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[scrumpymini]

Hello all, as i do not have a engine hoist i was thinking is it possible to use a block and tackle type of arrangement supported by the wooden beam across the width of a garage to lift the engine into a mini.
The garage is your normal narrow modern house type and has 6 x 2 joists for the roof construction.
Just wonderd if anyone else has used this method before or maybe i will need to buy a hoist or make a frame up from scaffold poles etc.
Or if anyone has one for hire for beer tokens near Gatwick drop me a PM.

Steve

[onefastmoke]

Hello all, as i do not have a engine hoist i was thinking is it possible to use a block and tackle type of arrangement supported by the wooden beam across the width of a garage to lift the engine into a mini.
The garage is your normal narrow modern house type and has 6 x 2 joists for the roof construction.
Just wonderd if anyone else has used this method before or maybe i will need to buy a hoist or make a frame up from scaffold poles etc.
Or if anyone has one for hire for beer tokens near Gatwick drop me a PM.

Steve

lol reminds me of when I changed a gearbox and transfer box (weighs more than a mini engine) on my old range rover without a jack or crane. had a 6x2 beam on the roof then supported a 2x2 beam + scaffolding pole to it with webbing straps (3t breaking strain) and a set of blocks hung from the middle. it looks a bit desperate but it did the job so I would imagine a 6x2 joist would be ok.
Anybody who works in health and safety please look away now

[scrumpymini]

Hello all, as i do not have a engine hoist i was thinking is it possible to use a block and tackle type of arrangement supported by the wooden beam across the width of a garage to lift the engine into a mini.
The garage is your normal narrow modern house type and has 6 x 2 joists for the roof construction.
Just wonderd if anyone else has used this method before or maybe i will need to buy a hoist or make a frame up from scaffold poles etc.
Or if anyone has one for hire for beer tokens near Gatwick drop me a PM.

Steve

lol reminds me of when I changed a gearbox and transfer box (weighs more than a mini engine) on my old range rover without a jack or crane. had a 6x2 beam on the roof then supported a 2x2 beam + scaffolding pole to it with webbing straps (3t breaking strain) and a set of blocks hung from the middle. it looks a bit desperate but it did the job so I would imagine a 6x2 joist would be ok.
Anybody who works in health and safety please look away now

Now that is what i would call good old British engineering at its best, don't let the bugger beat you.lol

[onefastmoke]

where theres a will ...lol

[SolarB]

And the wenny little legs on the roof rack survived?

[daemonchild]

If you're going to use rope for things like this or towing, make sure that you buy static rope (like abseil rope) not climbing rope.
Climbing rope is stretchy to absorb shocks, static rope, well, isn't.

Chains will be better of course.

[Ethel]

It's always a bit surprising how easy it is to bend beams compared to how much weight they'll handle when used as columns. A decent roof joist should be up to the job - if you can stand 30 stone of friend on it you'll have strength to spare.

That blue polypropylene builder's rope should be plenty strong enough. Climbing accessory cord and tape doesn't stretch but costs lots in comparison.