stepside box with hoist - leave it on or take it off?

[64gmc1ton]

im going to start working on my grandpa's 64 gmc 1 ton. it has an 8 foot stepside box with a hoist on it. im pretty sure it was bought from mainline motors in watrous, saskatchewan, canada and was used as a grain truck most of its life and has been sitting for about 15 years.

im not sure if i want to keep the hoist when i build it. if it was original equipment i might, but i looked closer at it and the hoist was made by western equipment ltd. im not sure if it was a dealer option or not.

What are your thoughts about it?

thanks for the input