Topic: 750 engine stand idears?

[Gamma]

@Gamma, now that's using your head.  It must be fairly easy to tilt up for access to oil pan.  How thick is that alloy?  Can' t be too thin, otherwise it would crease the table.  Care to post some measurements?

Sorry Tower just noticed your request.    4mm aircraft alluminium alloy.  front plates are the same.  Rear are a bit different to clear lumps and bumps.  I was just wanting to keep it all horizontal to work on, but then discovered that I could move the plates around and torque my case bolts accessing both sides with the engine vertical.

[Gamma]

just need to learn to use the quote button then!

[GammaFlat]

Gamma,

You make me want to hurl.  You and your dirty engine.     (I think I'll go clean my garage  )

[GammaFlat]

Harbor Freight has something for the "I wanna be like Terry" club:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=41145



Not quite as nice as the $1000 version but looks decent for $269.00.  Goes down to 13 1/2 inches and up to 50 1/4".  If it goes on sale...

[Terry in Australia]

There's an "I wanna be like Terry" club? Damn, I can't join! Ha ha, hey that's a good looking trolley mate!

[JZEROE]

Damn I feel like a simpleton... I just Tom Sawyer a buddy to help me moose mine out of the frame and deposit the thing on my workbench. I use doorstops to keep it in position, and take two advil preemptively for the inevitable backache. I need to gear up!

[Terry in Australia]

I just pulled the engine out of my F2 today, all on my lonesome. Piece of cake, and good thing is I can work on the bike at sitting height! Cheers, Terry.

[andy750]

Damn I feel like a simpleton... I just Tom Sawyer a buddy to help me moose mine out of the frame and deposit the thing on my workbench. I use doorstops to keep it in position, and take two advil preemptively for the inevitable backache. I need to gear up!

Its the simple things that work...I use a milk crate next to the bike and a buddy to help...takes less than 10 secs to have it on the milk crate.....no specialised gear required!

cheers
Andy

[Tugboat]

Read a lot on the forum before trying this myself. I don't have any money or welding skills or anyone that can do that kind of thing for me, but I do have a bunch of 2x4's & 3" deck screws. So here's mine. It's just enough to get it up off the table and hopefully sturdy enough to last through this project. Built that table for this too: 34"x34"x24".. perfect height!

[hondaface75]

Damn I feel like a simpleton... I just Tom Sawyer a buddy to help me moose mine out of the frame and deposit the thing on my workbench. I use doorstops to keep it in position, and take two advil preemptively for the inevitable backache. I need to gear up!

Its the simple things that work...I use a milk crate next to the bike and a buddy to help...takes less than 10 secs to have it on the milk crate.....no specialised gear required!

cheers
Andy

I thought the milk crate was a good idea too. And it was until it got about 90 degrees here and practicly melted under the engine.