cherry picker engine hoist question
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12/31/21 02:49 PM
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the Pittsburg hyd jack (harbor freight) takes dozens of pumps to get it up, is it OK to leave it up in between jobs? thank you for your time. RR
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Re: cherry picker engine hoist question
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I am going to say NO. Unless you have some way of supporting the boom, so the weight is off the cylinder. I don't trust any hydraulic device for holding weight for any length of time. Best bet, be safe.
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Re: cherry picker engine hoist question
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the Pittsburg hyd jack (harbor freight) takes dozens of pumps to get it up, is it OK to leave it up in between jobs? thank you for your time. RR RR ... how far does the ram move ... say for 6 strokes ?
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Re: cherry picker engine hoist question
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Hmmm.... I replaced the jack on my engine hoist several years ago with a HF Pittsburgh jack. Seems to work as well as as the old one and doesn't require an excessive amount of pumps. Maybe I got lucky. And I have never left an engine dangling on a hoist, at home or at work. I just don't trust them. Tim
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Re: cherry picker engine hoist question
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01/01/22 09:43 AM
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I have a northern tool hoist(it sucks because the front wheels don't swivel) and when it is all the way down I can just lift the boom up and it will catch it. You have to lift it pretty far past the height you want or do it twice but it is way way better than pumping that whole distance. This obviously doesn't work with a load.
A friend of mine has the best cylinder for his and I need to replace mine with it. It pumps on the up an down stroke so if you are moving an engine from the ground to stand or install height its super fast. Its the only one I have seen that way and it is awesome.
Last edited by Bad340fish; 01/01/22 09:43 AM.
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Re: cherry picker engine hoist question
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Alright I will start letting it down (I need the exercise anyway). thanks guys. RR
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