Will a cherry picker (engine hoist) work for pulling an engine
 

out of a cigarette 20 on a myco trailer? Does it go high enough to clear the deck? Has anyone used a cherry picker to do this?

The height I need to clear is 53 inches. The engine is a 350 chevy. The engine height is 32 inches. Thanks for any help or advice.


Jim

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some do, some don't.. actually most don't....

you just need to make sure you have one that has at least 85" + hook and chain.... can you take it off the trailer? put it on bunks and lower it to the ground, that might be the easiest if you have the room to do that... makes working on it easier to at ground level......

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thanks, unfortunately, I don't have that option. I saw one advertised on ebay that said it max lift is 8 1/2 feet. I would assume one like that would work? thanks again sean.

Jim

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i would say if you can get at least 100"s you should be fine...

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cool, thanks a ton.

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I swaqped a 454 with a 502 in a 208 Islander. I had to raise the tounge to lower the stern but I was able to do it.

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BJ, thanks. Do you know what the hieght was that you needed to clear on the Islander(distance from floor to top-deck of boat)? thanks

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Keep in mind that at max height, you might be lacking horizontal distance to be reach into the center of the engine compartment.

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Boats still in winter storage. Otherwise I could give you a dim. As above it was tight getting the engine to ballance. Letting air out of tires can gain some room too. I just did things real slow. Hope you figure things out.

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I think It maybe easier to just hire a tow truck with a long or adjustable boom to pull it. thanks for your help and advice.

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I used a cherry picker to remove two engines from a 40 foot fountain on a myco trailer. I made an extension for the boom so that it would reach over the transom. The extension was about 4 feet long with a 30 degree angle in it to reach over the transom. I had to be careful not to extend it too far. But the height was over 11 feet at full lift.

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Bet that was a sight being carefull not to get a little tipsy

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what about just buying a chain fall from jc whitney for about $70.
find a good tree or a strong I beam to hang it from, or you can get real professional with a gantry crane.

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Take the wheels off the trailer and put 4x4 blocks under the axles. ????

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Oh yeah.... I used a fork lift to put them back in.... :eek:

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I used a Harbor Freight 2 ton lift. It can lift 1000 lbs 117 inches in the air. I took a Big Block Chevy out of a Donzi 22 with one of these.

Engine Crane

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IHTFP, you did this with out screwing with the trailer etc? thx

Jim

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I pulled the stock 330 from my 25' Larson Senza with a Harbor Freight motor hoist while it was on the trailer. Had to remove the oil pan/ pump after I got it off of the mounts before it would clear. Hopefully it will go back if I let most of the air out of the tires.

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what size harbor freight did you use? thanks Hope it goes back in for you.

Jim

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wish I could, though I'm lacking a tree... a good idea though. thx

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I used the 2 ton Harbor Freight Model that is in this link:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=7620

I let the air out of the tires, but other than that, the boat was on the trailer like normal.

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IHTFP, thx. Sorry for the confusion but I was asking Spectre5936 cause he had to remove the oil pan/pump. His 25 ft boat I am sure has more freeboard than my little cigarette 20. Do any of you guys know the distance from the floor to your top-decks?

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I'm fairly certian that I used the same model that IHTFP was using.

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thanx spectre, by any chance do you remember the distance from the floor to the top-deck of the boat while on trailer? I think that model harbor freight may work for me. thanx again.


Jim

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what i did with my engine crane was where the bottom of the cylinder mounts,i made a 2 ft extension to raise the cylinder up so i don't run out of pump.now it can scape the 10 ft.ceiling.i also put a 4 cyl block on the crane for a counter balance.dave

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The measurement is 54" from the driveway to the tallest point on the transom that it had to clear. BTW I pulled the carb and intake and used a VERY short chain.

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i made an extension for the boom also and my cherry picker has extendable legs witch i made longer and also change cylinder location. hook on boom is 14 feet off floor and i put electric chain hoist on hook and pull motor up with that . pulled 600 cid merlins out of 33ft eliminater on trailer. cheery picker was custum not store bought

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you did all that and it just barely cleared?

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Thanks, sounds sweet!

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I only missed clearing the back of the boat with the oil pan/pump on by about 1/2". If I had let all the air out of the tires it would have cleared but as I was tearing down the engine for a reversion issue all of that stuff had to come off anyhow.

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I see, thanx for the clarification. D you think I can use that crane for my setup without removing the carb and intake?

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I made up a swing set out of 12' 4x4's with 2 2x8's across the top. Hung a chain fall from that. I was able to lift the engine about 7 feet off the ground at the bottom of the oil pan.

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I don't see why it would not work. You have less driveway to deck than I had and a smaller overall engine height. I would measure how much lower you can get the back of the boat by letting some air out of the tires just to get a better idea of "fudge factor". Good luck.

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Spectre, thanks again, At the very least could be worth a try.

Excal, Interesting setup and plenty of height for clearance.

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July 4th weekend about 8 years ago we pulled an engine out of the Cig in a field to replace the tranny. Did it with a cherry picker mounted on back of a small 3/4 ton flatbed. We had to block up the side of the truck so it did not tilt.

3 hours later we are back boating. It pays to have lots of buddies and losts of spare parts.

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Do the redneck way and build your kids a new swing set from wood, just build it tall so you can use it to pull your boat engines.

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I used a chain fall. Rented some scaffold to shape of a "U". Used scaffold one atop the other. Than placed a couple of 4x4 on top of scaffold and attached chain fall. when engine is lifted out ,drive the trailer away and set motor on stand. Scaffold rents real cheap. Did'nt need no stinkin tree.

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I have one just like that... except I've lengthened the upright section so that it is two feet taller. :D

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Harbor Freight occaisonally has that 2 Ton hoist on sale in their stores (no shipping charges) for $149.99. It's a steal at that price. I've mentioned in another thread that I've used it to pull and install a couple of automotive engines/transaxles. It worked great. There's a big knob on the 8 Ton ram that really allows you to control the lowering of the unit. HF also sells a complete rolling gantry/trolley setup, but it's not quite wide enough for all boats. A cheap alternative is to buy the trolley separately for under $100 from HF and build your own rolling gantry. For what it's worth...

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Harbor Freight sale catalog just came. 2 Ton trolley (p/n40493-OYSA) is on sale for $59.99. Make up your own rolling gantry and just attach a chain fall or 2 Ton come-along.