can't easily transfer engine from crane to engine stand

[Grumpy]

I found these pictures on line in a different forum,
where a guy found he could not get the engine stand inside or positioned around the engine crane legs in any location where he could transfer a suspended engine to his engine stand, frankly this is and always has been an issue that amazed me.

why would almost every engine stand being sold be designed in such a way that the support base design prevents use of an engine crane?

well heres one guys solution (not what Id advise or use)

now as I pointed out previously in a different thread,
swapping to much better quality and taller set of swivel caster wheels, that will be far superior too the small flimsy steel roller casters,
that came on the engine crane, or engine stand,
allows the engine stands to easily roll under the crane legs,
or
the engine crane legs to scoot under the taller engine stand legs,
allowing an easy engine transfer.
http://www.harborfreight.com/8-inch-cus ... 46819.html

viewtopic.php?f=27&t=1018
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200337094_200337094
prices, sizes and weight carry capacity, and having brakes built into the design of the caster, vary so shop carefully

yes its going to add some expense, (about $80 if you catch these on sale) but if you add the optional larger casters to an engine stand it allows you to maneuver the legs of the stand so they roll over the crane

Ive used one like this for decades,
BUY AND USE A 3 TON SWIVEL HOOK, ON YOUR ENGINE CRANE, ITS ONE OF THE BEST $20 deals youll ever get

https://www.mfrexpress.com/alloy-swivel ... p-701.html
https://www.mfrexpress.com/alloy-swivel-hoist-hook-crane-hook-safety-latch-3-ton-p-701.html

notice in the picture below the cranks on the WRONG LOCATION
( FOR SOME REASON< THIS IS A COMMON SCREW-UP IN THE TOOLS APPLICATION)

its also a very good idea to remove the distributor and carburetor from the engine,
during the engine install process
and position the leveler body down within 3"-4" of the carb mount flange
to maximize the engine crane lift capacity over fenders and radiators

http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/engine-storage-frame-for-your-shop.16499/

 

[Indycars]

I wonder how stable those extension legs are, one push sideways would they fold over?
Seeing it in person would be much better than pics obviously.

 

[87vette81big]

Made in China Bullchit Grumpy.

I don't like those Engine crane leg jack extensions .
Disaster waiting to happen with a BBC 454 OR PONTIAC 455 ENGINE HANGINIG.
SCREW THAT CRAP.

 

[NOT A TA]

Those leg extensions AND the extensions up on blocks, No thank you.

 

[Grumpy]

yeah guys thats about what I felt, when I saw the screw thread jack idea!
the 8" swivel casters are working fine and that flimsy screw jacks look to be a far less stable and much harder & slower to use

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/rotator-for-engine-stand.734137/#post-8155589

 

[JimmyDuncan]

I do give credit for finding a complicated and risky answer to a simple problem..... and I say that after struggling with the same issue and going with a risky maneuver called the swing and drop technique to get my engine with the stand attached on to the floor last time....

But, after seeing Grumpy's posts about the bigger casters, it seems so simple and on the plus side, being fairly tall (6'3"), adding some height to my engine stand won't be a bad thing

 

[JimmyDuncan]

This is how I'm going to move my engine around from now on.....

 

[Grumpy]

impressive strength,but trust me!
he will PAY in later years for doing silly stunts like that in lower back pain.....
don,t ask me how I know!

 

[JimmyDuncan]

impressive strength,but trust me!
he will PAY in later years for doing silly stunts like that in lower back pain.....
don,t ask me how I know!

I'm hearing you Grumpy... My physio told me off yesterday, when she found the results in my lower back and neck, from a garage clean up I did a week or so back.... When you're by yourself and that transmission needs to move to another part of the garage, of course you just man-handle it there... then feel like you've got a back made out of a tree stump for days after... For mid 30s, I feel like I have parts of me that are in their 60s and 70s.....

I imagine he's doing many things to his body that will come back to haunt him in later years...... if he lives till the later years....

 

[Grumpy]

yeah I physically lifted more than a few short blocks (SBC , PONTIAC and DODGE and BBC) out of engine compartments in the 1970s-1980s (in my 20s-30s-) after first removing as much of the larger components like heads,water pumps,exhaust manifolds, flywheels etc. either alone or with a second guys help and I.m paying the price now at age 67.
weights could easily run near or over 300 lbs