Lifting from roof rack

Quite a few years ago I made a lifting device using a small 12v winch from a cheapy Chinese quad bike, it had a lifting capacity of supposedly 500Kg but in actuality it was struggling to lift 200 Kg.

I had a square 2" tube across the rear of the roof basket and the winch would slide into that
An "L" shaped bar that slid onto the 2'' tube with round tube welded onto the L and came up to the height of the basket and a round pipe sat over it as a pivot point, so you could rotate the winch to a desirable position, lift the spare wheel, then rotate the arm so the wheel was over the side of the old Troopy and lower it down to the ground.
The 12v winch connected by an Andersen plug sat at the side of the top arm and had a small sheave wheel to roll the cable through,
The hoist arrangement sat and traveled inside the 2" tube, laying on its side and clipped up to the side of the basket.


This is a basic outline of it, had a few pics but got lost inbetween several computer changes

Ron



I made a few for interested people and then got another job and that was it.

I'd go with a wide A frame that would pivot on one side of the rack and be secured to the opposite side with a non stretch rope or straps. It will swing it out clear of the vehicle for the up and down, but then can be swung inboard reasonably easily.
Something a bit like these guys has done for loading a kayak. You wouldn't need the slide out rails to position the load for lifting though.