Engine stand mod

[iagsxr]

I build one, maybe two engines a year. Wouldn't care if I didn't do that many so am reluctant to buy a better stand. Mines ok for V8s, but right now I'm doing a Ford inline three that's so top heavy it's scary to rotate.

Been using a prybar for added leverage;

Made it better tonight;

Got the old man a new 7/16" socket for his bench set. I needed his;

Got some splatter. Just wire wheeled the socket. Still had some dirty to it;

Same thing when I welded off the plate. Didn't think the stand was powdercoated, but it stunk like it when I welded it off. Powder residue= splatter

I'll more likely use my 24" flex-head ratchet rather than a breaker bar.

 

[Denee007]

Wow, that's a great idea! beats the heck out of using a large screwdriver! Looks like a factory made tool now!
dne'

 

[jabberwoki]

I saw an engine stand that used a big rig brake adjuster to turn the motor works great. I try to get a photo.
Buy the way nice welding!

 

[atari]

Thats really cool! I love inline motors, infact i pulled the 351 out of my 79 bronco and put in a 300!

 

[Crank1]

Now you just need to add some weight down low on the stand so it isn't so scary for the top heavy motor. Looks like a sweet addition tho!

 

[saabman]

Cant tell for sure if you have a 3 leg (looks like it is) or 4 leg stand. 4 leg is much more stable with a top heavy engine.

 

[JC23]

Great idea and execution. I'll do the same to mine. Thanks for posting!

 

[jamesemery728]

Great job. No more pinched fingers with that set up.

 

[BundyL]

I put a ratchet on one about ten years ago, almost broke my arm when the motor went over center. It worked great until that point, be careful.

 

[srmofo]

I would suggest against using a ratchet. Sometimes you get in a hurry or quit paying attention and when it gets past the center point it can roll over. No way to stop it either, you'll be left standing there with a ratchet in your hand while the thing goes flying.

Imo just a habit I wouldn't want to start.

Great mod , I like it

 

[TheGrooveking]

That drill is a "REAL" drill, it is from a time when USA meant your *** is kicked if you look sideways at us and we make tools that'll twist your arms off, go back to making toys without lead you MBA ran Chinese Power Tool Companies.

Thanks for posting a pic of that drill and it is great to see it still working and being used. As to using a ratchet I suggest against, because once you get the engine past a certain point the ratchet will allow it to freewheel in one direction, which could lead to a flipping situation.

TheGrooveking

 

[iagsxr]

That drill is a "REAL" drill,
TheGrooveking

We've had a few drills like that. The old man picks them up at auctions. One didn't survive our shop being flooded in '08.

Before that we had one that the switch went bad. So my old man cobbed in a toggle switch. That's all good until you stick it and it spins around and knocks the handle completely off.

I pick the places where I use that drill. It'll hurt ya

 

[reznunt]

awesome job!

 

[Nealcrenshaw]

You GJ guys know something about mods!

 

[sscustom]

oneword= AWSOME

 

[diggerrick]

Nice work!

Can you adjust the arms to bring the cg of the engine down closer to the pivot?

 

[MScott]

I build one, maybe two engines a year. Wouldn't care if I didn't do that many so am reluctant to buy a better stand. Mines ok for V8s, but right now I'm doing a Ford inline three that's so top heavy it's scary to rotate.

Just curious. What did Ford ever use an inline three in? (other than a Festiva)

 

[Valkyrie Rider]

Just curious. What did Ford ever use an inline three in? (other than a Festiva)

I don't know if this is what he is working on, but some of the Ford tractors had 3 cylinder diesel engines (although not actually a Ford built engine).

 

[atari]

He meant 300, ford put 300s in a bunch of cars and trucks over the years, great motors. They are inline 6s.

 

[iagsxr]

I don't know if this is what he is working on, but some of the Ford tractors had 3 cylinder diesel engines (although not actually a Ford built engine).

Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner! except it's a gasser

3000 Ford 3 cyl gas, English-built morphadite POS engine.

Owner drug it out of a grove hadn't ran in fifteen years. Wish I'd never seen it.

 

[atari]

HOLLY SMOKES BATMAN! The chances of the tractor.......I cant beleve........fine. I would have bet 1000$ on it being a typo!


Cool tractor!

 

[MScott]

Interesting! You learn something every day.

 

[eborcim]

That's some nice welding. I just use an old breaker bar through the factory hole to turn the engine. The head keeps it from slipping out when going over the top.

 

[Griff93]

Good idea! I've thought about modifying my engine stand using a set of worm gears to be able to roll over heavy engines. I'd probably also mount the motor plate to some bearings if I did this. I've used one that was this style and it was so much better than struggling to turn over an engine by hand with a bar.

 

[BiltFordTuff]

Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner! except it's a gasser

3000 Ford 3 cyl gas, English-built morphadite POS engine.

Owner drug it out of a grove hadn't ran in fifteen years. Wish I'd never seen it.

What kind of jack is that?

 

[iagsxr]

What kind of jack is that?

It's an old Walker long body. They call it a 2-ton, but it'll lift the world.

I think it's from the 60s. We have a couple. The jack repair shop's always trying to talk us into selling the one we don't use. Guess they're sought after.

 

[boogerboy72]

we called ours bertha. didnt even think twice about picking the rear half of a f350 dually,

 

[e-tek]

OK, I'll add on..... GREAT mod, thanks for the tip - I'll be doing the same!

 

[uhcrandy]

Is there any way to make a crank that will turn the engine? I can buy a new Engine stand, but would like to fab something up. Any Ideas?

 

[BiltFordTuff]

My neighbor and I are taking apart and restoring one of those old Walkers, that thing is so rusted and stiff, you try to pull the handle and the entire jack comes up with it

 

[PatDoody]

cool idea. I added a grease fitting to mine as well helps things a little more

 

[dimwolf]

Someone mentioned using a slack adjuster from a big rig brake system. Here is some pics of the one I have requires very little effort to turn and you can stop wherever you want.

 

[52-fan]

Can you get some closer pictures? I am very interested in this modification, but I can't make out the details. Since I work for a trucking company I can get a slack adjuster to try with this.

 

[dimwolf]

Here are some closeup pics that I hope show the detail you are looking for. Modifications to the slack adjuster are that I pushed the sleeve in that goes around the adjuster nut and welded it in place. I didn't want to have to push it in every time. Then I cut a slot in the slack adjuster so it would engage and stay in place on the stand. The shaft is just a "S" cam shaft cut off. If you look closely at the head of the engine stand you will see that you can level the engine horizontally also. I built this engine stand 25 years ago to use with a Van Norman boring bar.

 

[52-fan]

Thanks for the extra pictures. When I get to work tomorrow I'll have to pull out a slack adjuster and see how this would work.

 

[HemiRambler]

I'm incredibly lazy so I decided that the most effort I could muster to roll over my engine was well - nothing really - just step on the foot switch.

120volt - SCR controller 1/3 hp DC motor. Built entirely out of scrap from work, back in the days when they let us take the scrap home. Now we're a "green" company & we PAY to have our scrap metal hauled away

 

[jhn9840]

I'm incredibly lazy so I decided that the most effort I could muster to roll over my engine was well - nothing really - just step on the foot switch.

120volt - SCR controller 1/3 hp DC motor. Built entirely out of scrap from work, back in the days when they let us take the scrap home. Now we're a "green" company & we PAY to have our scrap metal hauled away

Very cool

jhn9840
John

 

[zoomzoomjeff]

That drill is a "REAL" drill, it is from a time when USA meant your *** is kicked if you look sideways at us and we make tools that'll twist your arms off

I'd like to have that as my signature!