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I have another thread going, regarding pulling a short block out of my boat's engine room and depositing it on the dock. There isn't enough room for a typical shop crane to operate. Not unless I remove the front legs and have someone stand on it or something, but I don't want to go that ghetto.
What about getting some square tube from my local metal shop and making a pair of stubby legs? I could even stack a few sandbags in the center of the frame for added ballast. It only needs to lift 300 lbs max. Here's an "artist conception".
if the weight is farther than the front wheels, you will need around twice the weight lifted for each foot or so past the wheels. for example. 300 lb weight 4 foot in front of the wheels will need 1,200 lbs on the back wheels.
Thanks for the input. Think I've decided to go with my alternate plan of mounting a crane on a heavy cart, rather than attempting to modify a standard shop crane with sufficient ballast. That's a job better suited to a welder.
If you can get a truck close to the dock with a crane in the back would be ideal then you could lift it out right into the bed or swing it over and drop it on the dock.
Several places around here rent trucks with cranes attached for just such an event.
If you can get a truck close to the dock with a crane in the back would be ideal then you could lift it out right into the bed or swing it over and drop it on the dock.
Several places around here rent trucks with cranes attached for just such an event.
Unfortunately all the docks around here are the floating variety, so no trucks. My options are to do a full haul-out and hire a professional crane, or MacGyver something that can pluck the engine through the engine room door while sitting in the cockpit.
Unfortunately all the docks around here are the floating variety, so no trucks. My options are to do a full haul-out and hire a professional crane, or MacGyver something that can pluck the engine through the engine room door while sitting in the cockpit.
Nothing is impossible if you throw enough coin at it. Good luck.
