Show us your ENGINE STAND

[Badasssapper67]

Got one home made or high end? Got a generic one that works great? Show it off here.

 

[Scott GT/CS]

Generic one from Princes Auto. Worked great when I assembled my forged Modular 3V. Inherited the cherry picker, very sad my buddy died in his fifties and his wife said please take it away.

 

[wiens80]

Generic one from Princes Auto. Worked great when I assembled my forged Modular 3V. Inherited the cherry picker, very sad my buddy died in his fifties and his wife said please take it away.

Nice looking 3V!

 

[sberry]

I have a couple, a heavy one I don't keep in the shop for big diesel engines but this one now has a part for a tractor on it. Some dink took off with the original head but this is better.

 

[bobcatdan]

Since its folded up and buried behind my aluminum scrap pile, hard to snap a picture. 1,000 lbs geared head cornwell that can be had a number of different names. Once you use a geared head, you will never touch another engine stand. I've had everything from 300 Fords to 440 dodges on there with no problem.

 

[sberry]

Mine hasn't had an engine on if for quite some time. Reman engines used to be common, so rare we do it anymore.

 

[d.mcfarland]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87150

Vintage engine stand thread.

 

[rice rocket]

Nice looking 3V!

More importantly, almost 3.5 years, and it's your first post?

 

[anndel]

Generic one from Princes Auto. Worked great when I assembled my forged Modular 3V. Inherited the cherry picker, very sad my buddy died in his fifties and his wife said please take it away.

Sorry to hear about your buddy. My buddy died in his fifties 2 years ago and I inherited some of his tools which I cleaned and left in the drawer.

Question about your DeWalt compressor, do you use it for impact wrenches, air hammers, etc? I'm wondering if it has enough flow (CFM)? Thanks and nice looking stand.

 

[wiens80]

More importantly, almost 3.5 years, and it's your first post?

He made it really count.

 

[2ndGearRubber]

Generic HF unit, the red one that rotates. Did just fine to hold a fully dressed Mazda BP engine.

 

[mnoeltne]

I've just got a generic HF 1000 lb model. It's had a Renault PRV V6 hanging on it for a while now with no problems.

More importantly, almost 3.5 years, and it's your first post?

I joined in 2012 and just made my first post in November or so of this past year. So, I'm just as bad, although my first was at least in the Intro section.

 

[mikegt4]

I built one that is also a rotisserie for a car or boat. It has adjustable height and crosswise movement using ACME thread screw shafts to reposition the center of gravity as heavy components are added or removed. Everything moves on bearings. It was a 2-3 year off/on project to design and build it (still haven't painted it). The parts are sized for a 3500 lb. capacity. The photo shows it with the diesel engine out of my Oliver tractor which is VERY heavy yet I could spin it over with one hand. The whole thing rolls around on casters.

I was taking a picture of the engine so the stand is hard to see.

 

[Richard Cranium]

thanks for sharing

 

[larry4406]

I built one that is also a rotisserie for a car or boat. It has adjustable height and crosswise movement using ACME thread screw shafts to reposition the center of gravity as heavy components are added or removed. Everything moves on bearings. It was a 2-3 year off/on project to design and build it (still haven't painted it). The parts are sized for a 3500 lb. capacity. The photo shows it with the diesel engine out of my Oliver tractor which is VERY heavy yet I could spin it over with one hand. The whole thing rolls around on casters.

I was taking a picture of the engine so the stand is hard to see.

Mikegt4 - please post some detailed photos on the adjustment mechanisms.

 

[Bagherra]

I'd like to find an engine stand for my GSXR engine...Have only seen a couple of custom made ones though...

 

[DTE]

Here's my antique, I have had it for 30 plus years and it was old when I bought it. It has had quite a few motors on it over the years. The only thing I added was being able to add the angle iron to support the front of the engine, I have never relied on just the bell housing bolts to support the engine.

 

[mikegt4]

Mikegt4 - please post some detailed photos on the adjustment mechanisms.

They are ACME threaded rods that run through a captive nut (in the gray block) with each end running in a bronze bushing and a thrust bearing. The ACME pitch is specified to prevent the load from "unscrewing" the shaft, it stays where I put it. The bearings that support the square tubing are expensive German bearings that I got from work when they became scrap when the machine that they were stocked for became "obsolete".

I can easily raise and lower heavy engines, the Oliver diesel was probably about 7-800 lbs. I patterned most of the design after the Whirlyjig. The end caps on the sq. tubes are removable so that I can swap out the horizontal tubes and also service the adjustment parts. I plan to use it as a rotisserie for my small sailboats and car restorations.

I got my ACME parts from Roton. They have good engineering information.
http://www.roton.com/

 

[anndel]

I have a Hein Werner my friend left at my mom's house and didn't want back or for me to buy it from him.