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 supported by the frame assembly , the sheaves being mounted for rotation about respective horizontal axes; a motor operatively connected to one of the plurality of sheaves ; 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 supported by the frame assembly , the sheaves being mounted for rotation about respective horizontal axes; a motor operatively connected to one of the plurality of sheaves ; 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 supported by the frame assembly , the sheaves being mounted for rotation about respective horizontal axes; a motor operatively connected to one of the plurality of sheaves ; 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 ; 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 . <EOS>