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03-19-2011 | 09:43 PM
#51
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From: Seaford, VA
The slight "down pitch" is part of what sent my engine sliding....
03-20-2011 | 03:05 PM
#56
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From: Elkton, MD
Mine has casters. I'd say they're a bit on the overkill side... lol
Plus the SS I-beam is overkill too...
The downside is I need to have my gantry modified so I have 12 ft clearance. It's 10 ft and I have the casters off and it's up on blocks to get clearance to pull the engine "with out" the blowers on.
Plus the SS I-beam is overkill too...
The downside is I need to have my gantry modified so I have 12 ft clearance. It's 10 ft and I have the casters off and it's up on blocks to get clearance to pull the engine "with out" the blowers on.
03-20-2011 | 03:10 PM
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From: Frankfort,ill
Mine has casters. I'd say they're a bit on the overkill side... lol
Plus the SS I-beam is overkill too...
The downside is I need to have my gantry modified so I have 12 ft clearance. It's 10 ft and I have the casters off and it's up on blocks to get clearance to pull the engine "with out" the blowers on.
Plus the SS I-beam is overkill too...
The downside is I need to have my gantry modified so I have 12 ft clearance. It's 10 ft and I have the casters off and it's up on blocks to get clearance to pull the engine "with out" the blowers on.
HOLY CRAP BATMAN !
03-21-2011 | 09:28 AM
#58
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From: Elkton, MD
The SS I-beam weighs a few hundred lbs... I can probably get more in scrap for the I-beam than I can for the whole gantry!
I was thinking about scraping the I-beam, replacing it with a steel beam or even aluminum, then use the difference to have the A-frames modified so I can get the clearance I need.
I was thinking about scraping the I-beam, replacing it with a steel beam or even aluminum, then use the difference to have the A-frames modified so I can get the clearance I need.
03-21-2011 | 09:42 AM
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From: Frankfort,ill
The SS I-beam weighs a few hundred lbs... I can probably get more in scrap for the I-beam than I can for the whole gantry!
I was thinking about scraping the I-beam, replacing it with a steel beam or even aluminum, then use the difference to have the A-frames modified so I can get the clearance I need.
I was thinking about scraping the I-beam, replacing it with a steel beam or even aluminum, then use the difference to have the A-frames modified so I can get the clearance I need.
03-21-2011 | 09:53 AM
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From: Elkton, MD
I'm not a welder though so I'd have to get someone local to check it out for me.
