Engine hoist ???'s

[64nailhead]

I have the Larin hoist but it's the same as the Hobo Freight one with fold down legs that don't extend.

I just drilled another hole 3" farther back on the arm tube. It's way long enough to get my buick V6 in my cutlass and just barely the right length for my LS in my 2+2.

Is it product safety approved? No. Have I installed or removed half a dozen engines with it without issue? Yes. As long as you are on generally flat concrete it should be fine.

There is a pressure relief valve in the cylinder so if it's overloaded it will just stop pumping if it gets overloaded.

PSA: I am a hack and claim no responsibility over damage or injury.....

Love thinking outside the box haha.

Yeah I thought about drilling another hole in the arm tube

I bought a piece of square tubing the same dimensionally as the tube that came with it, and drilled it for the ‘safety bolt’. Works like a champ with a a couple of bags of tube sand above the rear wheels - cost about $40. My hoist works for everything except a G with a plastic bumper, and MC is longer than most (I believe).

Just remember that engineers that are a lot smarter then us, decided what and where to place things. Everything is for a good reason. Safety and liability were the main concerns. Defy that at your own risk. A half-ton of engine/transmission is not something to take lightly.

I thought about ^^^^ and………….threw caution into the wind. It blew away like a popcorn fart and I got the motor out 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I will say that I wouldn’t try pulling the engine and trans together with it though, but I’ve never done that anyway.

 

[jcelk]

also get a load leveler makes it so much easier to install the engine

 

[Sweet_Johnny]

Just found this thread. The struggle is real but load levelers and leaving the trans attached are 2 things I've tried that made it more so. The leveler just bound up and the trans smacks so many things...

 

[pagrunt]

Just found this thread. The struggle is real but load levelers and leaving the trans attached are 2 things I've tried that made it more so. The leveler just bound up and the trans smacks so many things...

Unless it'a '70-'72 Monte Carlo. No radiator or water pump & accessories a SBC & TH350 drops right in. Add the fact a block running on a celling I beam makes it even easier. Now I too have to use the old cherry picker hoist but only need to have a bell housing bolted on to drop engines into my car. Jr.'s should be the same in time.

 

[dickeymoore]

Yeah I never have used a leveler just a living plate

 

[Texas82GP]

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This is pretty close to what I have. It's a beast. Dad gave it to me about 5 years ago. He bought it new at Sam's in the early 90's. It's very heavy. It will pull a Ford 477 heavy duty truck engine fully dressed with the Clark 5 speed attached. It laughs at hoisting LS engines. I have the light weight HF folding hoisting as well. I find it to be pretty squirrely but it's ok for loading/unloading a short block or bare block out of the back of a pickup.