I admit I waste some of my free time perusing social media. An MSC ad appeared in one of my feeds showing a jib crane set in what looked like a big block of concrete. Not bolted to the floor or with a giant concrete foundations. A block of concrete setting on a floor.
It was quite expensive and only had a lifting capacity of half a ton. I thought that's really stupid. I have a cherry picker that's much more mobile, weighs less, and is rated for 3/4 ton at full extension. Then I realized. I can't use my cherry picker. Its had an outboard motor hanging from it for two years, I haven't gotten around to making a stand to put it on, and its not going back on the boat it came off of. Now that's stupid. LOL.
Oh, yeah. The gooseneck hitch is done. Some pictures here:
Well, its not quite finished. I still have not assembled the companion
5th wheel that will fit onto it.
...and I finished a project to install motorized floor boards on the truck so my wife can get in and out of the truck safely. Two very short video clips.
I would have just installed nerf bars like I had on my old truck, but they would still be to high. This stock Ford is the tallest truck (from ground to door sill) I have ever owned. I have to grab the hand rail and pull up without the running boards. Being a 4x4 I really didn't want steps that would sacrifice ground clearance
Not sure what I'm going to do when I wear out these stock tires and replace them with some taller/wider AT tires.