drive stand/jack
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I converted a trailer Tongue jack into a drive stand/jack. Bought a cheap engine stand from harbor freight for the base, a square tube, drop leg tongue jack, and 6' of 1" x 1 1/2" square steel stock. Total $ spent, $87. not counting welding wire of course.
I will never remove or install a drive without one again. I can remove a drive in 5 minutes, and install one in about the same amount of time....alone.
The result:
I will never remove or install a drive without one again. I can remove a drive in 5 minutes, and install one in about the same amount of time....alone.
The result:
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Common homeade applications include buying a motorcycle/quad jack, and rigging up some taller brackets. There have been posts on this before. I built one out of 2x4s years ago that I have on extended loan to another OSO member. I think it's going on 7 years. I'm OK with it since I picked one of these up DIRT cheap from a marina that went out of business:
http://www.yardarm.com/marine_produc...installers.htm
Here is the best thread:
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...welding-3.html
http://www.yardarm.com/marine_produc...installers.htm
Here is the best thread:
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...welding-3.html
Last edited by Sydwayz; 09-09-2011 at 01:27 PM.
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If you don't have the resourses to build your own, I am still building and selling these. I have sold over a hundred units all over the country to boat owners and service centers. Everybody seems to like these jackstands. Here is a link to the add in the classifieds and a picture
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o20513-en.html
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o20513-en.html
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BTW, I sized the distances on the stand so that I can have the jack fully down and the skeg is 1/2" from the center leg.
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That wasn't from an engine stand...I made that whole setup myself. I used some extra tubing I had left over from another job, and just basically copied a dual leg engine stand. Seems a little more stable. Looks like we both used the same Harbor Freight jack...lol.
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Sydways, I had a small shop and servicing drives was a real hassle espesially with extended swim platforms, So I bought one of those jacks you have pictured & Ill never pull a drive without it again. Those things are awesome & with the big wheels they work on gravel too.