Abstract: A portable deer pole for releasable attachment to the rear bumper of a pickup truck comprising a substantially vertical boom attachable to the bumper with its upper free end fitted with a pulley and a cable wound on a winch adjacent the lower end with the cable extending over the pulley to a spreader adapted to hold an animal carcass for skinning, and two supporting cable portions attachable at one end to the side panels of a truck and at the other end to the boom adjacent its upper free end.

Abstract: A winch assembly for use with a wheeled vehicle. The assembly includes a first hub member fixedly attached to a drive wheel of the vehicle, a reel member fixedly attached to the first hub member, a cable having one end attached to the reel member and having another end fixedly attached relative to an anchor, a second hub member fixedly attached to a non-drive wheel of the vehicle, and a guide attached to the second hub member and guiding the cable between the reel member and the anchor.

Abstract: The spanning device is a tool designed to assist in the working on front wheel drive automobiles. These front wheel drive automobiles are, generally, small automobiles with transverse engines or engines whose crankshaft is, substantially, at a right angle to the longitudinal axis to the automobile. This spanning device is of assistance while the engine and/or transmission must be held aloft or either the engine or the transmission removed from the automobile. The spanning device has a three point resting position which can be positioned on the windshield cowl, the radiator frame and the fender attachment point. A main longitudinal rod and a transverse rod can be held in position by a clamping means or a coupling means. A lifting device may be applied on each rod and at any point on the rod. A draw bolt lift attachment can be used for lifting the engine and/or the transmission and/or the combination of the engine and transmission.

Abstract: A cable pulling system includes a pickup truck having on-board hydraulic and electrical systems, the hydraulic system including a pump driven by the truck engine, a reservoir tank mounted in the truck cargo bed and associated plumbing. An equipment module is removably mountable on the cargo bed and comprises a pallet which carries a hydraulic control console adapted to be coupled to the hydraulic system, a sump pump removably disposed in a support, a hydraulic winch motor and a take-up reel respectively removably mounted on pivoting supports, a reel of hydraulic conduit having one end thereof coupled to the hydraulic system and the other end adapted to be coupled to the sump pump, and an extension reel of hydraulic conduit for coupling the winch motor or the sump pump to the hydraulic system. The winch motor and take-up reel are mounted on a bumper support for use.

Abstract: Crane for lifting and removing aircraft wreckage that is immobilized on a landing strip. Two twin beams are provided bevel-hinged at one of their ends. A gantry including legs which are affixed to the free ends of the beams. The gantry is shaped like an inverted V, with the two legs which are capable of being joined by their upper ends. The feet of the gantry have joints whose pins are parallel to the direction passing through said two feet.

Abstract: A beam and chain hoist assembly is provided including a longitudinally extending support beam having longitudinally spaced bearing surfaces adapted to engage support portions of the cab of an overland vehicle. The support beam is bifurcated at its front end to straddle the windshield post and is provided with lengthwise adjustment at its rear end. A carriage is provided having wheels adapted to move along the beam and carry the transmission longitudinally and first and second stops are provided on the beam to limit the travel of the carriage between a first position located generally above the transmission and a second position longitudinally spaced from the first position where the transmission may be removed from the cab of the vehicle. A chain hoist is suspended from the carriage including a saddle connector attachable to the transmission, and allowing it to move longitudinally, whereby an operator may raise, lower and longitudinally move the transmission with a minimal amount of effort.

Abstract: A portable lifting device designed for the removal of an injured person from a boom supported aerial bucket having a peripheral flange, the device comprising a davit having a footing adjacent one end thereof, the footing being engageable with the bucket flange for supporting the davit in an operative position, a pulley mounted at the other end of the davit, and a winch unit mounted on the davit, the winch unit having a cable extending over the pulley, the cable providing at its free end means for securing engagement with an injured person to be removed from the bucket.

Abstract: An automatic cable stop for a tow truck winch having a bifurcated cable guide which rides on the cable and maintains contact even when the cable is positioned at an angle which does not correspond with that of the guide. A direct acting limit switch engages an extension of the cable eliminating complication and cost, as well as improving reliability.

Abstract: A light weight carriage having a flat bed and a pivotal ramp also includes a winch and counterbalance assembly is first hauled to the roof of a building or other elevated location. Gutter guards are then installed to the carriage and the ramp is placed in its supported inclined position. A separate platform or pallet to which a load is attached, and having a plurality of small wheels thereunder, is connected to the cable of the winch on the carriage and is winched up the wall of the building, over the gutter guards, over a wheel-protecting block on the ramp and into its final position on the ramp. The ramp is lowered and the assembly is used like a dolly to move the load to its final location.

Abstract: In accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, an attachment to a log skidder to enable selective distribution of the weight of a log being towed to the front and rear wheels comprises a boom pivotally mounted between its ends on the logging arch, the boom having an abutment surface on its rear end arranged to engage the elevated end portion of the log, and a hydraulic cylinder connected between the front end of the boom and the frame of the vehicle, the cylinder when extended causing upward force to be applied to the front end of the boom and to the logging arch and downward force to be applied to the elevated end portion of the log and to the vehicle frame to effect a transfer of weight to the front wheels of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a supporting device, particularly for game animals, which comprises first and second elongated members. A first end of the second elongated member is attached perpendicularly to a first end of the first member. A first, stationary cross bar is attached perpendicularly to a second end of the second member. In a preferred embodiment, of the present invention the first elongated member is rotatably received within a sleeve. In a further preferred embodiment a second cross bar, movable toward and away from the first, stationary cross bar, is displaced by a cable and a winch. A pair of chains having ends of the stationary and second movable cross bar passed through appropriate links of each of the chains selectively holds the movable cross bar against downward vertical movement with respect to the stationary cross bar and limits pivotal and rotational movement of the movable cross bar about the cable.

Abstract: A wrecker-hoist combination attachment for mounting on the bed of a truck includes an A-frame having one end supported by the truck bed and the upper apex supported by a support member connected between the apex of the A-frame and the truck bed. The A-frame includes a base bar with a pair of lower legs extending upwardly from and removably engaging the base bar. A midbrace removably engages the upper ends of the lower legs and receives the lower end of a pair of upper legs. A pulley assembly is removably engaged in a first position on the upper ends of the upper legs when the attachment is operated as a hoist. Alternatively, the pulley assembly is engageable in a second position on the upper end of the lower legs with the upper legs and midbrace removed for operation of the attachment as a wrecker. The support member is adjustable in length to support the upper end of the A-frame in both the first and second positions.