Hydraulic Hitch-Mounted Crane - Three Boom Capacities: 500 lbs. 750 lbs. & 1000 lbs.

SHIPPING:I did not read on the Amazon page (It may or at least should have), better shipping instructions. So they ship mine by a third party shipping company. Because I didn't know I had to be home they did not drop off the creat. They send a message via email & Amazon but I'm retired and don't spend much time in front of a computer anymore. The shipper was in the process of returning the crate when I contacted them for delivery or self pickup. I worked with JEGS & Shipper to have the crate available for pickup and shippers location. Crate had some damage but well pact and no damage to contents.PRODUCT:Great tool for loading heavy object in my F250 FX4. I've moved some heavy logs and my generator with no problems. My Chiropractor isn't happy, but my back is ;-pJEGS:They worked with my on the phone to get this delivered. It was my choice to pick the crate up as it we only 8 miles and I wanted it today. I did come up short two (2) lock pins and JEGS quickly sent them.Great tool and well worth the price.

The wooden crate arrived totally broken. The parts were mostly bubble wrapped, but just tossed in the crate, which probably caused the flimsy crate to break as it was jostled around.Either JEGs includes no manual, or the manual fell from the broken crate during delivery. The assembly wasn't too hard, if you watch any video for similar products. Included was a loose plastic bag with 5 locking pins, 7 bolts and an incomplete set of washers. It also included 2 hitch pins and 3 clips... Uh- Okay ? I think it is also missing the stopper pin so the boom doesn't rotate out of control and allows the load to whack your truck bed.I ended buying extra locking pins, as it made no sense to use the all the included screws on the stand/leg slots, which you may frequently change for height adjustment. Only the feet should be bolted. I liked the slotted leg inserts. Good idea.I also greased the bearings on the rotating base, as they were all creaky. They looked dry to me.Finally, I extended the lift all the way and hung myself from the end of the boom to test it. The piston receded about an inch... I weigh 210 lbs, not 500.Giving it a 3 overall as despite the supplier's shortcomings, the product looks solid and well built- to a degree.

This product works great. Maneuverability is pretty good, lift strength works perfect for my 10k generator I use. No more struggling to lift this heavy generator On and off my truck anymore.

Easy to use, not to bad to assemble. Once you put it together once it’s easy to do again. I lift a 289 lbs generator onto & off of truck bed with ease by my self. Great product.

Not able to pick up 300LB Fifth Wheel Hitch from bracket, Boom not long enough to reach. Will only pick up if on tailgate. Will only pick strat up if it is allready on tailgate or maybe allmost there. I do not want to drag across the bed of my truck nor can I do it. Boom is also tooo short to set or pick up any thing close to the ground. tryid to send back but the freight company wanted over $400 to ship it back. So now I am stuck with this usless scrap metel. :-{

Packaging was excellent. Sturdy build, almost too sturdy.. Instructions a pain / not detailed enough.Biggest issue is the cylinder failed (froze in place) my first time to use on only 300# load.