Urgent! Engine stand ??
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Originally Posted by Roger 1
You just need to stay away from the cheap Chinese crap. It sure does`nt look like a 1250# capacity stand to me.
Just think about this the next time you get underneath a vehicle that you raised with a chinese jack and have setting on chinese jack stands.
Just think about this the next time you get underneath a vehicle that you raised with a chinese jack and have setting on chinese jack stands.
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Originally Posted by articfriends
I have 5 of the cheap stands,i re-inforced all of them with a few dollars worth of metal and welded them together were they normally bolt to make them sturdier,Smitty
Do what atricfriend did to the second picture. thats what it needs.
If you have a harbor freight they have a 2000 stand that is orange with 2 legs up front.Its on sale for 79.00. I have 3 of them and I have put my BBC blown,innercoller,carbs fully rigged motor on it and it doesn't sag at all!!I did change out the casters and put grade 9 bolts in it just for the heel of it.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=4420
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To build on what Rob said, Harbor Freight is the nuts. I'd hate to estimate how much money I've spent there the last year or so. My friend bought a rolling cherry picker hoist for pulling engines for $149. Has a 10 ton hydraulic ram with a super sensitive release knob. Works the nuts.
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Originally Posted by Strip Poker 388
Do what atricfriend did to the second picture. thats what it needs.
If you have a harbor freight they have a 2000 stand that is orange with 2 legs up front.Its on sale for 79.00. I have 3 of them and I have put my BBC blown,innercoller,carbs fully rigged motor on it and it doesn't sag at all!!I did change out the casters and put grade 9 bolts in it just for the heel of it.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=4420
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If you have a harbor freight they have a 2000 stand that is orange with 2 legs up front.Its on sale for 79.00. I have 3 of them and I have put my BBC blown,innercoller,carbs fully rigged motor on it and it doesn't sag at all!!I did change out the casters and put grade 9 bolts in it just for the heel of it.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=4420
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I have some of the ones you are using with two legs Bought them from summit. I had to weld all the lower brackets. I dont trust them.
I run cradles when there fully assembled. Go with the ones from harbor freight. Or weld the ones you have.
Thats a scary looking setup.
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Here is some picks of how I modified my stand .I added the rear shelf ,when your installing bearings and pistions you can line them up in order , I also like putting the tourqe wrench on it less chance of droping it
.I changed all the bolts out to L9 prob over kill but the bolts that come with the it are junk.I changed the casters to a better grade that roll easer ,I have broken one before going over a crack in the floor.
I also added 6 inches height to it . I added a tube inside the bottom tube it gave it 6 inches, that way your not leaning over ,easer on the back.
Also added the bottom shelf ,the tray is galvinized so it want rust.it clamps on to remove if want.
The only other thing I want to add to it is a ballbearing head for turning the motor over easer.and maybe the color
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I also added 6 inches height to it . I added a tube inside the bottom tube it gave it 6 inches, that way your not leaning over ,easer on the back.
Also added the bottom shelf ,the tray is galvinized so it want rust.it clamps on to remove if want.
The only other thing I want to add to it is a ballbearing head for turning the motor over easer.and maybe the color
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No engine stand is rated for what manufacturer states. I always go for dual leg stand. Since all I build is chevys I weld the stand at all joints. This will make all of the difference in the world.
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I had one of those made in china cherry pickers. It was rated at 1000, 2000, and 3000 lbs depending on how far you pulled the boom out. It would want to tip forward at the 3000lb setting when pulling my 400 pontiac motor out of my car. Had to have my buddy stand on the back of the hoist for ballast while I jacked motor out. They are crap. Doesnt the government check the safety on these things? I should have let the engine fall on my buddy and we could have sued the manufacturer. I always have my camera available.
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