Mods to a shop/engine crane

[Pete O]

That looks exactly like my floor crane but mine is painted red. I've had mine about 6 years and it has seen a fair bit of use, no leaks or problems with it at all. I would prefer the base to be wider and the legs to be parallel, they are too close together at the near end to approach anything on a pallet for instance, also would have been able to use it for changing chucks but the narrow space between the legs prevents it from reaching over the headstock. Very handy bit of kit nonetheless.
Do you not have space under your benches for the legs to go under? I'd be reticent to have a load slung forward of the front of the legs. I guess a counterweight could be mounted on the back end, certainly would be handy sometimes to have the reach.