I'd like to put a hoist on the ute just to make life easier.
We'd like to be able to lift and move round hay bales without having to get the tractor or a trailer involved.
I've seen electric/hydraulic but we don't need that, a hand winch is fine.
I don't like the ones that just have a boom as you can't place the load where you need it, if you have the boom out at 1500mm to pick it you have to put it down on the tray 1500mm from the hoist. I'd prefer one with a winch cable so you can raise the boom right up and winch the load down right at the base.
I have a pretty decent engine hoist on wheels that I could adapt to mount on the ute if I have to.
Thought I'd ask the guys that own or use them what their experiences have been with various types. Anything that you dislike particularly, or anything you wish it would do but doesn't?
I grabbed a couple of pics of some very basic sub$1000 ones so you can see what I mean.