Engine Hoists

[USNENFTS]

Okay, I am pulling my engine tomorrow and the local equipment rental place has a engine hoist rated at 1000 LBS, is this enough to lift my engine out of the truck? I don't want to rent a forklift, but if I have to I will..... This engine hoist just pieces together which seems weird but thats how they all must be I guess.... What should I do guys? Try to the hoist, if it doesn't work rent a forklift?

 

[BDCarrillo]

How long is the arm on the hoist? It needs to reach from your bumper to mid center of the engine. Lots of hoists are rated at 2k lbs, but with the arm all the way in...

Also, this is assumng the transmission will be dropped prior to plucking the engine.

 

[USNENFTS]

Yes, the tranny will be dropped

 

[Bashby]

I bought the one autozone has in stock. $229 and 4000 lb capacity with arm on shortest length. Iirc, it is rated at 1k with the arm extended, which is where it needs to be to reach the center of the engine. It worked fine when I pulled my 7.3. I left some accessories and the flywheel attached and brought it over the core support.

 

[C_Luft]

Check your local Craigslist I got mine for $160 and it was 2ton hoist.

 

[USNENFTS]

Yeah, I'll figure somethin out. I may be able to borrow something from museum I fix train locomotives at, been volunteering there for a few years now... It'll lift it out no problem, and its only a mile down the road!

 

[ToughOldFord]

I like the one in my avatar.

But no, that's not enough, a fully dressed IDI weighs in at 1200lbs. And hoists and stands are a bad place to cut corners.

 

[USNENFTS]

If I had the clutch, flywheel, and front accessories off, would this get it out ya think? http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/tls/4851038365.html

 

[cpdenton]

It should. I lifted my fully dressed engine with a 2 ton hoist. Just be careful and don't jerk the lift side to side when you have it up in the air.

 

[USNENFTS]

I just am on gravel then I have to get into my trailer which I made into a shop today haha! I think I will just borrow the Pettibone from the museum, then I can hoist it right in there, and wont cost me anything more than a tank a diesel for it! Which ain't all that much!

 

[idiabuse]

I tried to install my engine 2x with the fork lift, NO DICE! had to use the hoist! I used a chain hoist to jerk the engine out, my forklift was too much too soon for that IDI!

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[IDIoit]

i have a 3500 cap WH forklift i do all my lifting with.
i think idiabuse abuses his hydraulic system
makes a fully dressed IDI seem like a 4 cylinder turbo coupe!
with tilt and sideshift, 1 person can install the engine in seconds!

 

[ToughOldFord]

Well, you got's to take yer hood off!!!

Mine's a classic, '54 Towmotor with a Continental 4cyl Flathead. Runs great, but no brakes! (Parts NLA )

 

[catbird7]

I just pulled engine, trans and transfer case as one unit yesterday with a two ton HF hoist. Worked great and the hoist was less than $200.00 new

 

[trackspeeder]

Yeah, I'll figure somethin out. I may be able to borrow something from museum I fix train locomotives at, been volunteering there for a few years now... It'll lift it out no problem, and its only a mile down the road!

They should have something to lift it. The average locomotive part weigh as much as your IDI.