30"wide x 8'. But if this is just an occasional moving venture, then a good strong aluminum ramp is a great solution.
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The advantage to a dual cylinder is that the load doesn't have to be centered as much as a single cylinder.
TRUCK BED CRANE LIFT SERIES
If you can swing the extra 2-300 buy a G-2 Series as these are a dual cylinder and add 300#'s to the lift capacity. Tommygate is the best of the brands that specialize in truck bed mounted liftgates. A good 1000# capacity liftgate installed on a PU will cost you in the neighborhood of 2200-2400 depending on where you have it done. If you will be doing this on a regular basis whether commercially or personally then the best solution is a liftgate. These are built and designed to deliver the weight lifting capacity one would need for heavy equipment. If a crane is the method of choice then look at these: But this is a direct vertical load and not a lateral side deflected load or twisting action that would occur with the sample you present, should the jack leg slip for fold. A Class 3 or 4 receiver is designed to offer it's strength in pulling and toungue weight ranging from 500-1000 pounds. Cheap cranes from discount houses will only disappoint and eventually cause personal injury or damaged equipment. If you are looking at a frequent personal use but a good quality crane. First off it is just an occasional use look at ramps and a good appliance dolly. But I have been in fleet and commercial truck sales for about 30yrs now and have seen and installed about anything that can be mounted on a truck. Jason, you don't mention your budget or frequency of use for this lifting and moving of equipment.