Engine Stand?

Bruce (VA)

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Need an engine stand for an 8N engine. Recommendations?

NAPA, Northern Tool & Harbor Freight are local.

It will be used maybe once a year depending on how many more N's show up here!
 
(quoted from post at 11:04:52 01/09/15) Need an engine stand for an 8N engine. Recommendations?

NAPA, Northern Tool & Harbor Freight are local.

It will be used maybe once a year depending on how many more N's show up here!

Not a lot to any of them. Avoid three wheelers and some models will require an adapter plate or custom bracket (easily shop made) for mounting the L-head. If all you will ever put on it is an L-head low bidder wins ;-)

TOH
 
Whatever is the cheapest. I just pulled my engine on my 2N and the stand I have is a cheap one and it held it just fine.

Jeff
 
Hey Bruce,
When I pulled the Z134 out of my MF, I went to HF and picked up their #1000 unit. Worked great, although by the time I had it all reassembled , I could tell there was a good load on it. I greased the rotating tube before I mounted the engine and had no trouble rotating it completely assembled.
I think it was on sale for around $79.00 or so. Best investment I ever made, saved the back of this old man!!

Roger
 
go with the heaviest rated one for your budget.
They ain't what they used to be.
I needed a cheapo, with the narrow front wheels for a job where the wide front wouldn't fit.
(And I had a 351w Ford on my 40 year old 4-wheel narrow front.)
New, HF 1000 lb rated, 4 cast wheels, narrow front, good price.
When it came.....replaced all bolts, they looked and felt like junk.
When built...ok, marginal but looked ok.
(It's not even half as strong as the 40 year old one I own which is rated at 750 if I remember)

I have a Farmall SC engine on it right now, no head.
pretty light engine.
stand flex is more than I like and I wouldn't dream of pounding on the engine without support.
 
Most any of those will work just fine. I have 2 engine stands and both did not cost me a dime but then both are home built and work just fine
 

Four Wheeler's are much safer... All mine now have 4 wheels
:wink:... The cheap ones with a H pattern are EZ'er to work around over the heaver rated U pattern lower platform...

They are a P.I.T.A to mount a N engine to so I made a mount... My mount allows me to R&R the crank much EZ'er...


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Definitely a 4 wheeler. I have a large gouge in my concrete shop floor as a result of a 3 wheeler tippin' over with a motor attached
 
I agree with the others, get at least a four wheeled one for stability. I used the same type of catch pan Hobo has in his picture, they work very well. Pictured is my 860 engine in the midst of mounting it to my engine stand. The load leveler made it easier to both mount the engine to the stand as well as reinstalling the engine after rebuilding.
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Always kinda, sorta, maybe wanted one here.
I do an engine now and then but always just put it on a bench and roll it over as needed.
Could never bring myself to buy one though as about 99% of the time it would sit in the corner of the garage and take up precious real estate that's better used for something else.
Best thing would be to borrow one from a buddy when needed. Return it promptly when you're done - and let him store it :)
 

UD,

That's what I've always done as well. been tempted over the years to get a stand, but always concluded that it would just take up space most of the time.

I have a very heavy, ancient 4-wheel pallet jack that I built a raised deck on using 2X12's on edge as the side walls. Piece of cake rolling the blocks over as needed.

Cheers,
T
 

Agree I have built a many on a table... I did not know what a engine stand was till I went to work for a guy named Joe Allen in 1977,,, Joe had allot of neat toys... I tipped the first engine job on a stand over at Joe's (Joe is dead now so I can fess up).... It was a long block for a Jeep with a N engine that ended up with a slight vibration... :shock:
 
geez, Bruce, wish we wuz closer! I have one sitting in my barn/shop that hasn't been used since 2010. I'd let ya have it unless you wanna come get it here in mid-Michigan. It was 5*F here this morning been about that for two weeks now, expected not to let up until next week. Add wind chill and its like -40* and it is whipping around pretty good today. Got 5" of snow last night and just getting ready to go out and plow it. tractor has been siting here at the new house outside my bedroom window covered with tarps so will see how it starts.

