Another use for an Engine Hoist

[KCarGuy]

I had a ton of Ugly bushes growing along side a fence and in front of my House. Each year we had to try and Shape/Trim them to look nice, but they were spaced wrong by a previous owner years ago and never really ever looked nice.
So I started to dig them out...a serious pain-in-the-***! (I hate digging)
After getting tired of that, I pulled out my Fold-up engine hoist, straddled each bush (sorry,that came out wrong), Wrapped a chain around the lower main trunk...and, without even sweating, pumped on the handle...Out came the entire bush, roots and all.
Finished pulling 15 in one afternoon.
Hardest part was getting it through the grass without tearing all the grass up, but it worked great. Best investment ever!

Give the laziest man the hardest job...and he will find the easiest way to do it!

 

[porschedude996TT]

Good use of the hoist. I would suggest a sheet of plywood to help with the grass problem you mention. I use plywood all the time on my lawn to roll things from one place to another.

 

[buening]

A floor jack works perfect for this as well if someone doesn't have a hoist. Wrap some rope around the base of the bush and tie it to the jack. It takes more iterations than the hoist due to the max lift the jack has.

 

[mktbully]

i'm ready to use the hoist on pulling fence posts.

 

[Jim Stabe]

Sure beats leaving black tire tracks all over the driveway pulling them out with my truck, wish I'd have thought of it a few months ago.

 

[wantedabiggergarage]

Would really like to see how large of bushes you pulled out with this.

 

[bb1970]

Old bumper jacks work to pull fence posts. God knows you can't use them on todays cars!

 

[malibu101]

i'm ready to use the hoist on pulling fence posts.

When I read the first post I was going to say I've pulled fence posts and 2 heavily concreted-in steel posts that were used for washlines.
For brush stumps I've called a buddy with a 4WD and gave him some beers so I could watch the show.

 

[bchee]

A floor jack works perfect for this as well if someone doesn't have a hoist. Wrap some rope around the base of the bush and tie it to the jack. It takes more iterations than the hoist due to the max lift the jack has.

I don't understand this. It doesn't sound like the same thing the OP did.
How would you keep the floor jack still?

 

[pugh433]

i was pulling fence posts with my engine hoist and was on the last one and she was giving me hell. the chain i was using was a little short so i added another peice with a grade 8 bolt. (not a good idea) i thought it was starting to go and i heard a hellatious crack! part of the chain blew off and went at least 15 ft. in the air. i sh*t my pants and ducked and covered as the leaves were falling. after ten minutes looking for the chain i found it about ten ft. from i was working on the roof of my garage. my dad and friend got a good laugh and i learned a lesson. ya live and learn.

 

[rsanter]

I have pulled stumps and posts with my engine hoist before
I used to use the engine hoist to pick up frames, rear ends, transmissions anr anything else that was too heavy or bulky for one person to pick up and move

I use 3 jacks to move heavy equipment like mills and lathes

tools should be used as much as they can be for as many different things as you can use them for....thats how you get your money out of them

bob

 

[kf4zht]

Maybe I'm lazy but I just use my truck winch. If it doesn't matter just side pull them out, if you want to make it neat run the bumper into them and pull them straight up with the fairlead

 

[longboy515]

I've used my Jeep CJ in the past. Hooked up a logging chain to a shackle on the rear of the Jeep, put the Jeep in Low Range, and creep forward. Each bush removed very painlessly.

Then again, that depends on whether or not you can drive to the shrubs

 

[sberry]

I usually use mine a couple times a day, I have forklift, overhead, etc but still find the picker super handy. Its one of the first rigging tools a small garage should have.
One of my buds has a HF folding one, the price was right and it is super well built.

 

[buening]

I don't understand this. It doesn't sound like the same thing the OP did.
How would you keep the floor jack still?

I placed the jack on a small sheet of 3/4" plywood to prevent it from sinking into the ground. Worked fine for me. As the jack pad raises, the jack moves closer to the bush. Reach max height, then lower jack and move rope down further on the bush (since it pulled some out of the ground), and jack it back up. Fairly simple really, just more involved than an engine hoist due to the range the jack has.

Keep in mind these weren't enormous bushes, roughly 3' tall/diameter ones with a base trunk of around an inch or two.