Garage hoist question

[adsm08]

Troll CL for one like whalstrom posted. I found one for $100 in my local paper. Folds up and everything. Best buy I ever made.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Who needs an engine hoist....

I did one motor swap using a backhoe and two using a skid steer loader now...

Of course, I happen to have a skid steer loader sitting in the driveway all the time, lol.

I don't trust any of the new lumber, most of what you get has growth rings with 1/4" or more between them - that does not equal strength at all. If you really want to go the I-beam approach, if you do enough scrounging work you can usually come up with one that was cut too short for a job and is being scrapped or one that is in something being torn apart. It used to be easier to find them this way before scrap prices went up, but with enough looking they can still be had. Add a beam trolley and hoist to get a moveable lift. Or if you really want to do it up, put a beam on either side of the shop and one across the middle on rollers like a big overhead crane.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

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Pickup truck crane
I like that too have not worked much with this thing acrocher back on the bed.

Those are very handy.

 

[chvlfrk]

Well...........

I HATE cherry pickers! Had an incident with one more years ago than I care to count, almost killed my buddy............

Anyways, I bought one from HF with a coupon for $99 + tax 2 months ago, not to use as my primary engine removal tool, but as stated above, the stationary one can be a PITA in certain situations, so I got the CP for ease of movin the motors I have stashed in my garage when the need arises.

Plus, for $99, couldn't go wrong!

If you look at the top R & L corners, you can see the legs of my swingset that I use for pullin motors, it probably older than most of you guys on here..........its made of 2 1/2" stainless steel (legs), black pipe for supports, & 3" U-channel, and breaks down into 2 leg units & cross bar. Cost me $30 to build back in 80............with the price of metal nowadays, the SS legs are probably worth a "mint"!

 

[robertc1024]

I don't trust any of the new lumber, most of what you get has growth rings with 1/4" or more between them - that does not equal strength at all.

You, sir, make an excellent point. My parents house where I did my engine pull was built in 1949 and has dimensional old-growth lumber.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

You, sir, make an excellent point. My parents house where I did my engine pull was built in 1949 and has dimensional old-growth lumber.

lol, tell me about it, I get to deal with this new lumber all the time since I work construction.... and the new lumber just seems to be getting worse all the time.

If I build any more houses though, I'm advocating ICF construction though. Insulated Concrete Forms. Build the basement and exterior walls with foam blocks filled with concrete. Just use wood for interior walls and the like. FWIW, I live in an ICF home that myself and my dad built and after living here, I'd never want to live in a "normal" framed home ever again - the comfort level and energy efficiency is astounding (all electric heat, big boiler in the basement for radiant heat - so efficient that the electric company sent someone out this winter to try to find out why the electric bill was peanuts a month, lol).

 

[Mac]

I have the common cherry picker but if you need the extra height for a lift, I've placed a 4x6 landscaping timber across the over head joists (3) and used a cheap cable hoist to pull motors with trans attached. Last time I did that, I had the front of the Pinto and the 351/C-4 6" off the ground, no problem. Found out I had the bellhousing hung up on the trans tunnel.
Dave