GeorgeM
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| posted on 2/2/08 at 11:18 PM |
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Hoist
Got one of the ALDI 'special' hoists thursday.
I'm looking for help in mounting it.
I've got a 9 or 10' span between two brick
pillars in the garage.
Will 2 pieces of 4x2 timber bolted together be
strong enough. Will be using it to lift my R1 engine.
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JoelP
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| posted on 2/2/08 at 11:21 PM |
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i would say yes, with the obvious caveat that you have to secure it all properly and attach the hoist in a way that wont weaken the timber.
I base my guess on the fact that you could do a chin up on one of them without it breaking, so two should be ok.
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les g
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| posted on 3/2/08 at 12:09 AM |
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hoist
yep easy with some to spare
just be careful the timber doesn,t have to big a knots in it there is a mark on timber to say it ,s knots are less than a third of width or some
such dimension check this figure out 6x2 on the narrow plane is really strong we have lifted allsorts on this
take the weight slowly and see how you go
les
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nitram38
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| posted on 3/2/08 at 12:46 AM |
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Engine weight is 63kg I think, you are probably between 80-105 kg at a guess 
If it takes your weight then it will be ok
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Simon
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| posted on 3/2/08 at 02:53 AM |
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A hoist to lift a bike engine?
ATB
Simon
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GeorgeM
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| posted on 3/2/08 at 11:50 AM |
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thanx for replies,
i'll give it a go. ten years ago i might have tried
to lift it, but did a disc, so i'm a bit more careful
now.
George
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 3/2/08 at 12:12 PM |
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hmm I've also been tempted at ALDI's electric hoist, very cheap and can lift two car engines 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Peteff
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| posted on 3/2/08 at 01:03 PM |
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Get some 100x3mm flat steel and bolt it to the sides along with the wood and it should be strong enough for anything on the car.
[Edited on 3/2/08 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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zilspeed
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| posted on 3/2/08 at 09:49 PM |
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A flitch beam.
That's a neat idea actually.
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Peteff
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| posted on 3/2/08 at 11:50 PM |
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Not just a pretty face you know 
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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