Ronnie,
You are absolutely correct. For those of us that do not have a Northern
Tool or Harbor Freight nearby, just get on the mailing list for Harbor
Freight. Their hoist quite often has FREE SHIPPING! That is a BIG plus.
It is a nice compact rugged unit. (I like my Arcan unit a little better as
it is MUCH beefier - but then again, I have fooled around with engines that
are a little bigger than Roadsters)
I was looking at the Northern catalog (hard copy) and they have an even
cheaper unit. $129 if I recall correctly. You can't make it for that
price.
Sid
>From: Ronnie Day <ronday@home.com>
>Reply-To: Ronnie Day <ronday@home.com>
>To: "Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Engine hoist revisited
>Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 10:29:43 -0600
>
> >Northern tool has a good deal. A 2 ton hoist with a leveller included
>free.
> > Check their website:
> >
> >http://www.northerntool.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/CategoryDisplay?cgrfnbr=421
> >&cgmenbr=6970&PHOTOS=on
>
>I was at a local O'Reilly's yesterday and they had a nice Delco branded
>unit that had removable legs (stowed vertically on the base) and four
>wheels on the base for $220. Only problem with mail order is the freight
>cost. These things are heavy. Fortunately for us there's a Harbor Freight
>in Ft. Worth and a Northern Tools just north of Dallas.
>
>In any case, IMHO buying is a very viable alternative to renting unless
>you can rent for considerably less than the $50/day that seems common. To
>pull the motor, do whatever you need to and then put it back in, that's
>an absolute minimum of two days rental which would involve two trips to
>get the hoist and take it back. If you spend around $200 to buy a hoist
>and use it for however long you need at a relaxed pace, and then sold it
>for $125, you're $25 ahead. I would have jumped at such an opportunity
>when I bought mine, but couldn't find any in the local classified ads.
>
>Trust me, if you've not done this sort of thing before it ALWAYS takes
>longer than you think it will. Not being in a rush to get a rental piece
>back allows you to take things slower and be careful.
>
>FWIW, Ron
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