Engine Stand

[428]

Bought the Chiwanese 1000# unit from Summit. Flexes badly. Would like to find a better one. Any suggestions?

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SUM-G1011&N=700+0&autoview=sku

 

[Inetmonkey]

I don't usually buy anything with moving parts from Harbor Freight, but they do have a few useful items. I bought the 2000lb folding engine stand and I've been really happy with it after 3 rebuilds. I modified the rotation neck with some brass bushings and zirc fitting to make it spin a bit easier, as well as added a t-handle to the rotation lock nut.

 

[kartracer55]

That *****. Summit used to have damn good equipment, at least thier engine hoists.

Anyway, I would say NO to Big red from pepboys. They like to bow even with little nissan engines(we thought the thing was gunna bend in half!)

So what else is out there? Hows the sears branded stuff?

Jim

 

[bmwpower]

I have one similar to this. Pain to get engine on the stand because of the wide spread of the legs - it doesn't fit between the legs of the crane.

I've been eyeing this one for some time, but it's just too pricey.

 

[iiibdsiil]

I've got the Harbor Freight one, and it's had a 350 Chevy on it for about 3 years now. No problems with it at all.

 

[the_duke]

same here. i have one from harbor and it has a vette block on it forever. it has held up for a while.

 

[Hawk231]

http://www.cornwelltools.com/OnlineCatalog/Shop%20Equipment/321liftingequipm.html

If you can catch them on sale you can get them for about $100. They're real nice stands.

 

[bmwpower]

http://www.cornwelltools.com/OnlineCatalog/Shop%20Equipment/321liftingequipm.html

If you can catch them on sale you can get them for about $100. They're real nice stands.

Where are the sales published?

 

[wilbilt]

I don't usually buy anything with moving parts from Harbor Freight

That's a good rule to live by....

I have a HF concrete mixer. if I put more than one sack in it, it stops moving...

I have been looking for a decent engine stand, but have not been impressed with what is available locally. I wonder if the monstrosity I left at my parents' house 25 years ago is still there.....

 

[428]

Set up a scale last night. Ever wonder what an engine really weighs?
I sent these pics to Summit to get their opinion. I really don't trust this thing.

We used to have a good "real" auto parts/supply store nearby. Think I'll go by and see if they still carry the good stuff.

 

[ZRX61]

I have one of the Horrible Fright versions & it handled a 460 ok.... after I had changed all the bolts to Grade 8's...

 

[AndrewM]

I have a couple of the AC Delco engine stands. They're Chinese built, but they have held up pretty well thus far. I had a Central Machinery (HF) stand, and that droooooped pretty bad after a while. The AC's haven't drooped yet. Got 'em at O'Reillys for about $50 ea. They also match the nice AC Delco engine crane that I have.

Then again, if you're a Ford guy, they might not look so good in your shop. I'm all GM (Chevy and Pontiac).

They have a nice silver and dark blue paint scheme, sure beats nappy orange or red.

 

[bmwpower]

Maybe this guy will build you one:

http://home.houston.rr.com/mikegibbons/projects/engine_stand/engine_stand_2/index.htm

 

[Rrumbler]

Wow!, BMW, what is that white one? That looks slick.

I have a Summit 1250 pounder with the folding front legs. Hung a 351 Windsor on it, and the more we dressed the engine, the more grouchy the stand became. By the time we were ready to take it off the stand, we couldn't rotate it at all; had to pick the front of it with the cherry picker just to spin it right side up. It did not sag much, though, just bound up the head shaft.

I rented one many years ago that had bearings in the head; you could roll an engine with your hands, on that one.

 

[toxicz28]

Maybe this guy will build you one:

http://home.houston.rr.com/mikegibbons/projects/engine_stand/engine_stand_2/index.htm

Jeez! Why did he even bother taking the engine out of the car? That stand looks like it could handle the engine, transmission, the car it came out of with an extra engine in the trunk......

 

[bmwpower]

Wow!, BMW, what is that white one? That looks slick.

I have a Summit 1250 pounder with the folding front legs. Hung a 351 Windsor on it, and the more we dressed the engine, the more grouchy the stand became. By the time we were ready to take it off the stand, we couldn't rotate it at all; had to pick the front of it with the cherry picker just to spin it right side up. It did not sag much, though, just bound up the head shaft.

I rented one many years ago that had bearings in the head; you could roll an engine with your hands, on that one.

The silver one on page 1 is an OTC Stinger 2025:
http://otctools.com/products/detail.php?id=1200

Yea, I have the same problem on my engine stand. Before I mounted the last engine on it, I took off the mounting plate and put grease on the revolving mount. Turns a bunch easier now.

 

[eschoendorff]

HOLY SH**BALLS!!!! That thing is money!

 

[SuperKid]

http://www.jackxchange.com/products/HW93778.cfm

Havn't used it personally, but if the quality is like their other products, it ought to be pretty good.

