tas_ae71 Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 hey, I'm after the useage of a engine crane, need it for 1-2 weeks... starting now perfure somewhere between dev and launnie (tassie) will dontate a few bucks, ke70/ae71 parts or some piss to anyone who can help me out in my time of need... reply or PM thanks aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerondownunder88 Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Hi, can't help you on crane bt got some scrap metal? As I did this one day at super cheap..lol Got one of there tape mesures and one of there cranes so I made plans for it and added a pic so enjoy. Cameorn P.S. sorry about it being in inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas_ae71 Posted December 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 na not much in the way of metal laying around, if i had to buy all the steel, ram, chain, castor wheels all new it would be probaly as much if not more.. plus the time.. sorry i don't htink its viable for me. thanks for the thought tho, they say thats what counts :P still havnt got hold of one :) any help is aprecated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas_ae71 Posted December 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 fark these things are a bit more expensive than i thought, i thought you could get them for about 150, rang up repco and they are $$$320 although it could lift my enitre ke70... almost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Hire one. Just make sure you do all your engine swapping in 1-3 days so it doesnt cost you a shitload in hiring costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz_Rx Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Give Carie hire a call, they're just accross the road from my house (on the corner next to maccas). We've got one of theres down stairs at the mo. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerondownunder88 Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Hi, I made those plans as I did a 4K swap in my car and couldnt aford to buy a crane but had spare metal and a RAM at home. But I was able to loan a crane so it saved me making it still. Crane hire is about $50 a day here in QLD so probably about the same for Tas. But the plans might come in handy on the forum for someone one day so though I should post them up. Cameron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Have you got a few spare wheels lying around (you'll need about 10)? Just set it up with a bar across the tyres onto each side of the car, and slowly just place one tyre under each side at a time. Its dodgy but it works if you really need to pull an engine out. Otherwise if they're just k motors take the manifold off and lift it out, I can lift k motors by myself and I'm 15, you should be able to with another person piece of piss. Unless you have a bobcat... :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7shades Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Forklift + beer and idiot friends FTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerondownunder88 Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Me and Trev lifted a K motor out of my KE30 and used motor bike trailer straps to hold it to the roof so one lifted and one tightened the straps easy..lol Just going in a crane would be good so to save cost of crane hire remove it by your self. Cameron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Me and Trev lifted a K motor out of my KE30 and used motor bike trailer straps to hold it to the roof so one lifted and one tightened the straps easy..lol Just going in a crane would be good so to save cost of crane hire remove it by your self. Cameron AH memories :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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