Engine hoist, scrap, fix or buy.

Mi wheeled engine lift has gone knacked, I've stripped cleaned and rebuilt it, it still lowers the engine slowy all the time, not much use when your trying to weld up mount brackets.
I have an article from practical classics on how to build your own lift from a few bits of scrap box and a 4 tonne bottle jack, has anyone actually made one of these and did it work ok.
I was thinking of removing the hydraulic cylinder arrangement of mine, making some brackets and fitting a bottle jack like the practical classics project, shouldnt be so hard starting with the frame ready made.

i would try to get a replacement ram, what make is it?

jus strip the ram n re-seal it,is the piston in gud order n free from pittin?

Its a thingy whatsit.

Well I remember it on the farm 20 years ago, and then it had been aquired from a plant that had used it regullarly to change tool heads on a cow feed pelleter, so its done a lot, I've had it 10 years and wellied it.
Theres no makers name or plate on it, I've enquired with one of the hydraulics suppliers here and they said no.
I replaced the pump seals with standard parker cylinder seals and all the 'o' rings, but the main cylinder seal looks made for the job, so I've given up with it.
A bottle jack with some brackets welded up sounds like a good replacement for its main cylinder and very cost effective, just wondered if they were good to use.
This is one seem blokes made, looks rough unpainted but works, heres the pratical classic article http://locost7.info/files/tools/Hoist+-+Practical+Classics.zip

iv yuv got a proper ram refurber in the area thil be able t get ya the seal n it should only cost a couple a quid,maybe even a few pence.i'm luky wiv got a rate firm round ar way.

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me: so "injury Lawyers for you" you say you can get win me the maximum compensation i deserve.....

injury Lawyers for you: yes, thats correct, we have revied your case and on inspection of the homemade lifting device we have awarded you with a big wadge of "wisen the **** up" also a machine mart catalogue and a web link to ebay "second hand lifting hoists"....

thats my one

If I was that wise I wouldnt want to be driving round in a knacked out 30 year old landy now would I, I'd go a buy a new'un.
I'm just as likely to be claimed against for putting a disco engine in a series, where do you draw the line?.
Advice accepted though over the cylinder, I spend a reasonable amount with one of our suppliers and have had favours before, so I'll try to pull another first, then its bottle jack treatment.
Hired one a couple of times like yours gspot, think it was a sealey, I've a diff and a box for that sierra if you ever need em.

aye, i've got a machine mart fold up one, not quite as fancy as that, mine likes to fall over when its folded up...... well worth the money though!!

what model is it, and are you happy with it?.

av got a liftin gantry for sale if ya want one,its yurs fa £400

That thing is bigger than mi garage, we had one of them like that at the pleasure beach, good tool, and your not askin to much, but sorry mate not what I need.

thats not actualy mine its just a pick av found on the net,av just bought two of em.rekon thi about 10ft tall n 10ft wide.i only wanted one fa mi sen but i bought both of em.av got two 3 phase hoists that come wi em.its a dam shame thi 3 phase,wish thi ad bin 110 or 240!

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what model is it, and are you happy with it?.

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i've this one: Clarke 1 Tonne Folding Workshop Crane - CFC100 - Machine Mart

its a little bit small for the landy but i've not been stuck with it yet. gets loads of use and it folds up a fits in the back of my toyota with out major surgery. if i was to change it i'd get one with a longer arm.

i'm sure a home made one would be alright, that one just looks doubious...

I looked at that one, and they do one with slidy in and out bottom legs.

bugger me thats expensive! i got my 2 ton that doesn't fall over for less than that!!

Jimbot, if the 3 phase motors in your winch are less than 2 kw, if you look on ebay you can get variable speed 3 phase output drives than take single phase 240 as the input.
If you reconnected the windings in the motor from star to delta which isnt hard you'll be able to run them from a 3 pin domestic plug with one of these, I ran a mig weld set like this till I could afford another.

Ta.

il luk in t that,ta doc.

clarke all the way fer me too, worth every penny and never let me down.







still likes to fall over tho,

And you guys are taking the mick out of me with mi jack idea, looking at that bit of angle with a bent over bolt holding it up to the block, that doesnt look at all safe, are all landy owners as dangerous as us.