greglogan
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| posted on 8/2/06 at 11:47 PM |
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re: Block and Tackle
I'm thinking of getting a block and tackle to help with stripping the Sierra esp taking out the engine and 'box. Anybody got any idea what
weight in kg that would be. I plan to use this for other stuff again so it could be useful to have. I was thinking in the 1000kg one.
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k33ts
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| posted on 8/2/06 at 11:54 PM |
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dont know how much an engine and box weighs but it wont be any more than 150kg
1000kg would be more than ample
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iank
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 09:16 AM |
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1000kg one will safely and easily lift the car off the ground (assuming the roof beam, frame is man enough).
They already have a built in safety margin, so picking one say 1.5 times stronger than the heaviest thing you will ever want to lift is reasonable
IMO.
Problem with a really big one is it will be unweildy and heavy to mount.
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UncleFista
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 11:50 AM |
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I bought one from Netto/Lidl (can't remember) 500Kg capacity, electric hoist/winch for £40.
It had no problems at all lifting my crossflow+'box out, not the kind of tool I'll be using week in/week out but nice to have ready. It
beats lifting the engine out with a fencepost and some rope 
Check out the Netto/Lidl/Aldi sites, they'll no doubt be on sale again at some point 
Tony Bond / UncleFista
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garyo
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 12:25 PM |
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machine mart do winches starting at £12+Vat for a 600lb rating. I've used one a couple of times without problem. It needs more overhead room
than the crane though, so beware if you have a low gge ceiling.
Gary
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 07:19 PM |
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The cheap £12 winch is not intended for lifting though. It is intended for pulling things ( boats cars etc. ) onto trailers.
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dave_w11
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 09:08 PM |
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I got one of those block and tackle things off ebay for fairly cheap and it worked ok for getting the engine out the sierra. Garage creaked and
groaned a bit though.
I went and got a 2 tonne one as it was only a couple of quid dearer than the 1 tonne so I thought why not? Answer: you have to pull the little chains
twice as far and it takes ages 
[Edited on 9/2/06 by dave_w11]
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