 

[bmwpower]

http://www.jackxchange.com/products/HW93778.cfm

Havn't used it personally, but if the quality is like their other products, it ought to be pretty good.

Unfortunately, it looks like all the others. It IS made in the USA, though.

All you guys with welders... No one has made an engine stand??

 

[Hawk231]

Where are the sales published?

Don't know if they publish them. My brother has picked up two stands when the truck came around. He said they usually have them on sale a couple times a year. Order them one week and get them the next.

 

[PAToyota]

All you guys with welders... No one has made an engine stand??

It's on my list. Going to be pulling the 6.5TD in the near future and don't exactly trust the current crop of "bought" stands to support that beast... Going to be using the Bobcat as the "engine crane" on that project...

 

[eschoendorff]

It's on my list. Going to be pulling the 6.5TD in the near future and don't exactly trust the current crop of "bought" stands to support that beast... Going to be using the Bobcat as the "engine crane" on that project...

OH now you're just showing off!

 

[PAToyota]

Actually, it is amazing the jobs you take on when you have a Bobcat around the place. Saturday I spent a few hours to dig up a planting bed, add five yards of topsoil and two and a half tons of stone, put in three birch clumps, and then put down four yards of mulch... All in a day's work!

Have to admit that it does come in handy for all sorts of things!
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=58223&postcount=7

 

[bmwpower]

I should have bought one long ago. I've rented one a bunch of times at $400-500 a pop. Man, they're handy...

 

[eschoendorff]

Actually, it is amazing the jobs you take on when you have a Bobcat around the place. Saturday I spent a few hours to dig up a planting bed, add five yards of topsoil and two and a half tons of stone, put in three birch clumps, and then put down four yards of mulch... All in a day's work!

Have to admit that it does come in handy for all sorts of things!
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=58223&postcount=7

Yeah.... now that I've totally hijacked this thread I gotta ask... is that bobcat a gasser or a deisel? That smaller size looks like it's really handy to have around. About how much do those go for $$$????

 

[wilbilt]

Yeah.... now that I've totally hijacked this thread I gotta ask... is that bobcat a gasser or a deisel? That smaller size looks like it's really handy to have around. About how much do those go for $$$????

Heh. When you die, I want your Bobcat...

 

[PAToyota]

It is just a gasser - I've been eyeing diesels lately, though. It has about a half ton capacity, which I've also found the limits of. I was looking at the cost of renting one when I built the shop and started adding up a weekend here and a weekend there and the logisitics of having it delivered when I needed it and all. Then I found this one for $4500. My plan was to buy it, use it to build the shop, and then sell it for what I bought it for. However, it has proved so useful that I never got around to selling it again...

 

[Rory Bellows]

Bought the Chiwanese 1000# unit from Summit. Flexes badly. Would like to find a better one. Any suggestions?

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SUM-G1011&N=700+0&autoview=sku

I have this exact same stand with no problems or flex at all. It has had an inline 6 from a jeep on it for over 1yr without any trouble. I would not recommend it for a big block though. A jeep 258 weighs the same if not more than a small block v8. Just grease it good and use loctite when putting it together.

 

[Ign]

All you guys with welders... No one has made an engine stand??

You bet I did. I bought a Powerbuilt from Checker that looks like all the other cheap ones posted. It doesn't flex terribly but I can't rotate a Ford V8. I decided bearings were the way to go, and so I used a wheel bearing/lockout combo from Ford TTB. The wheels are from a shopping cart and have held up amazingly well

You can see it sags somewhat but that's because 1) the TTB arms are not as ridgid as they should be, so just use dimensional tubing and 2) I shoulda built it w a bit of "back rake" so when it sags it's level. I consider it a trial run as it's the only one I've built

I can keep the engine in any postion with the lockout, but you need to use a cheater bar of some sort to keep it from spinning away from you.

Copied my production stand for this, plasma is good:

 

[428]

Cool!
A Rat Rod Engine stand, you could make a fortune selling those at car shows and swap meets.

Obviously "Not ANSI Certified"

 

[Ign]

Wheel bearing hub assy's from vehicles are a cheap (if you have as much treasure lying around as I do) and obvious solution to all sorts of needs like this. If they can withstand the weight of a vehicle plus dynamic loads of cornering, braking, etc, they can likely withstand any shop project. You get a ready made spindle and nuts to preload the bearings to your liking, and replacement parts are as near as your local Autozone.

And speaking of taking the thread off-topic, it's recycling like this that inspires me.................and all the more reason "junk ordinances" and the accompanying arguments about property values bum me out. We all think we need to CONSUME, well I take my "junk" and RE-USE.

 

[428]

Made a new plate for my stand. 3/4" plate with 2" schl 80 pipe. Changed the bolts to 5/8" as well.
Only thing now is I may have exceeded the max load on the stand. This thing is heavy.

Little difference huh?