Phil Ethier wrote:
>
> On Monday, 10 Aug 1998, Keith Kaplan wrote:
>
> >
> > Before you buy, decide where you intend to store an engine crane until the
> > next time you need it. Some of them fold up a bit, but they're still kind
> > of bulky. There's something nice about letting the rental place store it
> > for you.
>
> What kind of garage do you have? I have changed many engines with a
> come-a-long from the garage rafters. If you are concerned about
> strength, you can sister a rafter with a larger beam and/or put a beam
> across several rafters.
I don't know if this has come up yet, but there is a "build your
own engine crane" on the Practical Classics web site.
That article starts at:
http://www.classiccarsworld.co.uk/cars/features/crane/simple/simple1.htm
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Trevor Boicey, Ottawa, Canada.
tboicey@brit.ca, http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
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