Gary,
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 one - much more
compact but not as strong (still PLENTY strong for any Roadster work.)
As an aside, when I sold a Roadster and a Roadster body a while back (long
story) I used the HF hoist and a Hoyer Lift to pull the body off of the
frame. A Hoyer Lift is the lift that is used by invalids to get in and out
of bed. It is a mini engine hoist! I got it free, so hey, I had to use
it!! I have pulled an engine with it as well.
Sid
>From: Gary Boone <gboone@sisna.com>
>Reply-To: Gary Boone <gboone@sisna.com>
>To: SPL311RDST@aol.com
>CC: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Engine Hoist
>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, which is a very narrow stand. It
>also
>had some factory defects which I considered to be safety issues. I took it
>back
>and rented a good hoist. Don't waste your time on Sam's engine hoist.
>Gary Boone
>WyCROC
>'70 SRL311
>Cheyenne, Wyoming
>
>
>SPL311RDST@aol.com wrote:
>
> > 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
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