kpinnc 16,904 #1 Posted 5 hours ago (edited) Firstly, forgive my mess because I'm stuck indoors and I'll clean up when I can open the garage again. I welded a hitch reciever to my welding table for using my mini crane and for using my tire changer. But I got to thinking that it wouldn't take much weight on the crane to tip the table. So I made a folding outrigger to support it. I won't lift anything heavier than a Kohler or Onan, and I'll stay inside the 90 degree space formed by the outrigger. My back just won't tolerate moving an engine from the tractor to the table. We'll see how it works soon. At least it looks neat... and Rubble approves! Or maybe he just likes the heater... Edited 4 hours ago by kpinnc 5 9 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 11,113 #2 Posted 4 hours ago Next best thing in lieu of an overhead hoist on a trolley..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 54,252 #3 Posted 4 hours ago 19 minutes ago, kpinnc said: forgive my mess 19 minutes ago, kpinnc said: back just won't tolerate moving an engine from the tractor to the table. Preachin to the choir here ... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 30,384 #4 Posted 4 hours ago That is cool! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 16,904 #5 Posted 4 hours ago (edited) 39 minutes ago, ri702bill said: Next best thing in lieu of an overhead hoist on a trolley..... Thank you! I'd love to have an overhead setup but my garage doesn't have support big enough in my opinion, and I don't have the avaliable steel currently to build one. There is a decent one at Harbor Freight but it's outside my price range at the moment. I got the idea of making the crane setup from Don @Lee1977. I can move it to the tractor whenever needed outside. Edited 4 hours ago by kpinnc 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 30,384 #6 Posted 4 hours ago They are very handy!!! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 16,904 #7 Posted 3 hours ago 10 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: They are very handy!!! Yes they are! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 45,262 #8 Posted 3 hours ago I have a chain fall connected to an 8x8 beam and a HF hydraulic lift table. Still a bit of a lift to get it on the bench but more of a slide than a lift. Save your back. There are so many lifts in it. I don't care what kind of shape you're in, how many times you've lifted weights or how macho you think you are. Doesn't take much to get something in the back out of sorts. Going 6 years on my back surgery and I'm sure if I live another 10 yrs. they will have to do the other side. Already starting to feel the symptoms. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 16,904 #9 Posted 3 hours ago 8 minutes ago, squonk said: Save your back. There are so many lifts in it. I don't care what kind of shape you're in, how many times you've lifted weights or how macho you think you are. Doesn't take much to get something in the back out of sorts. You are absolutely correct. I've strained my back a couple times being stupid and it took a while to recover. That was when I was younger and (unbelievably) stupider. No way I'm gonna do it now. What started this whole thing is last year I removed my balance gears on the Bronco 14. Unfortunately the oil pan gasket I had to make up has failed and it has developed a leak that is more than a weep but less than a gusher. I don't want to use it this way and now the engine has the correct electric clutch on it. Last time I lifted the engine without a clutch and without the oil pan. It was still more than I liked picking up. Not gonna do that again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 11,113 #10 Posted 3 hours ago "Bring out your Dead...." 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
