How to make an engine hoist
Fabricating what you need for the job.
After searching around for a small engine hoist nothing was either in my price range or the small size I needed to maneuver the engine around my garage so I had get creative with what I had.
I already had a small engine stand so I made use of an old floor jack that was no longer in use.
The result was a perfect size hoist for my conversion, and it all dismatled so I could store it awaye afterwards.
Harbor Freight Engine stand as the base.
I had bought this for another project and used it once.. so according to me this was now free for me to do what I want with.
The well used trolley jack.
After literarly putting 2 and 2 together I found this old Jack that was no longer used,
15 minutes later and the wheels and front section were cut off and discarded, with some further cutting and grinding I Mig welding the jack to the read 1/2" thick face plate on the engine hoist.
Making the hoist arm.
I had 36" length of 16 gauge steel tube that was Mig welded in place with some additional bracing for good measure, a hook and eye u-bolt section was added to the end so I could attache a lifting chain and that was pretty much the new hoist built.
We have a hoist built.
I estimated it could lift around 700 lbs,
which is 5 times more than I needed as each engine weighed no more than 120 lbs.
My equation:
Original jack 4000 lbs arm length 7"
new arm length 40" divided by 7 = 5.71
4000 lbs divided by 5.71 = 700.1 lbs
So it should easily lift 120 lbs. ..
You have to paint it Red
Here is a photo of the finished Hoist in use.
Yes I painted it Red, actually 2 coats of primer and 2 coated of cherry Red to be exact.
I planned to use it again so why not make it look nice. It also came in handy for just lifting the engine around, like on and off the work bench, amazing how useful this little tool has become.
OK now lets get on with the build..
