HME Truck Hitch Game Hoist Complete Kit with Winch and Gambrel, 400 lb Capacity - Hunting Game Skinning and Cleaning Accessory with 360-Degree Swivel Shaft and Adjustable Height

Heavy duty. Built to last! Once I opened and put together " wich is simple", used it for the 1st time skinning of the back of my sxs , I realized just how well made it really is. Definitely not thin metal like i was expecting. A great feature is that it rotates. Easy one man operation if one wants to put an animal in the bed of their truck straight from the ground.

Easy to a assemble and worked great for hoisting my first deer of the season

Good quality still getting use out of it. Used Manu times

Will it work as a hoist? Absolutely. This thing had no problem picking up my kids, even two at a time. (Never mind that it also picks up hogs and more just fine, too.) The winch can be set to ratchet in both up and down directions, as well as free spin. The pivot looks works just fine under load, and definitely swivels 360 degrees....but there is some weirdness here, and I’m not sure how avoidable it all is. First, my truck gate won’t flip down all the way unless the gambrel is swiveled at least 90 degrees. The tailgate actually hits the winch otherwise. On the one side, that’s a pain in the butt. On the other hand, you wouldn’t be able to swing your meat all the way onto the truck otherwise.The whole machine is broken up into a number of clever pieces, meaning that the box you receive (or store it in) can be significantly smaller than the assembled structure. ...but you might not want to do that. See, the pulleys that the cable and hook go over are too small for the hook that holds the gambrel, which means that you have to set up the cable by passing it winch-end first through everything. That’s not a big deal. ...but if you want to take it apart then you kinda need to take that cable back off in its entirety or risk a kinked up rats’ nest when you want to put it all back together. The cable is 25-30’ long, which is WAY longer than it needs to be and just takes a long time to wind or unwind.The foot isn’t just one sliding foot that inserts into the mounting arm that goes in your trailer hitch. There’s an intermediate piece. This allows you to easily fit it from any standard height up to a lifted truck. (It’s like a telescopic arm you pin to the height you need.) That’s a clever touch, even if it makes things a bit more fidgety. Unfortunately, mine seems to only fit in one way and can get stuck if I put it in the wrong way. I don’t know if one or both pipes aren’t true somehow or if the tolerance is just a funny gap that allows it to twist just enough. Either way, it only seems to happen one direction.Shipping large, heavy chunks of metal isn’t easy, and they do a pretty good job of having everything zip tied nice and snug when you get the hoist so it isn’t all banged up. ...but as you can see from my pictures, not only was it banged up and missing some sizeable chunks of enamel, but actually *rusted* in spots. Now, I don’t expect that to cause a huge problem for me, because the rust isn’t in places that seem critical, but it shows that the hoist isn’t exactly treated with kid gloves at any point in its journey.In the interest of fairness, I should point out that I picked this up because I thought about building a trailer hitch gambrel hoist myself but couldn’t have done it as inexpensively as this one. Could I have made it better? Maybe. Could I have done it without it being all beat up before I got to use it? Definitely.I’d still recommend the hoist, but I think it’s important to at least know where you’re cutting corners when you buy the cheapest trailer hitch gambrel hoist on Amazon.

During the summer, I bought a side-by-side to replace my old ATV. I quickly discovered that it's a little tougher to get a large game animal in the back of a SxS than it is to get one over the rack of a four-wheeler. My first deer was a large one for our area, and after struggling to get him loaded into a bed that's well above waist height for me, I was looking for an easier solution.I found it with this hoist. It's pretty simple to assemble, and you can easily break it down into two pieces to fit in the bed of the truck or the SxS. I got another deer a few days after receiving this, and the load was much easier, minus some user error on my part to begin.This hoist is rock solid, and the ball bearing makes it swivel easily, even under a couple hundred pounds. I recommend setting it to maximum height to make it easier to swing the animal. Winch it up, pull the pin and rotate. You're loaded.It comes with a gambrel that will come in very handy for off-season hog hunts where I have to clean them in the field.My only complaint is that it's a bit awkward and bulky to transport. It only weighs about 50 pounds, but it's an awkward 50 pounds. It's not as easy as having a buddy help you throw one up in the bed, but if you're out by yourself, it's a handy tool and well worth the money.

I should have bought this thing a long time ago. Fits perfect on my 2018 Toyota Tacoma pickup. The winch and handle clears my tailgate in down or up position so no problem. You don't need to use the foot part for lighter loads. Easily disassembles for storage or carrying in the bed of the truck.

Purchased for my 91 year old grandfather so he can continue to hunt. It is a little heavy for him, but it easily breaks down into multiple parts so he can keep it in the bed of the Ranger, and set it up piece by peace fairly quickly. Will be a game changer for him.

Works great the deer goes from the field to the back of my pickup truck in no time.