A system for servicing a pulverizer, comprising: a pulverizer having a housing, a journal assembly pivotally connected to the housing, a grinding mechanism operatively connected to the journal assembly, an opening within the housing adjacent to the journal assembly and providing an access point to an interior of the housing, and a plurality of holes in the housing surrounding the opening configured to receive fasteners for selectively securing a cover and a hoist apparatus to the housing; and the hoist apparatus mounted to the housing of the pulverizer, characterized in thet the hoist apparatus includes: a frame assembly received about the opening in the housing; a sheave assembly including a plurality of sheaves (26, 30, 32, 34) supported by the frame assembly, the sheaves (26, 30, 32, 34) being mounted for rotation about respective horizontal axes; a motor operatively connected to one of the plurality of sheaves (26, 30, 32, 34); and a cable received by the sheave assembly; wherein the motor is operable to at least one of retract the cable through the sheave assembly to rotate a component out of the pulverizer through the opening and controllably let out the cable to rotate the component into the pulverizer through the opening. a pulverizer having a housing, a journal assembly pivotally connected to the housing, a grinding mechanism operatively connected to the journal assembly, an opening within the housing adjacent to the journal assembly and providing an access point to an interior of the housing, and a plurality of holes in the housing surrounding the opening configured to receive fasteners for selectively securing a cover and a hoist apparatus to the housing; and the hoist apparatus mounted to the housing of the pulverizer, characterized in thet the hoist apparatus includes: a frame assembly received about the opening in the housing; a sheave assembly including a plurality of sheaves (26, 30, 32, 34) supported by the frame assembly, the sheaves (26, 30, 32, 34) being mounted for rotation about respective horizontal axes; a motor operatively connected to one of the plurality of sheaves (26, 30, 32, 34); and a cable received by the sheave assembly; wherein the motor is operable to at least one of retract the cable through the sheave assembly to rotate a component out of the pulverizer through the opening and controllably let out the cable to rotate the component into the pulverizer through the opening. a frame assembly received about the opening in the housing; a sheave assembly including a plurality of sheaves (26, 30, 32, 34) supported by the frame assembly, the sheaves (26, 30, 32, 34) being mounted for rotation about respective horizontal axes; a motor operatively connected to one of the plurality of sheaves (26, 30, 32, 34); and a cable received by the sheave assembly; wherein the motor is operable to at least one of retract the cable through the sheave assembly to rotate a component out of the pulverizer through the opening and controllably let out the cable to rotate the component into the pulverizer through the opening. a motor operatively connected to one of the plurality of sheaves (26, 30, 32, 34); and a cable received by the sheave assembly; wherein the motor is operable to at least one of retract the cable through the sheave assembly to rotate a component out of the pulverizer through the opening and controllably let out the cable to rotate the component into the pulverizer through the opening.