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1. Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Nase" <nase@ptd.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:46:04 -0400
I've been thinking of getting an electric hoist to use in place of an engine crane. I'm only lifting A series Austin Healey Sprite/MG Midget engines. My garage has 11' ceilings with wood joist and 2
/html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00059.html (7,800 bytes)

2. Re: Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
Author: "Ed@SpriteSpree" <ed@spritespree.org>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:53:42 -0500
<<Also any pros/cons to the concept of doing this.>> For YOUR use I would suspect the you would be FAR happier with a foldable "crane" from H.F., AutoZone, PepBoys, etc.! Now if you where involved w
/html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00060.html (7,654 bytes)

3. Re: Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
Author: Skip Albright <salbrigh@nycap.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:16:14 -0400
I have to disagree. I climb/fall over my engine hoist every day, when not in use it's a PIA. Seems to me, building an A frame or even a straight up frame of 2x10's , maybe 2 together at the top woul
/html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00061.html (7,710 bytes)

4. Re: Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:22:35 -0400
The problem with overhead hoists is they go up and down. Engines need to go forwards and backwards, as well as up and down. Of course, you can move the car, but they tend to weigh a bit more than the
/html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00062.html (8,368 bytes)

5. Re: Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:33:59 -0400 (EDT)
I'd think almost any mounting method could handle 300 lbs... Probably a couple big U bolts would be what I'd choose, just so that I wasn't putting holes in the joist. And its easy to test too. Just
/html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00063.html (7,914 bytes)

6. Re: Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
Author: "Ed@SpriteSpree" <ed@spritespree.org>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:30:42 -0500
<<...with a foldable "crane" from H.F.,...>> BUT Skip, I said above. Tiny.<G>! Ed
/html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00064.html (7,472 bytes)

7. RE: Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:34:28 -0700
Doubled 2x12s might be OK ... I broke several of my singles that way. FWIW, the "non-folding" shop hoist from HF comes apart with minimal hassle into 3 major sections, each of which I can handle mys
/html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00065.html (7,842 bytes)

8. Re: Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:01:30 +0100
In an ideal world this would be the arrangement to have: http://tinyurl.com/ouus3 You have to add the rsjs but it beats putting the car on dollies... Plus you won't stub your toe on it. Nick Brearley
/html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00066.html (8,035 bytes)

9. RE: Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Nase" <nase@ptd.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:48:15 -0400
Thanks guys for the help. I guess I will look for a foldable crane. Since I'm only gonna use it for small four cyl engines should I go for a 2000 lb crane? Any tips on the specs is appreciated. Phil
/html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00068.html (8,182 bytes)

10. RE: Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Szwed" <jszwed@energykinetics.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 09:06:34 -0400
on What I did in my old shop was attach a 10ft long piece of 4" I beam to the rafters. In my case the shop was an old barn and the rafters fairly heavy, I just attached it to each rafter to spread o
/html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00069.html (8,286 bytes)

11. RE: Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:12:10 -0700 (PDT)
For lifting British car engines, you don't have to worry too much about "specs", except that it should be not too expensive, and not too hard to actually get. Last year I got a folding crane from a t
/html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00070.html (8,340 bytes)

12. Re: Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
Author: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:15:23 -0400
I have used both the folding HF hoist and a stationary hoist like you were considering. For a little car like a Sprite, the legs of the hoist get in the way. I've had to raise the car to get it under
/html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00078.html (9,903 bytes)

13. Re: Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:05:44 -0700 (PDT)
Comt to think of it, for a one-time job lifting a dinky little engine from a Sprite that can be rolled back and forth, I'd just get about $20 worth of lumber and a come-along and rig up some sort of
/html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00079.html (8,297 bytes)

14. RE: Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Nase" <nase@ptd.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:28:56 -0400
Got a crane last nite. It folds up pretty compact so it'll fit somewhere as soon as I get the bonnet back on the Bugeye. I still like the electric hoist idea though and may pursue that later. Thanks
/html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00082.html (7,808 bytes)

15. RE: Mounting an electric hoist (score: 1)
Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:50:16 -0400 (EDT)
I bet you'll like having a crane around... Its amazing how many things other than pulling engines you can do with an engine crane. Mark (who once unloaded and reloaded a complete front end loader as
/html/shop-talk/2006-08/msg00083.html (7,867 bytes)


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