I guess you could always install a castor in the center of the engine stand leg, and cut off the extensions making it a tripod stand, or move the castors in a few inches and cut off the ends to make it narrower.  Joe-JDC

JDC

Can you attach a chain to something on the ceiling that will hold the weight while you make the transfer


54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

Nah. It's in a pretty cheap one car garage. Not heavy duty built. I'll figure out some kind of ramp or some way to get one over the other and remaining safe. Still open to ideas.
I did get the holes drilled in the adjustable arms allowing me to get it lined up.
I'm wondering if I can somehow use a floor jack to hold the engine and move the hoist out of the way then bring in the stand.

Brad
Sierra Vista Arizona
1954 Lincoln Capri

Jack up the front of the car and put it on stands. I do that for my 56 Victoria and it helps. With pulling or setting the engine in place and maneuvering the engine hoist. I lower the engine near the floor to pull the transmission and lift it to the stand. That adjustable engine lift is really a must have. At my age it makes it easier when its a one man job. The legs on the engine hoist need to be out as far as possible to support the engine weight without tipping. The longer the better. Oh and never ever work under the engine while its up on the hoist that engine is heavy! When I've done odd engines I put the stand head onto the engine and then into the stand. You can even lift the stand up to get it to slide onto the head assembly.

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Yeah moon shadow, the engine is out of the car on the hoist. The issue, as stated before, is the width of the hoist legs and the width of the engine stand front support. With the extendable arm on the hoist all the way out, the stand still can't go between the hoist legs. It's about 6-12" away

Brad
Sierra Vista Arizona
1954 Lincoln Capri

Without a picture of your hoist, I’m thinking that the engine stand needs to go into the hoist opening by starting one front leg or wheel of the stand going in sideways to the hoist.  Then move the stand into the hoist opening while also turning the front of the stand simultaneously so that the other front wheel of the engine stand goes in between the hoist legs.  When done, this should have the engine stand sitting square within the hoist legs if I picture this correctly.  I hope that made sense.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Actually Ted, the hoist legs are in a big vee shape open at the end where the stand needs to roll in. But the width at the end is about the same width as the front support of the stand so the stand can't go in much before it hits the hoist legs. I'll be posting some pics in a little while. I did get the stand head to bolt up to the engine by drilling holes in the adjustable arms to shorten them.

Brad
Sierra Vista Arizona
1954 Lincoln Capri

Here are some pics of the issue. I did turn it in on an angle but still have a 3-4" gap between the stand and head
 

 



Brad
Sierra Vista Arizona
1954 Lincoln Capri

Put the long leg of the stand on top of one of the legs of the hoist to get it nearer.  Then slide the stand off the leg of the hoist ??.  Or put the front piece of the stand on top of the leg of the hoist, use wood  to keep the other end of the front piece to keep the stand even.


54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

Like I mentioned above, move those two front castors inboard and cut that front shorter.  The stand will still be stable with those front castors half the distance they are now.   Joe-JDC

JDC