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Re: Who makes a good engine cradle?
[Re: rickraw]
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Get a shopping cart. They work perfectly with a little fab work.
Now how do you suppose I do that Rick? Steal it?! 
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Re: Who makes a good engine cradle?
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Make one youself using a furniture dolly and a few 2x4's.I have a 440 on one and a 383 on another and they work great.
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Re: Who makes a good engine cradle?
[Re: Hot 340]
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09/18/14 12:12 AM
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Get a shopping cart. They work perfectly with a little fab work.
Now how do you suppose I do that Rick? Steal it?!
Don't you have a couple in your front yard out by the bus stop?
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Re: Who makes a good engine cradle?
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09/18/14 03:06 AM
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I have made a couple .. using 1"X 1" square tubing and a few pieces of 1/8" flat stock.. takes all of 15 min to weld it up... I just sent one to Australia with a engine on it... no problems... the ones I have in the shop have wheels on them 
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Re: Who makes a good engine cradle?
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09/18/14 07:04 PM
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Get a shopping cart. They work perfectly with a little fab work.
Now how do you suppose I do that Rick? Steal it?!
Don't you have a couple in your front yard out by the bus stop?
Nope, I live in the sticks!
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Re: Who makes a good engine cradle?
[Re: pittsburghracer]
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09/18/14 07:08 PM
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I do a few laps in the shop once in awhile.
I can picture you doing that for some reason.
I think im gonna spring for a platform truck. I can use it for a few other things too. 
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Re: Who makes a good engine cradle?
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09/18/14 07:15 PM
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I do a few laps in the shop once in awhile.
I can picture you doing that for some reason.
I think im gonna spring for a platform truck. I can use it for a few other things too.
I made the steel part of mine BUT I bought a couple
of the cheapo furniture dollies from harbor freight
just for the wheels then tack welded them on my frames
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Re: Who makes a good engine cradle?
[Re: Chris2581]
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09/19/14 02:56 AM
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Make one youself using a furniture dolly and a few 2x4's.I have a 440 on one and a 383 on another and they work great.
This. I have 2 small blocks sitting on a like cradle now. $30 and 20 minutes time maybe. I also have a Summit one someone gave me. It's okay especially if your transporting but NO WAY would I ever pay the $70+ dollars that they list for.
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Re: Who makes a good engine cradle?
[Re: AndyF]
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09/19/14 03:44 AM
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I used to make them but I got tired of doing it. They take a lot of time and nobody seemed too excited about paying me what they cost to make.
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Yep Me too...
Build stuff lots stouter than the summit/all star POS and people want you to match the price. No thank you.
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Re: Who makes a good engine cradle?
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09/19/14 07:22 AM
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I used to make them but I got tired of doing it. They take a lot of time and nobody seemed too excited about paying me what they cost to make.
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Yep Me too...
Build stuff lots stouter than the summit/all star POS and people want you to match the price. No thank you.
Try manufacturing for a living.
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Re: Who makes a good engine cradle?
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09/19/14 09:54 AM
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Get a shopping cart. They work perfectly with a little fab work.
Now how do you suppose I do that Rick? Steal it?!
i agree, they're a great source for an engine dolly. you don't have to steal the hole thing, just everything below the basket & it fits in the trunk easier. 2 mins with a battery powered saber saw or grinder & you've left the scene. live a little
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Re: Who makes a good engine cradle?
[Re: AndyF]
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09/19/14 10:24 AM
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I used to make them but I got tired of doing it. They take a lot of time and nobody seemed too excited about paying me what they cost to make.
I bought one of yours for a 413 I had, worked great!
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Re: Who makes a good engine cradle?
[Re: rebel]
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09/19/14 10:47 AM
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Get a shopping cart. They work perfectly with a little fab work.
Now how do you suppose I do that Rick? Steal it?!
i agree, they're a great source for an engine dolly. you don't have to steal the hole thing, just everything below the basket & it fits in the trunk easier. 2 mins with a battery powered saber saw or grinder & you've left the scene. live a little
Well if your gonna do that you might as well get one of
the gummer chair ones(electric) and cut it up.. but
it would be motorized for easy moving... LOL
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