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From: Cleburne
weight?
I can't seem to find any where on the internet how much a 6.9 diesel engine weighs assembled. I am fixin to buy a engine stand, to start the rebuild on my 6.9. How much should it be rated to hold?
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From: Beaumont Tx
I will say this right now. Spend the money and get a stand with a crank to turn it. They cost alot more but you'll thank the man upstairs when you try to rotate the engine. I had a 7.3 on a stand years ago and tried to turn it by hand. Long story short is when I got it to turn finally it tore the bar out of my hands. It took 3 guys lifting while I worked the bar to get it upright again.
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Originally Posted by Brimmstone
I will say this right now. Spend the money and get a stand with a crank to turn it. They cost alot more but you'll thank the man upstairs when you try to rotate the engine. I had a 7.3 on a stand years ago and tried to turn it by hand. Long story short is when I got it to turn finally it tore the bar out of my hands. It took 3 guys lifting while I worked the bar to get it upright again.
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From: Beaumont Tx
I never said it fell. It just tore the bar out of my hands when I was trying to rotate it. My stand gets anchored to the floor when I work on an engine. the only time it gets the legs unchained is when I have to roll it around. But when I work on an engine a piece pf chain goes over the legs by the wheels at all four corners and is bolted to the concrete. Concrete anchors are cheap. Engines and body parts aren't.
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From: Williamsburg, VA
Originally Posted by Brimmstone
I never said it fell. It just tore the bar out of my hands when I was trying to rotate it. My stand gets anchored to the floor when I work on an engine. the only time it gets the legs unchained is when I have to roll it around. But when I work on an engine a piece pf chain goes over the legs by the wheels at all four corners and is bolted to the concrete. Concrete anchors are cheap. Engines and body parts aren't.
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From: Beaumont Tx
I used 6 inch long 3/8 inch wedge style concrete anchors when I did my set-up. They are reasonably cheap and the extra length makes getting the chains on much easier. When I build my shop in Texas I will likely make a new stand that mount to the overhead I-beam for the traveling crane.
