How to get an engine on an engine stand

[adrianreeve]

Did thesame as David above, but with no hoist, me and a mate just lifted the engine and bracket onto the main part of the stand.

Cheers

Adrian

[Jimmyd]

I lifted the CVH engine (minus clutch, flywheel, manifolds and alternator) by myself, set it my bench and bolted it to the stand from there. But I wouldn't recommend it, how I didn't do my back in or drop the thing I don't know.

Idiot really.

J

[dogwood]

Originally Posted by Jimmyd

I lifted the CVH engine (minus clutch, flywheel, manifolds and alternator) by myself, set it my bench and bolted it to the stand from there. But I wouldn't recommend it, how I didn't do my back in or drop the thing I don't know.

Idiot really.

J

Don't think it's your back you need to worry about,
it's the 2 dangly bits just below your belt....

[deezee]

Originally Posted by Jimmyd

I lifted the CVH engine (minus clutch, flywheel, manifolds and alternator) by myself, set it my bench and bolted it to the stand from there. But I wouldn't recommend it, how I didn't do my back in or drop the thing I don't know.

Idiot really.

J

Reminds me of how I got my engine into and then out of, my works van, bringing it home. Why my spine didn't fold like a paper bag, is beyond me. I used some 4ft lengths of timber to lever it up onto boards then slide my engine into the van.

[snapper]

Two or more people or a crane.
You could make up a hoist with scaffold as long as you brace the legs to stop them spreading, or if you have a garage i used 2 small lengths of scaffold attached across two roof joists with another cross bar of scaffold and a wire ratchet hoist.
I used one roof beam that runs over the double brick support pillar and wedged the roof joist.
I could lift the front of a car with setup.

[oldtimer]

I bought a cheap chain block and tackle, hung from a ceiling joist,for such jobs and just move things around underneath.

[AshG]

im fortunate to have an engine crane. but i also have a chain block which works very well over the roof joists in the shed.

machine mart do a good 500kg one for £45 it makes heavy jobs easy and can also double up as a cave man type winch if you get stuck.

[aerosam]

Originally Posted by AshG

im fortunate to have an engine crane. but i also have a chain block which works very well over the roof joists in the shed.

machine mart do a good 500kg one for £45 it makes heavy jobs easy and can also double up as a cave man type winch if you get stuck.

Second that! I have a 2 ton chain block - overkill i know but it was cheap on ebay (£35!), I used it to drag my donor BMW 5 series shell off the drive - with no wheels on it, easy as pie.