I need a cherry picker for a 5.0

[Pit_Bull]

I need to find a cherry picker (engine hoist/engine crane) for a ford 5.0 mustang engine. Anything from high end to low end recommendations would be helpful.

 

[moose knuckle]

I used a $99 HF 1 ton to remove the 5.0 out of an 85 mustang to go into my 65.... worked just fine for both.

 

[speed bump]

Whatevers convenient and you can get a hold of easily for the right price. If you were pulling a cummins or a PSD it might matter but 302 is pretty light.

 

[HoosierBuddy]

I bought one of those folding hoists for my big engine swap project. It really worked out great and is so much easier to store.

Of course, my engine was lighter than yours. It's a 347. That extra .030 missing from the bores makes a big difference ;-)

I bought mine at Greg Smith Equipment in Indy. You really need to find one that you can pick up somewhere. Shipping would be too expensive. The thing probably weighs 300 pounds.


Phil

 

[atari]

I would recommend a folding unit also, The ones that don't fold are a mother to store.

 

[rsanter]

can you borrow one??

bob

 

[Flathead Youngin']

uh, borrow one or buy a used one off of craigslist....

 

[sberry]

I like the 2 ton unit from HF, priced right and very well made. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=7620 Its a bargain.

 

[Hatman52]

I bought the 1-ton folding hoist from Harbor Freight a few weeks back on sale for $89. Here's a link to the coupon:

http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/common/displayPage.do?pageFile=magurl1.html

If you have a store near you, you'll save a lot in shipping costs. The stores will honor the on-line coupons if you print them off and and bring them in.

My impression of the hoist was positive -- welds look good, hardware was of good quality (and it was all there), everything went together properly. Used it to pull the four-cylinder engine and transmission out of my 1959 Triumph TR3 and it worked perfectly.

Note the one-ton rating is with the arm extended the least amount -- the rating drops 25% each hole the arm is extended (about 6 to 8"), so when it's extended the farthest the rating is 1/4 ton, or 500 lbs.

When folded up, the footprint is about 3' wide by 2' deep.

 

[brockstar]

Ditto on the Harbor Freight units - We have the larger folding model in the shop and its held up well under moderate use.

Are still models made in the US? That is not meant to be sarcastic - just curious..

 

[35mastr]

I have the HF one also. Have used the hell out of it to lift just about anything from engine,Trans and heavy stuff out of the back of my truck.
Never had any issues with it.

 

[Frank]

If you take the bolt out where the cylinder connects to the boom, you can stand the boom straight up, and lean the cylinder back to gain even smaller storage footprint. Be sure to secure the boom in this fashion though so it won't come down and whack you in the head. Mine had enough slack in the legs that I was able to put them behind the grab handles and use a ratchet ******** the whole works to keep it all nice and tidy.

 

[crewchief888]

CL around here is a joke, ive seen HF cherry pickers used for more than they are new.

must be something in the water, that turns rusted tools into gold pated tools

 

[Stuart in MN]

If this is a one time deal, you can probably rent one from a local rental store. If you plan on using one quite a bit, I'd recommend a quality lift like the one from Greg Smith mentioned earlier.

 

[onesickastre]

I bought one of those folding hoists for my big engine swap project. It really worked out great and is so much easier to store.

Of course, my engine was lighter than yours. It's a 347. That extra .030 missing from the bores makes a big difference ;-)




Phil

But with the extra weight in the throws with the stroker crank it may actually be heavier!!!! hmmm time to do some research to shave weight!!!