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ade
22-09-07, 04:42 PM
Need an engine crane - to fit the engine into my project (eventually) and also to lift the front of my car (and back) up so I can work underneath (with suitable support).

However which one do I get - 1 ton or 2 ton?

Ade
philly
22-09-07, 04:59 PM
no doubt someone will say 1 ton but personally if you can afford to get the 2 ton one get that. better safe than sorry.
Welsh Dan
22-09-07, 05:00 PM
I'd go with 2 ton depending on the price difference. A whole nova with interior, fluids and engine is unlikely to weigh over a ton, but when you extend the arm (reach) of the hoist, its lifting weight limit is lowered.
Stuart
22-09-07, 05:08 PM
2ton.. bit more flexibility in its use.

imho if you kow how long you need it you could hire one and maybe negotiate a better rate..
paddy138
22-09-07, 05:12 PM
Go for the 2 ton to be safe. easier to sell on aswell
coombsey
22-09-07, 05:18 PM
makro had a two ton one a few weeks ago 100
Clean 2.0 nova
22-09-07, 06:08 PM
Get a 1 ton one, if it falls on you, you obviously need a 2 ton crane. Simple really. Job done.
Riggy
22-09-07, 06:47 PM
2 ton deffo , thats what i have and what i have used today , still sketchy in places though lol
Clean 2.0 nova
22-09-07, 06:55 PM
Ahh, which beam shall I use today for lifting the front of the car, the big one or the little one:

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x198/iaingra/IM002002reduced.jpg

You can never have enough I beams in one garage.
Paul
22-09-07, 07:53 PM
2 tonne, much more sturdy for moving engine about, etc, you struggle with a 1 ton one on your own when moving engines, cars etc with one.

You need one person to stabalise it, whilst the other pushes/pulls it.
mowgli
22-09-07, 08:43 PM
If you are particularly skint, take the bumper off, fit 2 bits of wood into the bumper holes, undo the engine & gbox, shafts etc, & lift the whole car up like a big wheelbarrow. it works surprisingly well.
ade
22-09-07, 09:27 PM
cheers for advice guys...

Been bidding on a 2 ton clarke engine crane on ebay - just won it for ?106. 12 month guarantee and ?30 delivery - happy with that!

now I can get on with resealing the underside of the shed!
d171jvf
23-09-07, 02:22 PM
use the roof, the corrigated-ness should hold it :tard:
smcgsi16v
23-09-07, 08:31 PM
Or do what my step-br0ther has done which cost ?0.
Triangulated scaffold poles in the garage and a second hand winch.
Bodgetastic.