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1. Engine Hoist (score: 1): Author: "Robb Pynes" <robbpynes@continet.com>; Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 22:19:00 -0700; I want to purchase an engine hoist. My car sits 6": off ground (stock springs) My buddy's car sits 5-1/2" off ground ( lowered front) I am looking for the kind that has a "Fork Lift Blade" type tine; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-08/msg00279.html (7,162 bytes)
2. engine hoist (score: 1): Author: "Terry and Donna Cost" <tcost@vvm.com>; Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 10:28:41 -0500; Usually when I'm working on the datsun and need to hoist it I grab the bumper and lift the car enough to get jack stands under it, in case I need to use both hands on a wrench or something. After all; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-08/msg00339.html (8,991 bytes)
3. Re: engine hoist (score: 1): Author: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us; Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 11:14:49 -0700; <snip> Terry, I wish I had you around instead of messing with my floorjack! But why not just keep some 2x4's and 2x6's around. I use them to get the extra height from my floorjack. Fred - So.SF; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-08/msg00344.html (7,075 bytes)
4. Re: engine hoist (score: 1): Author: "Eric Frisbee" <efris@home.com>; Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 13:19:12 -0600; FYI for those of you who DON'T know Terry... he's a big guy!! Don't try to lift your own roadster unless you are built like a brick **house. :) Thanks again Terry and Andy Cost for coming out to Colo; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-08/msg00346.html (9,869 bytes)
5. Re: Engine Hoist (score: 1): Author: "Mike Kerr" <mikekerr@innercite.com>; Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 14:28:23 -0700; you can take the ones with casters on the bottom and weld brackes so the wheels will mount lower,, Restoration Products Mike Kerr PH# 530-644-6777 Fax# 530-647- 0389 Web; wolfgang@innercite.com small; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-08/msg00368.html (7,874 bytes)
6. Engine Hoist (score: 1): Author: "Ryan, Richard" <RRyan@frk.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 11:22:05 -0800; I agree with Phil, you need the right tool for the job. However many rental shops rent hoists. So the question are: How many times will I use it over 10+ years? How much does it cost to buy versus re; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-03/msg01474.html (8,070 bytes)
7. Re: Engine Hoist (score: 1): Author: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 11:49:45 -0800; I want to hear more about this issue. What is everyone else using, and what are the benefits/negatives of their hoists? I have a chain hoist that hooks to my ceiling. Very heavy-duty, and the ceiling; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-03/msg01475.html (9,368 bytes)
8. RE: Engine Hoist (score: 1): Author: "Bob Dicke" <rtdengr@chorus.net>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 14:29:26 -0600; I have one of the roll around floor crane type hoist. I like it since I can move the hoist to the car in the garage or work in the driveway if it's a nice day. I bought an engine tilter to go with it; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-03/msg01477.html (10,258 bytes)
9. Re: Engine Hoist (score: 1): Author: SPL311RDST@aol.com; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:05:01 EST; Costco..... try there. My dad shopped forever for the best deal and wound up getting his from Costco. Sam's would probably have them as well. Laurie :-) 70 SPL311 69 SRL311 Chandler, AZ; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-03/msg01480.html (7,530 bytes)
10. Re: Engine Hoist (score: 1): Author: Thomas in Sweden <csp311@telia.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 23:09:28 +0200; I'm using an engine hoist with an extendable arm. I think I paid $250.- new for it 16 years ago. This one can be taken apart and stored away but it's not foldable like some other types. A few things; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-03/msg01481.html (8,616 bytes)
11. Re: Engine Hoist (score: 1): Author: Gary Boone <gboone@sisna.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 14:36:04 -0700; I don't know about the model Costco sells, but the one Sam's Club sells is a horrible design. The span between the legs (which are in a V configuration) was too narrow to straddle my engine stand, wh; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-03/msg01483.html (8,267 bytes)
12. Re: Engine Hoist (score: 1): Author: Daniel Neuman <dneuman@hodge.sfsu.edu>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 13:40:16 -0800 (PST); Stephan bought a pretty nice hydralic engine hoist with tilter. It is also the foldable-takeapartable kind. It fit under the roadster no problem and it was great to wheel the engine around with. And; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-03/msg01484.html (11,107 bytes)
13. Re: Engine Hoist (score: 1): Author: Ronnie Day <ronday@home.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 15:52:58 -0600; Hoist rental around here runs about $50/24 hours. I figured I would need one at least four or five times, maybe for more than 1 day at a time, so I decided to look at buying. With that in mind I sho; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-03/msg01486.html (10,770 bytes)
14. Re: Engine Hoist (score: 1): Author: "Dan and Louise Yates" <yates@sk.sympatico.ca>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:40:58 -0600; I bought mine from Costco 2 or 3 years ago when the engine in my work truck died. The hoist was $275.00 CDN . A 1 day rental was 75 bucks so this seemed like a good deal. It is the folding leg type w; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-03/msg01489.html (8,551 bytes)
15. engine hoist (score: 1): Author: "Terry and Donna Cost" <tcost@vvm.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:44:16 -0600; I have a foldable hoist from Harbor Freight, on sale at about $200, and from the same place I got what Thomas was describing. The fancy name for it is "Two Ton Hoist Balance With 2 Piece Chain", and; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-03/msg01491.html (9,679 bytes)
16. RE: Engine Hoist (score: 1): Author: "Laury, Victor" <LauryV@MTA.NET>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 15:02:17 -0800; benefits/negatives of their hoists? -- I made a gantry out of 2x4's with a 4x12 load member and a cable come-a-long -really! and I lived! the gantry was wide enough to push the car under, then push; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-03/msg01493.html (8,502 bytes)
17. Re: Engine Hoist (score: 1): Author: Stephan Sochoux <sochoux@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 15:18:16 -0800 (PST); I paid $200 for it (at Grand Auto). It started out as a rental... since i had it for a few days and the unit was brand new, i just kept it. I highly advise getting a collapsable engine hoist if you a; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-03/msg01496.html (12,862 bytes)
18. Re: Engine Hoist (score: 1): Author: "Eric Frisbee" <efris@home.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:24:01 -0700; I also built my own gantry with 4x4s and 8inch lag bolts... for the lifting, I use a heavy duty come-a-long. Works great, although I do have some minor problems tilting the engine/tranny for installa; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-03/msg01497.html (9,420 bytes)
19. Re: Engine Hoist (score: 1): Author: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 20:50:04 -0500; Sam's has changed vendors. I got one there a year and a half ago and I LOVE it! It has folding legs that were not bent in a pipe bender like the current model. The one from Harbor Freight is a good; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-03/msg01507.html (10,118 bytes)
20. Re: Engine Hoist (score: 1): Author: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:04:34 -0500; I also have a chain fall and it's great because it's small and cheap compared to a hoist. How often do you pull engines? I don't make a habit of it but the chain fall is perfect when I want to lift s; /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-03/msg01510.html (11,575 bytes)

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