Engine hoist or Front End Loader
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Engine hoist or Front End Loader
Hi,
I need to do an engine swap on my truck and i was wondering if i could just use a front end loader to pull it out. i don't have a hoist so i would have to buy one but i do have a loader so can i just use that or are there complications that im not thinking about. do people do this? or should i just spend the money for a hoist? thanks.
I need to do an engine swap on my truck and i was wondering if i could just use a front end loader to pull it out. i don't have a hoist so i would have to buy one but i do have a loader so can i just use that or are there complications that im not thinking about. do people do this? or should i just spend the money for a hoist? thanks.
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I have done it with a forklift. Just get the chains in the right place. The only issue I can see with the loader is visibility. It was hard enough with the forklift. I had one guy on each side to make sure I did not rip anything apart as it was coming out. With a hoist and forklift, you have the advantage of side to side movement. If you have the backhoe attachment, you may want to use that. Hope this helps.
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ive changed more engines with a tractor and loader then with a cherry picker or chain hoist. whats nice about a frontend loader once you have the engine pulled just hop on and drive away with it and you dont need to be on concrete
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wizzard, thats a good point. the truck is parked in the mud so i was thinking that if i had to use a hoist, id probably have to pull it back with my other truck. with the loader, i can just drive off. i think you guys have convinced me to work with what i already have. i just didnt know if that would be overkill or if it could damage something.
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Originally Posted by dreo2003
i just didnt know if that would be overkill or if it could damage something.
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Animalistic, if its pics you want then pics you shall receive.
This is the truck that i'd use to pull the engine hoist back if i decided to use one. you can see the engine in the bed.
this is the truck the engine will go into. please dont yell at me for posting in the wrong forum. you can see the front end loader in the background
this is the engine up close
side view of the engine showing the loader in the background.
thanks for all the responses so far everyone. i'll keep you posted on the status of my engine swap.
This is the truck that i'd use to pull the engine hoist back if i decided to use one. you can see the engine in the bed.
this is the truck the engine will go into. please dont yell at me for posting in the wrong forum. you can see the front end loader in the background
this is the engine up close
side view of the engine showing the loader in the background.
thanks for all the responses so far everyone. i'll keep you posted on the status of my engine swap.
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Loader should work just fine. Just be careful with your rigging and take it slow. We did this when pulling and reinstalling the engine for a 1930 Seagrave fire engine for our fire department. None of the engine hoists at the city garage would fit - it's a Continental 500+ cubic inch flathead inline six, weighing roughly 1000 pounds. So we borrowed a backhoe from out street department and used that. Go slow and take it in small steps so you can stop and check clearances frequently.
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I have used poles ie fresh cut scrub to make a tripod, I have used extension ladders, and since I did heavy equipment for many years I've used many various peices of that also. As well as a strong tree branch. The best ever is a nice boom truck. The most controled is to use a beam or tripod and a chain hoist.