6BT Engine Trolley / Dispaly Stand.

[HOTFR8]

6BT Engine Trolley / Display Stand.

I started on this little project back in March or April and as it has been so wet I have left it sitting on the trailer until this week.

If you have followed this topic >
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10871&showall=1 you will know I have an expired engine that is just to good to throw away so I made this stand for it.

Sadly my choice of wheels was to small to carry the weight and as it has been sitting all this time waiting for me to get back to it I have found my choice of wheels was not good as they have flat spots. This week I have pulled the 6BT Cummins out and will start over using the same frame and the bigger wheels.

This time I will use these, Pump up on the back and Solid rubber for the steer.
Will post more as I progress.

 

[HOTFR8]

These are the wheels I have just taken off. Clearly I can see I made a mistake with these being to small for the job as the flat spots after all this time are obvious .

 

[HOTFR8]

Some more progress.

Just have to pull it apart, prime and paint the welds then put it all back together.

 

[930dreamer]

Hello, are you going to put a piece of glass over it.

 

[HOTFR8]

I hope to paint the frame again today but as it is so cold and wet here at present that just may not happen.

Hello, are you going to put a piece of glass over it.

I have had a few ask me that here. I will decide when it is back together as the issue will be the turbo and how it sits on the exhaust manifold.

 

[HOTFR8]

So cold here today I had to have the wood heater going to finish the paint.

I have it painted and back together tonight and it can sit in front of the wood heater to cure. Took all day just to get this far. Tomorrow weather permiting I will use the Forklift to put the 6BT back into the frame.

 

[HOTFR8]

Re: 6BT Engine Trolley / Display Stand.

I've been trying to again update this but for some reason my photo hosting website is not working. Will keep trying.

 

[blue dog]

Pardon me for a silly question. If the engine is no good, why are you building a stand for it ? we call that a 1000 pound paper weight !

 

[HOTFR8]

Pardon me for a silly question. If the engine is no good, why are you building a stand for it ? we call that a 1000 pound paper weight !

Would cost me more to scrap it here so may as well do something else like this with it . My web photo host is out at present so can not post any photos.

 

[blue dog]

Would cost me more to scrap it here

If i set that thing in the alley, it would be gone before i could hit the back door. I have scrap guys that drive by on a daily basis, they have learned to check me out on a regular basis.
What's the deal with recycling scrap in Australia, why would it cost you. Me no understandy, comprenda

 

[e-tek]

Ya, scrap is worth a few bucks here too. I live 5 mins from a recycler, so I can just drive over, weigh-in, unload, weigh-out and get paid. Got 2 flathead blocks to go to tomorrow!

Hey HOTFR8 - I'm wathcing closely, asmy 46 Original will get a similar treatment!

 

[HOTFR8]

If i set that thing in the alley, it would be gone before i could hit the back door. I have scrap guys that drive by on a daily basis, they have learned to check me out on a regular basis.
What's the deal with recycling scrap in Australia, why would it cost you. Me no understandy, comprenda

Ya, scrap is worth a few bucks here too. I live 5 mins from a recycler, so I can just drive over, weigh-in, unload, weigh-out and get paid. Got 2 flathead blocks to go to tomorrow!

Hey HOTFR8 - I'm wathcing closely, asmy 46 Original will get a similar treatment!

By the time I load it up and take to the scrappy I would not even cover expenses. Anyway it is a talking point for me seeing as it is an unusal motor choice for my Freighter F4 being Diesel and for a Rod.

E-Tek, Like me that motor of yours is to good to scrap and I await to see what you do with yours and how you finish it off.

Finaly have some photos to show you.

Still have to get it off the trailer so a better photo will happen when that is done.

This Engine has a lot of parts on it 24volt that are new as swapped from the 2008 6BT now in the Freighter.

 

[HOTFR8]

Taken me sometime to finish this one. I gave it a degrease today then a friend helped me lift it off the trailer with his crane truck.

Still a few little jobs to tidy it up and it rolls very well on the bigger wheels. I just have to remember to keep air in two of them.

 

[eyeboltman]

Nice engine great job . But dear WHAT do you mean ??? What am I going to do with it . @#^$&& eyeboltman

 

[HOTFR8]

Nice engine great job . But dear WHAT do you mean ??? What am I going to do with it . @#^$&& eyeboltman

It is as the topic states just for display.

 

[e-tek]

GREAT job on it!! HAdn't seen this 'til you posted it in my engine stand thread (thanks). Looks great - and why not having it looking cool in the corner, vs. looking like more **** in the pile!
I didn't save any of the **** blocks, but I'm ready to rebuild the "new" 46 block with all my original 46 parts. I'll then likely leave it "on display" in case the '56 that replaced it pukes!

 

[HOTFR8]

Thanks E-Tek. It has been a big talking point in my workshop as many wonder what this Cummins is going into until I explain what happened to this one. Sure is good for starting a few conversations given the motor on the stand is now set up with 24 volt Starter and Alternator from the engine that replaced it I had no use for them so they may as well be on the display engine. Bell housing from the new engine went onto the back of this one as well.