Well made Shop/Engine Hoists...

[Paul Cataldo]

I have been putting off an engine hoist purchase for years, and now when I finally go to purchase one, I find the model I had planned on buying for years, is no longer made.
For years, I had been looking at a unique "Arcan" brand engine hoist I had always planned to buy. It was unique, due to it's 2.5 or maybe it was a 3 ton rating? which was much higher than the standard 2 ton shop hoist rating, we see on literally every hoist made these days.
Does anyone know of this particular Arcan engine hoist I speak of? Does anyone here possibly know of a source for this Arcan Hoist? Some new old stock, OR a nice used one perhaps?

What other well made (preferably U.S. made?) engine hoists are out there? I might like one with the vertical foldable legs as well, which might even be considered a must at this point.
Does anyone here own a well made engine/shop hoist/cherry picker, which was made in the U.S. or somewhere other than China/Taiwan??
Thanks.

[Zrexxer]

Bluebird...

[usmcpop]

http://www.rugerindustries.com/manualFC.html

[SidecarFlip]

I would suspect engine hoists, like overhead cranes and floor jacks are purposely underrated as to ultimate capacity. I know OHC's are rated conservatively as a safety factor. Usually the rated capacity (nameplate) is around 70 percent of the ultimate design capacity.

[BMB]

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...4778_200354778

[usmcpop]

Funny how that works. The Chinese "2 ton" units weigh maybe less than 300 pounds. Then you get the American units in the 2-3 ton range and they weigh 500-1000 pounds. Hmm.