September 10, 200916 yr Ok boys and girls, At last its here.... the perfect solution to the age old problem. How do you pull an engine out of a car in the "back 40" ?? Here she is.... the fully mobile, rough-terrain engine hoisting system. Adjustable angle of the swing arm via increase/decrease of chain length.... and the winch does all the work! (all handily removable with a couple of pins and clips for on-road use) *sigh* Edited September 10, 200916 yr by backwoodsboy
September 10, 200916 yr Author Actually, the tractor is my Dads. I was changing engines like underwear for a while there, and was getting sick of "owing him one" every time I borrowed it. :-\ My brat is much more nimble anyway
September 10, 200916 yr Well, its a excellent idea. I might just rig something up like that for my Hatch. I had to move a EG33 from the back of my yard the other day and without a concrete driveway it was no fun pushing a engine hoist around with 500lbs swinging from it :-\
September 10, 200916 yr Well, its a excellent idea.I might just rig something up like that for my Hatch. I had to move a EG33 from the back of my yard the other day and without a concrete driveway it was no fun pushing a engine hoist around with 500lbs swinging from it :-\ 500 well, now i think of it, the car is like 4200 so that might be about right.
September 10, 200916 yr 500 well, now i think of it, the car is like 4200 so that might be about right. Thats a rough estimate. It actually feels like 700lbs :-\ I have moved it on the ground by hand, just to get it close enough to the hoist. Its a good thing I'm built like a tank
September 10, 200916 yr Thats a rough estimate.It actually feels like 700lbs :-\ I have moved it on the ground by hand, just to get it close enough to the hoist. Its a good thing I'm built like a tank close to the ground?
September 10, 200916 yr thats a pretty neat idea... before even viewing I imagined a simlar thing but off of the BACK end of a brat. This is probably more maneuverable this way though.
September 10, 200916 yr That's cool. I have a friend that made a custom lift arm on the front of his 96 GMC diesel pick up. It hooks up to the plow gear and works great.
September 11, 200916 yr that is one sweet machine...I need one of those to move my old 300 wildcat motor from the back 40 and to snag my 425 caddy motor to install in my 64 buick.......:banana:
September 11, 200916 yr That is just awesome. I've been wanting to do that sort of thing for years. Looks like I won't need to though. I just have to wait until your Brat is mine.
September 11, 200916 yr I wouldnt expect any less from you John... I have seen first hand your.... redneckiness..hehehehehe
September 11, 200916 yr Wow it's about time you posted the finished product up. It was really hard to keep myself from telling Connie, Rob and Neo about it. Just wish I was there when you tested her out. Looks good.
September 12, 200916 yr I like it!!! Looks quite handy.. I've "engineered" a few engine hoist myself over the years, nothing like that though. Nice....
September 14, 200916 yr That's great! I have been toying with the ides of getting an old beater truck and attaching a engine hoist to the bed, but I like your idea better! I don't even need to find a beater truck. Edited September 14, 200916 yr by eVIL_NTT typo
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