7pointmonster, no need for a machine to skun Fox. They peel easy. I use my machine on Coyote and large Coon or a good Coon day and a long skun'n night.
I made my rig with electric hoist & vice grips(with 2" washers welded inside the jaws, for more grip).
I would like to point out that a boat trailer hoist works just as good as my electric hoist. Only dif is you have to hand crank and possiblely walk over to wall mounted crank. But no biggy, and easier on the pocketbook.
I have used both hoists over the years.
I do like the e-hoist because I have the up/down controls at my skun'n area and no extra steps to walk over to a hand crank mounted on a wall post. But Both hoists work great and peel critters like a bananna (like the above videos).
Renny, golf ball method leaves cord marks on Coon hides (rope burns). Use caution with rope & golf balls, goof ball.
Vice grips leave marks on flanks, but I haven't experience any down grading.
