John,
They're pretty heavy...I'm guessing around 500lbs. 
I've hauled engines sitting on the sump.  If the motor
mounts are still installed, you can put a couple of
4x4s under them.  You may have to put a 2x4 under them
to keep the weight of the block/head off the sump &
then strap it down.  You'd probably want to keep it at
the front of the trailer & use the rails at the front
to keep it from moving forward.  Last engine I moved
we just set the engine/tranny in the bed of a
truck(with liner)...right on the sump, but we strapped
it down!
Good luck,
Todd Bermudez
CD198L
CF25768UO
--- John North <johncnorth@gmail.com> wrote:
> I need to move an engine a couple hundred miles on a
> trailer.
> Anyone have suggestions about how to secure it?  
> Can it rest on the
> oil sump?   Should I build a cradle somehow?  
> Anyone know how much an
> engine weighs?
> 
> John North
> 
 
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