Portable hoist

A portable hoist comprising a generally elongated, rectangular, horizontally disposed frame having a substantially planar bottom surface, an elongated upright mounted on one end of said frame and extending upwardly therefrom, an elongated boom mounted at the upper end of the upright and extending generally horizontally, said boom and said frame extending in opposite directions from the upright, winch means mounted on said hoist and including a lift cable entrained over a pulley at the outer end of the boom, means on the free end of the lift cable for engaging a load, said upright being detachably connected to said frame by removable pin means, and removable pin means connecting the boom to the upper end of the upright, said winch means including a winch drum and motor mounted on the upright adjacent the lower end thereof, a pulley mounted on the upper end of the upright in alignment with the winch drum for receiving the lifting cable with the lifting cable being wound on said winch drum, a wheeled unit mounted in underlying relation to each end of the frame to enable the frame to be moved from one location to another, one of said wheeled units being steerable for guiding movement of the hoist, the wheeled unit adjacent the end of the frame to which the upright is connected including a rigid axle journaling more than two wheels along a single axis and lying in parallel planes, upstanding support pins rigid with the axle and terminating in upper ends extending above a horizontal member rigidly spaced above said axle, said frame including a pair of vertical sleeves rigidly mounted in the corners of said frame at one end thereof and telescopically and detachably receiving the pins for mounting the wheeled unit below the frame.