hoisting 400 cc engine out of 4x4 ram on 32" tires in 30 inches of
From : rachel easson
Q: hi all you artful dodgers with creative ideas! do you have any suggestions you think might help -- willing to rent the available equipment of course -- sold the 400 cc but guy prefers it be pulled out and delivered and is willing to pay for it i had been thinking of an engine hoist but it would have to stand on 3/4 plywood on top of some cement blocks -- all possible and supplies on hand except the hoist. any other ideas also likely to snowblow 100 feet up to the truck and drive in with 4x4 so whatever you can suggest is appreciated. thanks in advance rachel .
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From : rachel easson
nosey wrote rachel easson wrote hi all you artful dodgers with creative ideas! do you have any suggestions you think might help -- willing to rent the available equipment of course -- sold the 400 cc but guy prefers it be pulled out and delivered and is willing to pay for it i had been thinking of an engine hoist but it would have to stand on 3/4 plywood on top of some cement blocks -- all possible and supplies on hand except the hoist. any other ideas also likely to snowblow 100 feet up to the truck and drive in with 4x4 so whatever you can suggest is appreciated. thanks in advance rachel couldnt you just ask someone to help lift it they are a bit akward but they arent too heavy. i lifted a few 400/440 cc kawasaki engines by myself without any struggle. it wasnt in any snow but that shouldnt make it any heavier. can you come help pleeeeeease ;- just kiddin .
From : rachel easson
budd cochran wrote ken i think theres a translation error from canadian english to us english . . .in an email rach was talking about a 400 cu.in. engine. . . .about 600 lbs. sorry rach. just trying to act as a translator fer yall. 400 cu in = 6554.826 c.c. thanks budd - and no were in loggin country up here but not quite that strong but i had been thinking ken was some burrrrly guy! rach .
From : rachel easson
max dodge wrote first you mean a 400 cid not a motorcycle but a big block right second ditch the tires and drop the front axle on some 6x6 lumber and the truck suddenly becomes normal height. just thinking some more -- only need to drop front end down one 8 foot log shaving flat with chain saw around where wheels go got good hydraulic jacks of course and if im warming up the bolts i can burn off the snow too -- got this idea while taking my shit do my best thinking on the porcelain throne and while driving vbgrn -- my newfie friends have told me they clear a path in the snow to the road by lighting fire to gasoline rach .
From : rachel easson
budd cochran wrote id dig out all the snow and then lay the plywood down just to keep it from sinking. plywood on blocks would be too unstable and it would probably not hold all that weight 600 lb / 272.1554 kg. plus the weight of the hoist. a auto reclaimer yard back in indiana used a cut down engine hoist cherry picker bolted to the frame of a pickup as his way of pulling engines in the yard. now they have those in-bed hoists that lift up to 1/2 ton. thanks -- good idea -- ill ask around -- with who lives up here this time of year... .
From : rachel easson
max dodge wrote first you mean a 400 cid not a motorcycle but a big block right yep -- sorry -- i usually refer to them simply as a 400 but wasnt sure how to write it second ditch the tires thankyou -- great idea -- torch to warm up -- good its closest to the shed -- reef like hell and drop the front axle on some 6x6 lumber forest logs nearby sawn off on top and blocked yep can do and the truck suddenly becomes normal height. thank you max and budd -- should work this way rach .
From : rachel easson
rachel easson wrote max dodge wrote snip second ditch the tires and drop the front axle just thinking some more -- only need to drop front end down rach yup finally sunk in -- yes your idea lol! had 3 beer helped the dump but not the brain vbmfgrn rach thanks max! .
From : rachel easson
nosey wrote rachel easson wrote budd cochran wrote ken i think theres a translation error from canadian english to us english . . .in an email rach was talking about a 400 cu.in. engine. . . .about 600 lbs. sorry rach. just trying to act as a translator fer yall. 400 cu in = 6554.826 c.c. thanks budd - and no were in loggin country up here but not quite that strong but i had been thinking ken was some burrrrly guy! rach when you said it was a 400 cc engine i believed you. i thought you had a motorcycle engine in the bed of a truck and couldnt get it out. it makes sense to me now. of course grn it was funny though. i dont expect you to read my mind. rach .
From : rachel easson
gary glaenzer wrote 1 obtain log chain 2 rent or borrow truck 3 tow donor vehicle to warm shop hee hee have chain truck avail nearest warm shop is a service garage -- plausible to tow illegally down the road for 10 miles or so because no police out here within 1 hour drive oh and dont forget the snow blower or backhoe if too mush for the snow blower even a cold shop would do. i did have a delightful crazy idea last summer -- i was driving beside a railroad bridge which had three beautiful supports -- iron truss style about 100 wide feet each 40 feet high. nick those drag them behind the truck about two hours down the road and securely erect them on my property and put a couple of huge canvas tarps over them in the fall -- id never need to clear the yard again and id have a hangar for a garage with a built in beam to chain anything onto maniacal grin seriously though looks like well go with items 1 and 2 and wear warm clothing rach .
From : rachel easson
mac davis wrote on tue 14 mar 2006 190534 -0500 rachel easson rske@sympatico.ca wrote snip rachel.. dont know if you have a friend in the business but when i needed the engine pulled from a truck i bought and the truck was in a ditch behind a barn a friend with a tow truck lifted it out for me... personally since the buyer will pay for pulling it id try to find a couple of local teenagers that work on cars and have them do it... age and experience makes use of youth and enthusiasm.... mac yep might have to wait for spring. unless norms cousin is coming out this way sometime with her tow truck she lives an hour away he wont be able to afford it -- and i was looking to get the motor out of here asap and also help my neighbours make some money as things are tight around here this time of year we have one small male grade 8 student -- no burly females in high school whod do it either. summer is different -- put an ad up at the depanneur which is open for beer wine smokes and fast food once the cottagers come out of hibernation. rach .