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1700 Lb Engines
I suspect that the weight estimate you have is a vast over kill. If you
disconnect the engines from the transmissions the engine weight should be in the range of 350 pounds. We have lifted 350 CID Chev engines with a single motorcycle tie down strap between the engine and a chain hoist. The 350 engine in minutely heavier than a 327. No motorcycle hold down strap I know of would hold 1700 pounds. The bottom line is that with a reasonable support assembly you should have no trouble pulling the engine. Don Dando |
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1700 Lb Engines
The ratio of 350 to 1700 is very close to an appropriate safety factor
for when you are lifting stuff that could fall on you or do thousands of dollars of damage to your boat. I wonder if he misunderstood when someone told him the lifting gear needed to withstand 1700 pounds. If the engines are 350 pounds, that's about what he should be looking for in breaking strength for the lifting strap. -- Roger Long "Don Dando" wrote in message t... I suspect that the weight estimate you have is a vast over kill. If you disconnect the engines from the transmissions the engine weight should be in the range of 350 pounds. We have lifted 350 CID Chev engines with a single motorcycle tie down strap between the engine and a chain hoist. The 350 engine in minutely heavier than a 327. No motorcycle hold down strap I know of would hold 1700 pounds. The bottom line is that with a reasonable support assembly you should have no trouble pulling the engine. Don Dando |
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1700 Lb Engines
Didn't the original poster say they were 427ci if so they are closer to %00
pounds than to 350 "Roger Long" wrote in message ... The ratio of 350 to 1700 is very close to an appropriate safety factor for when you are lifting stuff that could fall on you or do thousands of dollars of damage to your boat. I wonder if he misunderstood when someone told him the lifting gear needed to withstand 1700 pounds. If the engines are 350 pounds, that's about what he should be looking for in breaking strength for the lifting strap. -- Roger Long "Don Dando" wrote in message t... I suspect that the weight estimate you have is a vast over kill. If you disconnect the engines from the transmissions the engine weight should be in the range of 350 pounds. We have lifted 350 CID Chev engines with a single motorcycle tie down strap between the engine and a chain hoist. The 350 engine in minutely heavier than a 327. No motorcycle hold down strap I know of would hold 1700 pounds. The bottom line is that with a reasonable support assembly you should have no trouble pulling the engine. Don Dando |
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