[TR] Folding engine crane clearance

[Stasyszen, Jerry]

I got the 1 ton from HF and it works perfectly fine. If you are going to use
it specifically for Triumphs and small cars the 1 ton is all you need. If you
are going to pull 6 and 8 cylinder engines it is probably best to go with a 2
ton.

Jerry

-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces+jstasyszen=odmhsas.org at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces+jstasyszen=odmhsas.org at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Peter Ryner
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 4:08 PM
To: Todd Bermudez; Bob Danielson ; 'Foster, Stan' ; '6pack'; 'TR owners List'
Subject: Re: [TR] Folding engine crane clearance

I'd recommend that you go with a 2 ton lift.  I've seen them on sale for
about the same price and they are significantly more stout.  I know HF sells
both and they go on sale all of the time.  Pep boys normally has them on
sale too.  In this case I think more is better.
Pete

-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces+pryner=verizon.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces+pryner=verizon.net at autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
Todd Bermudez
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 4:56 PM
To: Bob Danielson; 'Foster, Stan'; '6pack'; 'TR owners List'
Subject: Re: [TR] Folding engine crane clearance


Hi Bob,

I think Harbor Freight currently has a 1-ton folding hoist for 100 bucks.
If
you live in a city with Entertainment books...you might be able to double
dip
depending upon who's workin' the register??

You'll need enough clearance to bring the enge & tranny out of the car plus
the boom thickness & hook...plus what ever chains/leveler you use.  It
doesn't
take very long so if you run into a snag, push the car out & get it out.
You'll need to pull up & then out & keep doing that until it's out...at
which
time you can level it back out if it's on a leveler.  I'd recoomend getting
one whilst you're at harbor freight!  They're pretty cheap.

I couldn't tell you what over all clearance, but it might be tight

Cheers,

Todd


> From: 75TR6 at tr6.danielsonfamily.org
> To: stan.foster at hp.com; 6pack at autox.team.net; triumphs at autox.team.net
> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:23:08 -0500
> Subject: [TR] Folding engine crane clearance
>
> I'm lucky in that a local TR6 owner friend has access to an engine crane
> that I'll be able to borrow. My concern is how much height do I need to
pull
> the engine and tranny as a unit? I thought I was being smart by backing
the
> car into the garage so I'd have lots of room up front by just opening the
> garage door. But opening the door limits headroom and leaves me 88". Is
that
> sufficient? Also, does the car need to raised up at all?
>
> Bob Danielson
> 1975 TR6 CF38503U
> Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
> http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org
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