Engine Hoist

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Hey Everyone,I'm new here at this board,although been searching around for a few days. This is my first post. I have found a lot of useful stuff here,I'm a newbie at welding and just bought a welder yesterday. My friend and I were wanting to build are own engine hoist, the tow behind truck type, and were wondering if any of you have ever built one and how difficult it is??? Anyone have any pics of a home built one?
Reply:I made an engine hoist out of 2x4's bolted together in about 30 mins to install this tiny engine in my gokart.  It would have no problems lifting a V8 -- only problem is once you lift something, you need to lower it onto another trolley with wheels, etc. Attached ImagesPsychoKart
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Reply:I have a bud that built one, it turned out well. I will have to see of its possible to get a couple pics. No promises but I will look. He is a very good engineer and is the one that built the small loader tractor I pictured here. They used small trailer wheels. Most of the hoist stuff, like those fold ups are so cheap to buy anymore we dont build that type of thing, but this thing would be worth it as a new one of this quality would be pricey. Another friend just bought a fold up from HF, was a little over 200 and a bargain, easy to move.Last edited by Sberry; 09-05-2004 at 05:33 AM.www.urkafarms.com
Reply:What I really have in mind is a small trailer frame with an engine stand on one end and and engine hoist/crane on the other. I want to be able to tow it behind a truck or another vehicle. It would be nice to be able to build an engine on the stand and then joist swing the hoist on over, pick it up and install it into the vehicle. I work on vehicles a lot so this project would make things a lot easier. I know that an efficient design is the key to how the welds will hold up to the subjected stress.
Reply:James,The old bomb trucks from WW2 had a double A-frame mounted to the bed with an I-beam that projects out a few feet.  A hoist and trolley can roll out to the end, pick up the bomb (or engine) aft of the truck and then trolley it into the truck bed.  You can do this on a trailer just as easily and put the engine mount at the front end of the bed.  Makes it easier to build and less stress on the welds.Get it hot and hit it hard...
Reply:Originally posted by James240z What I really have in mind is a small trailer frame with an engine stand on one end and and engine hoist/crane on the other. I want to be able to tow it behind a truck or another vehicle. It would be nice to be able to build an engine on the stand and then joist swing the hoist on over, pick it up and install it into the vehicle. I work on vehicles a lot so this project would make things a lot easier. I know that an efficient design is the key to how the welds will hold up to the subjected stress.