Spare Wheel Lifter

An excellent bit of kit Rob. I carry my spares (2) on the roof rack of my 75 series and for the same reason as you, using my back as a crane when a dopey young bloke, I wouldn't attempt to lift them up there by myself. I made up a similar thing as you have done but using the smallest boat winch I could get my hands on. Handy to lift anything onto the roof rack.
Mine doesn't look anywhere near as professional as yours but does the job.
May I ask what you used as the "winch"? Looks a bit less bulky than what I have.

Cheers
Pop

Very smart ideas, actually you are using the Pulley principle to move weight over a distance. The pulley and levers allow a single person to move weights that a human would be incapable of lifting without the interention of such tools.

Great idea Rob - did far too much stupid lifting when I was younger and now my lower back is useless - the only way I can get my spare up onto the Kaymar is via a number of staged step-ups at home (rolling it from one to the next step-up)..... not a practical solution when on a trip (if I had a flat while away, I'd take the spare off the Kaymar and put the flat underneath in the factory carrier... but no use if I carry two spares). I'm interested in your design..... if I could use my existing Hitchmaster kit as the winch, that would be neat. In fact, I said to that Hitchmaster bloke a few years ago that his device would be a whole lot more useful IF there was a moveable elevated lift point to sling it from - it could be placed in a number of spots on a travel rig, for practical purposes....the general idea of portable winching on light vehicles (for the disabled - heavy items in utes etc.) is established but simple, cheap and easily stowed hardware for bush travel has great merit.

The website for the Jack Strap
http://jackstrap.net.au/index.php
doesn't have any purchase information. Where'd'ya get it?

Be a nice addition to the Exploroz shop maybe.....

Tim

The creativity and capacity of some people amaze me.Well done Rob.

Appears Jackstrap is too popular....

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Fabrication details published as a blog today 15 July.

Happy fabricating.

Hello Rob and others, re the wheel lift, I bought one of these this weekend to help lift spares onto the roof-rack, now all I need is a sky-hook,



Rope Hoist

Cheers,

Got mine and it works a treat.John Rodgers and from memory he supplied the metal and welded it up for just $50. Not bad when you consider how it saves my back.

The bag that comes with the JackStrap also serves to carry a bit of chain etc.

I am going to make up some brackets to store it on the front face of the drawer system under the back of the second row of seats. Easy access.

Than Rob

Phil