Abstract: A hoist for attachment to the rear of a sport utility vehicle or pickup truck includes an elbow member having a laterally projecting tow tube portion insertable on the receiver hitch of the vehicle, a base member adjustably securable to the lower end of the elbow member for contacting the ground and supporting the hoist, and a main post receivable on the upper end of the elbow member for rotatable movement thereon. The main post supports a winch assembly and a boom that laterally projects from the upper end of the main post for supporting a cable that raises, positions and lowers the load, and the interaction between a swivel plate at the upper end of the elbow member and a pivot ball at the lower end of the main post allows for the rotation of the main post on the elbow member.