Posted By: Hot 340
Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/18/14 03:18 AM
Need one for a smallblock.. has to be decently built so I can move it around, maybe even move it to the garage. Leary of the ones from summit, look too cheap.
Who makes a good engine cradle?
Posted By: rickraw
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/18/14 03:22 AM
Get a shopping cart. They work perfectly with a little fab work.
Posted By: SC304
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/18/14 03:36 AM
Look at Pit Pal
Posted By: Hot 340
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/18/14 03:37 AM
Quote:Now how do you suppose I do that Rick? Steal it?!
Get a shopping cart. They work perfectly with a little fab work.
Posted By: Mopar-Al
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/18/14 03:40 AM
there was a nice one in the race parts section, but it may have been in August cant remember
Posted By: Chris2581
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/18/14 04:09 AM
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.
Posted By: Challenger 1
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/18/14 04:12 AM
Quote:Quote:Now how do you suppose I do that Rick? Steal it?!
Get a shopping cart. They work perfectly with a little fab work.
Don't you have a couple in your front yard out by the bus stop?
Posted By: MR_P_BODY
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/18/14 07:06 AM
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
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
Posted By: pittsburghracer
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/18/14 01:58 PM
I bought one from Summit and it works GREAT but I don't take it offroading. I do a few laps in the shop once in awhile.
Posted By: Hot 340
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/18/14 11:04 PM
Quote:Nope, I live in the sticks!Quote:Quote:Now how do you suppose I do that Rick? Steal it?!
Get a shopping cart. They work perfectly with a little fab work.
Don't you have a couple in your front yard out by the bus stop?
Posted By: Hot 340
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/18/14 11:08 PM
Quote:I can picture you doing that for some reason.
I do a few laps in the shop once in awhile.
I think im gonna spring for a platform truck. I can use it for a few other things too.
Posted By: MR_P_BODY
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/18/14 11:15 PM
Quote:Quote:I can picture you doing that for some reason.
I do a few laps in the shop once in awhile.
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
Posted By: pittsburghracer
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/18/14 11:19 PM
Quote:Quote:I can picture you doing that for some reason.
I do a few laps in the shop once in awhile.
I think im gonna spring for a platform truck. I can use it for a few other things too.
WHAT.!!!!! It gets boring out here in the country during the Winter.
Posted By: AndyF
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/19/14 03:55 AM
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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Posted By: cudadoug
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/19/14 06:56 AM
Quote:
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.
Posted By: RobX4406
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/19/14 07:44 AM
Quote:\
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.
Yep Me too...
Build stuff lots stouter than the summit/all star POS and people want you to match the price. No thank you.
Posted By: Hot 340
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/19/14 11:22 AM
Quote:Try manufacturing for a living.Quote:\
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.
Yep Me too...
Build stuff lots stouter than the summit/all star POS and people want you to match the price. No thank you.
Posted By: rebel
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/19/14 01:54 PM
Quote:Quote:Now how do you suppose I do that Rick? Steal it?!
Get a shopping cart. They work perfectly with a little fab work.
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
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/19/14 02:24 PM
Quote:
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!
Posted By: MR_P_BODY
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/19/14 02:47 PM
Quote:Quote:Quote:Now how do you suppose I do that Rick? Steal it?!
Get a shopping cart. They work perfectly with a little fab work.
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
Posted By: cb1289
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/19/14 07:34 PM
AR Engineering- best there is.
Posted By: herkamer
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/21/14 06:12 PM
Can someone post a picture of the furniture dolly concoction?
Posted By: pittsburghracer
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/21/14 07:34 PM
Quote:
Can someone post a picture of the furniture dolly concoction?
http://www.harborfreight.com/movers-dolly-93888.html
Posted By: AndyF
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/21/14 07:46 PM
A furniture dolly works okay to store an old passenger car engine on. Just use some vertical 2x6 on each side of the oil pan and the engine will sit there. But most guys with $20k race engines want something a little nicer. Especially if you have an aluminum oil pan, or a custom oiling system.
The dollies that I used to build had 5 inch casters on them. The casters alone cost more than double what a furniture dolly costs.
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The dollies that I used to build had 5 inch casters on them. The casters alone cost more than double what a furniture dolly costs.
Posted By: J_BODY
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/21/14 08:50 PM
Posted By: Chris2581
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/21/14 09:09 PM
I used a HF dolly,put 2 2x4's across the short side,and then 2 4x4's on top of the 2x4's long side.I used large deck screws to assemble.The engines have 8 qt Moroso type oil pans,and they clear just fine.The 4x4's are the width of the pan rails.
Posted By: Hot 340
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/21/14 09:58 PM
Quote:That thing doesnt look very rigid. Unless there is something im not seeing. Flat metal with no angle folds over pretty easy.
A furniture dolly works okay to store an old passenger car engine on. Just use some vertical 2x6 on each side of the oil pan and the engine will sit there. But most guys with $20k race engines want something a little nicer. Especially if you have an aluminum oil pan, or a custom oiling system.
The dollies that I used to build had 5 inch casters on them. The casters alone cost more than double what a furniture dolly costs.
Posted By: Hot 340
Re: Who makes a good engine cradle? - 09/21/14 10:00 PM
Quote:Thanks for the tech guys!Quote:Quote:Quote:Now how do you suppose I do that Rick? Steal it?!
Get a shopping cart. They work perfectly with a little fab work.
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