Recent content by wildchev67

The crane rolls smoothly, with an all cast iron 454 and th400 bolted to it, I could still move it around with one hand. Total investment for everything was around $1500. I found all the steel on craigslist, hoist from ebay and harbor freight 2-ton trolley. I found the pallet jack rollers on...

I am confident that they will support more than the 1000 pound chain hoist can lift, but if someone can provide a real number, that would be great.

length between supports is 15' bridge beam is 11'

pulled that motor because it made some bad noises. found parts of #7 piston in the oil pan. the chevelle now has a stock 77 truck 454.

Just finished building/fabricating my shop crane, figured I would share some pics. Made out of 6w-20 I-beams, the moveable beam rides on pallet jack rollers and has a 1000 pound chain hoist. My primary reason for building the crane was due to frustrations working around a cherry picker lift...

I just organized my sockets using the Ernst socket rails.