Having been thouroughly impressed at the quality of the last "irrelevant post", I thought it might be time for another.. so, May I present:
My gantry:
The results of having to use a clubhammer to remove a brake disc from a 309:
and three dead car batteries:
This week's irrelevant post.
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The gantry is very impressive ........ Do you lift truck engines with it
I would have thought an engine crane would have been a fraction of the price and easier to use ??
seeya,
Shane L.
PS: I gotta get me a gantry like that one ... The look on the face of SWMBO would be priceless when she see's that get unloaded in the back yard [}:)] [:D] [:0]
I would have thought an engine crane would have been a fraction of the price and easier to use ??
seeya,
Shane L.
PS: I gotta get me a gantry like that one ... The look on the face of SWMBO would be priceless when she see's that get unloaded in the back yard [}:)] [:D] [:0]
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by DoubleChevron</i>
The gantry is very impressive ........ Do you lift truck engines with it <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
No, but with a 1 tonne SWL, it certainly would, without too much trouble! I've had a complete engine/gearbox/transferbox assembly out of a Range Rover in one go with it. Something that aparently can't be done! Like so:
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I would have thought an engine crane would have been a fraction of the price and easier to use ??<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Well, had I bought it new, then yes, an engine crane would have undoubtedly been a better choice. The gantry, however, was cheap. Very cheap: £50. It was redundant equipment in the Mechanical Engineering department at University, and having gotten to know the lecturers quite well, I made a "nominal" offer for it, and got it.
It also has the major benefit of being able to lift far higher than an engine crane can:
And this is the easy way to do a corrosion assessment on an old escort:
I honestly don't know what I'd do without it now.
The gantry is very impressive ........ Do you lift truck engines with it <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
No, but with a 1 tonne SWL, it certainly would, without too much trouble! I've had a complete engine/gearbox/transferbox assembly out of a Range Rover in one go with it. Something that aparently can't be done! Like so:
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I would have thought an engine crane would have been a fraction of the price and easier to use ??<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Well, had I bought it new, then yes, an engine crane would have undoubtedly been a better choice. The gantry, however, was cheap. Very cheap: £50. It was redundant equipment in the Mechanical Engineering department at University, and having gotten to know the lecturers quite well, I made a "nominal" offer for it, and got it.
It also has the major benefit of being able to lift far higher than an engine crane can:
And this is the easy way to do a corrosion assessment on an old escort:
I honestly don't know what I'd do without it now.
I used to use the foreloader on a Ferguson tractor which was fine apart from the annoyance of having to work with the engine running and the relative insensitivity of the hydraulics - you would sudenly find the car being lifted as well!. The refinement was to borrow a chain block, prop the loader up with a wooden post and turn the ngine off - bliss!
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