Rod1883 Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Hi, I need to pick up a complete engine I've bought. Can anyone tell me what the weight is so I ensure I get the right equipment etc? Thanks Rod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhodri Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Bl**dy heavy to raise it off the ground. According to Roger Williams it weighs about 400 lbs. It depends what you are using to transport it. Two of us manhandled an engine, less flywheel, into the back of an Escort van, by using a plank, but it was a struggle. The flywheel would have been another 30lbs or so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tr4Tony Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 2 man lift without the head and flywheel on - I did the once and vowed always to use a crane. Be careful ..... they also fall with a big 'thud' ! Regards Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MadMarx Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 The weight is about 34.6 stones incl. carbs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rod1883 Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Thanks Rhodri and Tony. It's a complete engine (not sure about the flywheel) so it seems I'm looking at 180 to 200kg. I think I'll invest in a fold-up 1tonne engine hoist and hire a small van to do the job. The two man lift advice reminds me of a day about 20 odd years ago when my parents were moving house and I just couldn't take all my TR spares away. So an old 4 cylinder block went in the large skip hired to clear out all the junk my dad had accumulated. It took three of us (me, my wife and my dad) and the assistance of a scaffolding pole to get it in there, then a relation of my brother in law spotted it, asked if he could have it, and just leaned in and picked it up! Rod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rod1883 Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 The weight is about 34.6 stones incl. carbs. MadMarx - Thanks to you too. You indicate about 220kg inc carbs (no carbs on the one I'm picking up). I'm definitely looking at a hoist and van. Rod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhodri Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Or just take along the relation of your brother- in -law! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bob-menhennett Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Rod A few hints for the transportation of the engine.(I took mine in a hired Escort van to TRGB ). A big sheet of corrugated cardboard (from fridge/dishwasher/freezerpacking from discount store )Van hire people get shirty about any spill oil. A few plastic builders rubble sacks allows the engine to slide around easier, as you drag it into the back of the van to it's final position. I used a couple of short lenghts of scaffolding...a la Pyramids, because I loaded my engine onto a heavy duty Bank cash trolley with the engine hoist. backing the van at 90 degrees to the pavement meant that I could get the trolley at the same level as the van floor, easy peassy. DO lash the engine to all four corners of the van and use big bulks of timber to stop it sliding into the back of you, if you have to brake hard. The engine has a pretty high centre of gravity and despite my precautions I do remember a fast bend when it started to rock off balance.The ropes caught it but it was a " thank God" moment. A free roaming TR engine in the back of a van is likely to do some serious damage to things or more importantly people,so the more rope the better. Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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