This is a prefect working hoist. 1000 Lb. capacity .This is a very high quality Name brand Hoist, Yes, you can buy a cheaper one from Northern Tools or Harbor Freight, but I hear horror stories about how junky they are and they break with-in years. This BUDGIT hoist here is perfect size for a 13 foot or less ceiling shop , because the chain goes down a little over 12 feet plus the 1 foot tall block and Tackle hoist puts the hook right at the floor level. The manual pulling chain only hangs about 7feet below the hoist itself. So that wont tangle up in your way when using the hoist..It only weighs 25 Lbs. total so going from location to location with it would be easy too. This would be perfect for engine pulling removing from cars / trucks . Or using in an engine dyno room for moving engines on/off the dyno. ( We had over 8 of these units for sale, all in equal wonderful shape. The pictures may not all be the exact one but they all look and work perfectly)