-Tim
 
Bruce, I have used the HArbor Freight stand to rebuild two N engines and one 134 Ford engine. I have no complaints. It can be disassembled and stored away when not in use.
 
I built one from an 8 inch channel iron shipping frame for an xray table many years ago. I keep it in the woods till I need it. It's so tough, nothing can hurt it. LOL. I like it because no matter how large an engine I put on it, it's always steady and almost impossible to tip over.
 
Thanks guys. Great advice!

And the first suggestion I'll follow is to check w/ the friends to borrow one. But I'm the guy most of my friends borrow tools FROM, so I might not have much luck.

Tnx again.
 
(quoted from post at 14:46:02 01/09/15) Bruce, I have used the HArbor Freight stand to rebuild two N engines and one 134 Ford engine. I have no complaints. It can be disassembled and stored away when not in use.

I agree with ya. Bought an HF stand about 15 yrs back. Rebuilt 2 Pontiac 400 blocks on it and countless other smaller engines. One of my Pontiac blocks stayed bolted up for about a year till I got around to it.
 
My HF stand has had a farm all c engine on it , and it close to an n in ci

PS, hf's tranny jack will lift an n tranny too. :) I have a parts one in the shed....
 
(quoted from post at 08:04:52 01/09/15) Need an engine stand for an 8N engine. Recommendations?

NAPA, Northern Tool & Harbor Freight are local.

It will be used maybe once a year depending on how many more N's show up here!

I second the H.F. stand. I've had one for years (4 wheel model) and the 8N engine is on it right now. One thing to add to the discussion, I cut a piece of 4x4 to stick under the front of the engine to steady it when I'm driving out the sleeves. Just to take some pressure off off the transmission end that's bolted to the stand. Would not want to break one of the tranny attachment ears off :oops: Also go to one of the many coupon sites and print off a coupon. I printed a 25% off coupon before I got the pressure washer a couple of weeks ago. It was on sale too, so I saved quite a bit on it.
 
Tim,
Where in Michigan do you live. I live just outside of Standish, which is about 45 miles north of Saginaw. Agree with you about the cold weather. I maybe looking for an engine stand. Still have my brother-in-laws from when we rebuilt my Jeep 4.0 engine. He asked me to hold onto it until he he finished replacing the lower portion of his garage walls, but I know he's going to want it back.
 
Oh I forgot to mention. For pulling the engine I used a hydraulic lift table from HF and it worked great after I put a pair of support straps on the motor. One of the intake/exhaust manifold studs and the oil canister bolt on the other side. A 19 7/8 from center of bolt to end of bar on the oil canister side and a 17 7/8 from center of hole to end of bar on the manifold side. Worked like a charm and I think I will install the engine the same way. HOWEVER DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PULL THE ENGINE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT BARS. The motor is a bit tipsy and hard to control alone with the table and everything...
http://www.harborfreight.com/1000-lb-capacity-hydraulic-table-cart-60438-9328.html

Jeff
 
I have 2. A smaller 4 wheel on from HF that works great for N engines. I have another, heavy duty model that will handle a big block engine with no problem. Don't use them often but when I need one they are great.

I got the small one when I did the N engine a couple of years ago. Had a 460 Ford on the other one at the time.

Rick
 
(quoted from post at 09:29:26 01/10/15) Tim,
Where in Michigan do you live. I live just outside of Standish, which is about 45 miles north of Saginaw. Agree with you about the cold weather. I maybe looking for an engine stand. Still have my brother-in-laws from when we rebuilt my Jeep 4.0 engine. He asked me to hold onto it until he he finished replacing the lower portion of his garage walls, but I know he's going to want it back.
i have the same set up like michford has. now to go ot . wsmm do you icefish the bay? i'm always looking for guys to icefish with. my wife quit going with me a few yrs ago.
 

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