Hugh, this crane has folding legs and can barely support itself with the boom
fully extended and the legs in the folded position and there are dire warning
on the crane about that. When deployed for normal operation the legs are long
and beefy extensions that lock into place with giant pins. The legs are so
stout that I will need to raise the front a few inches to allow them to slide
underneath the engine bay and clear the anti-roll bar.
Thanks for the warning though.
Stan
-----Original Message-----
From: Hugh R McAleer [mailto:hrmcaleer@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 9:53 PM
To: Foster, Stan; '6pack'; 'TR owners List'
Subject: Re: [6pack] RE: RE: [TR] Folding engine crane clearance
Stan wrote:
> My engine removal project has begun.
>
> With the hood removed I positioned the 2 ton hoist with the boom fully
> extended (so it is now a 1/2 ton hoist..)
STAN!!!! Be very careful with that boom extended fully. It will tip over.
Do you have extendable legs on the hoist and are they extended? I wear a
damaged LR fender on my 250 as reminder of a stupid moment I had moving an
engine on an extended boom with the legs fully in. The boom tipped over and
hit the side of the 250.
Hugh
HRMc
TR250 Owner and a couple of Stags
Zebulon, GA
Newsletter Editor
Georgia Triumph Association
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