Where to rent an engine crane?

saitrix

saitrix

saitrix

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Hi,

Does anyone know where to go to rent an engine crane and stand? Most probably be needing one soon for the Dolomite.
 
Thanks, just suddenly thought about Travis Perkins. Will work out cheaper too, as I have a discount card. Well that's one thing sorted, now to work out how to do it. :D
 
My local HireStation wanted in the region of £50 a day! I could BUY one new for about £120!
 
I have an engine stand that is not being used, will easily cope with your engine as well, I had my cobra V8 mounted on it while sorting it.
shame you are so far away, I would have happily lent it to you for the duration of your requirement.

all in all, not really a helpfull post sorry :D :p
 
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FakeSnake, Thanks for the kind offer! Tis a shame you are far away!

Perywinkle, Now buying one could be an idea, even just to see my parents faces when it turns up. They are bad enough with me saying I want to take my engine out!
 
saitrix said:
FakeSnake, Thanks for the kind offer! Tis a shame you are far away!

Perywinkle, Now buying one could be an idea, even just to see my parents faces when it turns up. They are bad enough with me saying I want to take my engine out!
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yea, shame there are no meets organised, it easily dismantles for transport, or even someone from here travelling to there!
 
Yeah mine weren't best pleased when I dumped a rover in their drive and proceeded to whip the engine out :D
Still sat there, not got round to selling it, though it flew through it's mot a couple of weeks ago.
7 cars here now, 3 of which are mine lol.

But aside from that, it's always good to have tools for the future :)
 
Perywinkle said:
If you're gonna need it for a while you're probably better off buying one.
Picked one up second hand for 60 quid.

Machine mart do one cheap
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I totally agree. Buy one. I've done so many engine swaps now I have lost count and I dread to think how much it has cost me over the years in hire costs. I really ought to buy one myself.
 
Not sure how heavy a dolomite engine is, but with the escorts I used to take off the head, undot the gearbox and you can remove the short engine quite easily without a hoist.
 
Always the option of unbolting the front assembly, lifting the car up and pushing it off the engine and subframe (as a rolling entity). Makes it easy to move about then as well.....
 
Wicksta said:
Not sure how heavy a dolomite engine is, but with the escorts I used to take off the head, undot the gearbox and you can remove the short engine quite easily without a hoist.
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Mashed the front of my Anglia this way, my mate isn't as strong as I thought he was :D

Easy enough to get them out but the crane makes it soooo much easier to put the new engine in.
 
[huzeeee], Back in Loughborough I'm afraid. :(

Jonny69, Will have to see what parents say to space for keeping one!

Lashout_UK, Which method do you think is easier with the Dolly?
 
Saitrix, in some respects it's easier because you just undo everything that holds the subframe to the car (as well as remove the gearstick/exhaust/pipes & wiring) and drop the whole lot. Makes it easy to remove and refit the box if required as well. The nose of the car can be lifted by 4 good sized blokes and pushed off the 'frame and engine, leaving you free to remove the engine and work on it or whatever else you want to do whilst there.

Depends what you want to do really. If you do it with the crane the best bet really is to take the box out as well as it makes it so much easier to refit and this can be quite a fight, getting the whole assembly to clear the nose of the car whilst lifting it out - has to be done on a flat surface, for safety reasons (been knocked 6 feet sideways by a collapsing crane, not funny).

Just depends if you want to do anything else whilst you're there, really :)
 
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