With my Sam's Wholesale club hoist, I have NO problem pulling engines out of
Roadsters.
Sidney Raper
1964 1500
1967 SRL311 00060
1967 SRL311 00076
Jacksonville Florida
http://www.geocities.com/roadsternut/index.html
>From: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@home.com>
>Reply-To: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@home.com>
>To: "Post to Datsun Net" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: Hoist
>Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 07:10:13 -0700
>
>I've been off-and-on searching for he same thing and haven't found it yet.
>What
>I usually do is to run the front end up on 4x4's so the hoist will clear,
>then
>put the rear up on jack stands. Gotta get under there to pull the
>driveshaft and
>undo the tranny mount anyway. Plus it helps to have the rear higher than
>the
>front when pulling the engine. You don't have to tip the engine at quite as
>severe an angle.
>
>Gordon Glasgow
>Renton, WA
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Robb Pynes
>Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 11:25 PM
>To: Post to Datsun Net
>Subject: Hoist
>
>
>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 with small
>"roller pin" type casters at the end of each blade.
>
>I've used one like that in the past but don't know what type it was.
>
>The ones that I have found cheap $138.00 are 7-1/2" off ground with wheel
>casters on the bottom of a tube.
>
>Don't want to pull engine with car on jacks.
>
>Any ideas where I might find a picker of this type ??
>
>Thanks
>
>Robb Pynes
>robbpynes@continet.com
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