How to hoist complete 200tdi

Morning guys,
Fricking cold!!! -10 here! And to top it off I'm doing a rechassis on my 200tdi 90, I've stripped the old chassis, built up a new rolling chassis. My 200tdi, gearbox, and trannie are all disconnected and just need lifting from old to new chassis. I'm renting a 500kg engine crane (was told 200tdi lump complete is about 300kg) and I have a decent strop....so the question is, do I just create a loop under the boxes, and then loop under the block and shackle it all together to be lifted or is that all wrong?

Never lifted an engine before in my life, just don't fancy dropping a 200tdi on my tootsies in this bloody weather!

Go steady as you extend boom capacity decreases.

Yeah I'm hoping to do it as low down as possible as I know that they get wobbly when high, was going to get the old chassis nice and low, and likewise lower the engine on the new chassis with it sitting on bump stops minus springs, sound like a good idea? But am I thinking right about using the strop?

Cheers

leave it on springs, but get tight to engine as possible when lifting or you will run out of height.

strop isnt the best way, good chance of the engine/box rolling to either side when your pushing it around, strong rope attached to at least 3 opposing points is how i do it - and use a load leveler - makes getting it in the right place a easy one handed 5 minutes job

Right, well I've got climbing rope (one of my old ones) which I could use, pretty tough stuff, could you recommend 3 points mate? Sorry for the dim questions but obviously don't wanna mess this up! haha

tankduck said:

Right, well I've got climbing rope (one of my old ones) which I could use, pretty tough stuff, could you recommend 3 points mate? Sorry for the dim questions but obviously don't wanna mess this up! haha

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engine has a lift point - and i have some home made eyes that i bolt onto the where the GB mounts sit, attached to a leveller

the tranny box makes the balance off center, so it's fine using a looped strop if you've got a few mates to keep it steady, but trying to stop a few 100 Kgs rotating and slipping outta the loop when your moving the hoist or trying to position it isn't much fun

there's liftting eye points front and rear of the engine block if you don't have any flat plate to make a pair of lifting eyes. The lashing eyes that ere attached to the chassis make good subsitutes. get the thing over the chassis use a trolley jack under gear box to lift the back end up into position

also make sure the back of the hoist doesn't go light causing the engine/GB to drop when it lifted or moved

Ah I see, so balancing it isn't the issue, its the fact that its actual upright position is totally un-natural, I'll try and sort out a point either side of the block where I can fix it from rotating, think I might strop it like I originally said, take up the slack and then loop a rope around it to stop it rotating, sadly I'm changing the mounts or I could just loop round them to keep it level...unless I jack it off the chassis and change the mounts before I even start...hmmm

This is scary ****, anyone in the Peterborough area want to earn a box of beers? lol

or just get NoB in to bench press it up and away on his own

Sounds like a good plan, saves me getting an engine hoist!

You'll be fine just lift it slightly and see if you need to move/adjust things if you do lower it back down and reset everything until ya happy.

cheers Redhand, I'll let you all know how it goes, gonna probably do it Thursday or Friday so I can get the body back on over the weekend....ready to move house on Wednesday....so no rush!

I lifted my 200tdi engine only out the back of the transit and managed to drop it on the floor, bending a couple of the bellhousing studs....

This was lifting using a couple of strops, so I'll definitely advocate rope.

TheKeymeister said:

I lifted my 200tdi engine only out the back of the transit and managed to drop it on the floor, bending a couple of the bellhousing studs....

This was lifting using a couple of strops, so I'll definitely advocate rope.

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a get the impression the OPs engine is still attached to the GB and tranny ?

Yep, very much still attached....is that worse? Or is it a right slippery sausage without the boxes or something?

Sean said:

a get the impression the OPs engine is still attached to the GB and tranny ?

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Yup, I understood that, just reiterating how strops can be a bit awkward to use,....

I'd say you have a better chance with it all still attached though, if it slips there's more for it to catch on to?

Cheers Keymeister,
Yeah I think there is quite a bit more to keep it all from twisting/slipping...etc. Hope your 200tdi was ok after the drop, I know you said it bent a few bits but still! They are supposed to be pretty solid though!