using tractor FEL as engine crane/hoist

[z0lt3c]

What model BMW?

It was an e36 OBDI M3 engine (S50B30) going into a e30 swap car being built for drifting. I have another 95 M3 that I use for HPDE events, trying to get into NASA and BMWCCA races in a year or two.

The B7800 had plenty of FEL height and lift capacity, even with my attachment, Q/A and using the furthest mounting bolts from the pins. Bigger challenge was not running it into the garage door at 8' high. As I mentioned, it was much smoother to roll the forks back then it was to try and lift them up.

Once we had the trans off, it was no sweat to lift the engine, using the chains we rigged, and up into the back of the pickup truck. The nice thing about the engine so far out in front of the tractor is I could pull up all the way to the bumper and get the engine into the back of the bed.

When the engine got the stuck on the steering rack I lifted the whole front end off the ground, that's when we decided to put the wheels back on, just in case. Yes, our backup plan was to lift the engine by hand, but on a 15 degree day in NJ, standing around the torpedo heater and using the tractor sounded like a better plan.

 

[Wis Bang]

I've used a fork lift to pull a v-6 from an S-10 at my work shop.

I used a Case skid steer to R & R the 4 cyl in an ingersoll air compressor at the construction company.

We borrowed an old Holmes wrecker to pull the engine from my '62 willys jeep in the backyard.

The 2nd time we had the Jeep down the city's shop and dad [city eq operator] used a JD 2010 backhoe.

We also used a tripod made from 3" pipes and a chain fall to pull a chev 250 I-6 and 3 speed trans from a 68 chevell in the backyard...

I inherited an old Ingersoll air powered cable lift [1000# hoist] but never got it set up b/4dad passed and ended up taking it to the scrapyard along w/ alot of other stuff...

An engine hoist works nice but isn't necessary as long as you work safe...

 

[jas67]

It was an e36 OBDI M3 engine (S50B30) going into a e30 swap car being built for drifting. I have another 95 M3 that I use for HPDE events, trying to get into NASA and BMWCCA races in a year or two.

Sounds like it'll be fun car. I owned an '89 E30 (325i). Even stock it was a fun car, the S50B30 will certainly wake it up!