Custom Aluminum Tripod Hoist for Ice Dock Pile Driving

We designed and custom-fabricated a heavy-duty aluminum tripod hoist to stand up and drive dock piles on frozen lake construction sites. When building docks off winter ice, our 1/2-inch wall steel piles weigh 25 lbs per foot and require serious lifting power to erect safely. We worked with an engineer on tube sizing and fabricated a 24-foot tall, pin-together aluminum tripod rated for 1,500 to 2,000 lbs. It features a 120V Warn winch powered by our mobile welder, plus welded handles on the legs for quick repositioning across the jobsite.