rodgling
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 05:21 PM |
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simple but major problem
I have an engine on a pallet in my garage... but my engine crane can't reach anywhere near the middle of the pallet. How do I lift the engine
off?
It's quite heavy (M3 lump) so by hand isn't a great option. I could take the wheels off the crane then thread the legs through the pallet,
and then cut the pallet away, perhaps? Or tip the engine over so the lifting points are at the edge of the pallet... could see that going badly wrong
though. Unfortunately the garage roof isn't strong enough to support a pulley.
Ideas?
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Wheels244
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 05:24 PM |
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Can you 'walk' the engine to the edge of the pallet ?
That's what I did with a GMC 5.7 V8 Diesel - possibly the heaviest engine in the world - except maybe a Pinto 
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Hellfire
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 05:28 PM |
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Can't you get a few mates to help drag/push the engine nearer to the crane?
Phil
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maccmike
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 05:58 PM |
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prop the pallet up underneath engine then cut pallet back to get closer
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 06:01 PM |
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put some wedges under engine ( maybe inside the pallet) then saw away pallet frame
#edit spelling
[Edited on 16/5/12 by gremlin1234]
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snapper
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 06:02 PM |
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Had this Problem with a crane and stand that would not fit.
Long strops and just pull until there is enough to move the engine along the pallet.
Easy does it, you will get the engine closer and closer to the point of lift.
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nick205
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 06:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by snapper
Had this Problem with a crane and stand that would not fit.
Long strops and just pull until there is enough to move the engine along the pallet.
Easy does it, you will get the engine closer and closer to the point of lift.
Spot on - exactly how I moved a Pinto with no trouble at all.
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ashg
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 06:06 PM |
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tie a rope round it and drag it out with the car
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 06:29 PM |
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scaffold/wooden a frame and rope then remove pallet
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Fred W B
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 06:36 PM |
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To elaborate a bit on the above, get a long scaffold pole or sturdy plank, tie rope around engine, put pole through rope hoop and prop the end of the
pole on a support right next to the pallet. Lift other end which is some distance from the engine and get someone to pull the pallet out.
Or if you can only find a short pole lift the pole end with the engine crane and you can do it single handed
Cheers
Fred W B
[Edited on 16/5/12 by Fred W B]
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johnwilders
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 07:02 PM |
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Take the wheels off the crane then thread the legs through the pallet, and then set fire to the pallet. siemple!
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stevegough
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 07:14 PM |
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move the engine onto a smaller pallet first.......
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mad4x4
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 07:29 PM |
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Jack up the pallet and choke with bricks and then roll engine crane under pallet. or
Dig a hole the same size & depth as pallet and then drag pallet in to hole and then run engine crane over pallet and list..
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
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roadrunner
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 08:00 PM |
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Jack car up really high, move over engine, then lower car onto engine. Bolt engine in. Jobs a good un.  
Sorry, couldn't resist.
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Alan B
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 08:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Wheels244
Can you 'walk' the engine to the edge of the pallet ?
That's what I did with a GMC 5.7 V8 Diesel - possibly the heaviest engine in the world - except maybe a Pinto
^^^^^
This...no brainer IMO
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T66
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 08:23 PM |
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Sell crane and engine, then buy another engine........
sorry 
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rodgling
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 09:07 PM |
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Thanks for the suggestions, helpful and otherwise :-) In the end I just manned up and dragged it to the edge of the pallet, which was close enough to
get the crane onto it. Problem solved.
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clairetoo
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| posted on 16/5/12 at 09:18 PM |
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Glad you got it sorted - my suggestion would be to mark some lines on the pallet , weld up some 25mm box section into a frame , add wishbones and
wheels , a few bits of fiberglass , a wiring loom , then simply drive it off the pallet
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 17/5/12 at 07:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
Glad you got it sorted - my suggestion would be to mark some lines on the pallet , weld up some 25mm box section into a frame , add wishbones and
wheels , a few bits of fiberglass , a wiring loom , then simply drive it off the pallet
Don't bother with a steel frame just bolt the suspension to the pallet. You then have a Morgan.
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Wheels244
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| posted on 17/5/12 at 07:43 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
Glad you got it sorted - my suggestion would be to mark some lines on the pallet , weld up some 25mm box section into a frame , add wishbones and
wheels , a few bits of fiberglass , a wiring loom , then simply drive it off the pallet
Don't bother with a steel frame just bolt the suspension to the pallet. You then have a Morgan.
Now that made me laugh
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adithorp
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| posted on 17/5/12 at 08:52 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by T66
Sell crane and engine, then buy a BIKE engine........
sorry
Corrected that for you
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