I will be doing this and using the tow truck method

My back hoe always worked well til i started working in a shop with overhead cranes.not pretty but it used to get me buy.

Where are you located? Anywhere near Miami? I have forklifts etc if you are..

Home Depot. 6 2x6x12 ft Double them up with bolts. 12 ft high 12 ft across.2 4x4's for feet. 2x4 for braces. I took my 2 chev 350's out that way. I did it on the ground beside the house. Used a comealong to lift and set on tailgate. Lot of work but cheap. Later used 2x6's on new deck. That was 5 years ago.I was only 70 then.

I would strongly advise against using a come-a-long if that is what you mean by a cable winch puller. I used to use one to pull the motor out of my dragster. It will lift fine, but coming down one time it freewheeled and dropped the motor. Not safe for this kind of load. Again, a chain hoist is very inexpensive, or borrow one. The tow truck deal is a good idea too. If you are in a building with exposed rafters, you can usually find a spot too put a heavy pipe or 4x4 horizontally in the rafters and prop up each side with 4x4s if you think you need it. Hang the chain hoist from another chain to set it at the right height. Put the boat under the hoist, pull the motor straight up and then pull the boat out and let the motor down. Done it more then once all by myself, but help is not a bad idea too. I'll post a picture of my set up.

Thank you all for your replies. I think i am going to build an a frame and use a chain hoist to lift the motors. Thanks for the advice blefever about the come-a-long dropping your engine.

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Please post pics of your Magnum restoration.

Would be great to see!




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[QUOTE=drpete3;3937778]If you have 12 ft ceilings cant you somehow attach your hoist to the ceiling or rafters?

+1 on this.. most rafters should be able to hold this weigh.. depending on what kind of support you have! We hung a "BIGASS" fan in the middle of our receiving area and just had to run angle out 6ft in each direction to hold the big electric motor and components..

I will defantaly post pictures of my restoration. Thanks for all replies.

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