Score at the truckload tool sale today

[Jand3rson]

750 lb. engine stand, $29.99. Can't beat that.



Now, if only I had something to bolt up to it... :nice:

[george graves]

I hate that when you see a tool on sale for next to nothing, you HAVE to buy it right then and there...It sucks.

[BDSax]

to bad its a 3 wheel stand. if i had 3 wheels on mine my m50 would have seen the ground when i pulled it in an out of my garage. i dont trust them at all but hell have a deal either way!

[golde30]

^^yeah, i have my s50 on a 3 wheel stand, and the thing is bent now. i cant rotate it at all. gonna have to take it off and buy a bigger stand...

[Rennsport]

My buddy and I had to re-enforce his 3-wheel engine stand when we pulled the 12 valve cummins out of his dodge. it now has 6 wheels and 2 support bars on the main vertical bar of the stand.

[george graves]

My buddy and I had to re-enforce his 3-wheel engine stand when we pulled the 12 valve cummins out of his dodge. it now has 6 wheels and 2 support bars on the main vertical bar of the stand.

You sir, are awesome.

[AlarmedBread]

Cool beans.

+1 on the having to reinforce cheapo engine stands so they don't bend. A little triangulation and some extra wheels is all you need :p

[Jand3rson]

I hate that when you see a tool on sale for next to nothing, you HAVE to buy it right then and there...It sucks.

But I had a reason to buy it, so it's all good.

[LINUS]

Don't feel bad about bending engine stands, that inline 6 really torques that vert. beam. - I bent my Dad's home-made one & his had held a minimum of 4 v8's & a Caterpiller turbo diesel 4 cyl without problem before I bent it.

It was 2 1/2" pipe, probably schedule 80, too light to be 40 when I lifted it into the truck.

Triangulation & a welder FTW.

[Jand3rson]

I want to still be able to take it apart and store it, so I'll probably just bolt a couple of diagonal supports on somewhere. Once I get my new motor, it will be on the stand for a few months over the winter while I'm working on it/cleaning it up.

[backtrail69]

I bought a 1500 LB 4 wheeled stand last summer. Currently holding my spare eta block for my 2.8. Its in a U shape rather than a H it is seriously burly. I love it.

[Sean]

I had an H shaped 1500 lber. I got it for like $40 brand new. Harbor Freight FTW :D

[Dave]

But I had a reason to buy it, so it's all good.

[e30devo]

oh the subtle hints josh has been laying around the forum...

btw.. the word cummin has come up twice in this thread. hahahahahah.

[blunttech]

I want to still be able to take it apart and store it, so I'll probably just bolt a couple of diagonal supports on somewhere. Once I get my new motor, it will be on the stand for a few months over the winter while I'm working on it/cleaning it up.

better be careful dude. when i was building my s52 5 or 6 years ago i had this supposedly expert mechanic tell me my engine was junk because i left it on an engine stand for 3 months. he told me i would need to rebuild it as the crank was bent after that long. what a fucking tool. and this guy worked for one of the better independent BMW shops in the area. i never had much respect for him but that just finished it off.