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Middleton, WI

I am looking for pictures or plans of a wood frame for lifting large AG's, with a pulley system and pumpkin lifting ring. I can design a system on my own, but would ideally like to copy/improve on a previous good design. Anyone have any experience or know someone that's done this? Appreciate your help.

Regards, George

2/18/2006 11:42:54 AM

Most of the designs i have seen are not wood but metal this includes the frame and the lift harness.

2/18/2006 5:00:26 PM

SF Bay Area, California

George, take a look at my pumpkin plucker. It is the second picture down at this link:

http://zunino.net/champions.htm

I use a come-along bolted to the frame (behind me in the picture) to provide the lift. I built this large enough to lift the pumpkin and then back my truck bed under my baby.

The legs are 4x4 and the crossbeam is 4x8

vince

2/18/2006 6:09:14 PM

Middleton, WI

Vince,
Nice looking lifting frame and great looking pumpkins and web site! Thanks for sharing.
George

2/19/2006 9:49:10 AM

Wallingford,CT

George, if you look on my website (http://www.mindspring.com/~toftness), there is a link to how I made mine. Also the 2005 page has a picture of it about half way down the page. The picture is a "mouse over" so you can see it loading my 905.2 on the truck when you run your mouse over the picture.

Bart

2/19/2006 12:09:16 PM

Follansbee, Wv

I built a tri-pod last fall. It was designed at the last minute due to the bucket truck I was going to use being out of town. The design allows it to be placed on the ground flat, then it's raised by simply shoving in on the center leg. At no time is any part of the tripod over the pumpkin, until it's fully raised.

It lifted my 1095 with ease. The downfall is that this thing is extremely heavy and difficult to move if you have more than one pumpkin to lift. On the plus side, it dis-assembles quickly and easily and stores very well.

There are a few pics of it near the end of my diary.

2/20/2006 7:57:38 AM

Middleton, WI

Thank-you all for taking the time to share your information. Have any of you found an in-line scale to use with your lifting jigs. If so, where did you get it. In checking online, I've found them to be very expensive.
George

2/20/2006 9:28:58 AM

Norton, MA

The SNGPG used 2 steel pipe tripods about 10-12' high and about 5-6' between legs at the base. They had chain hoists (1 ton). All the in lines I've seen are expensive. AleX Noel.

2/20/2006 7:53:29 PM