I secured it to a tree to hoist my gantry crane upright 225lbs and once the crane was upright I used it on the gantry crane to hoist my 37x20 full sized spare tire to the roof of my jeep where it was mounted to a platform rack, it weights about 140 lbs. Great for roof top tents and other overland gear that may be too heavy for one person to lift. The Hoist does hang down quite a ways which may require your gantry to be higher mine is 11 feet tall. It did the job & was easy to operate. I used the wired remote this time around and not the wireless remote yet, I'm happy with it and the results.