Engine Stand Rehab

[Sander B.]

[Steven B.]

Re: Engine Stand Rehab

Tom, I bought a dolly with 4 mounting points and 4 steel wheels from Longhorn Mfg. (prorollers.com) in Fort Worth in '96. It replaced my 4 leg rotating engine stand as the parking place for my completed engines. I have a lighter weight one for just blocks. This is by far the best fitting, easiest rolling and sturdiest/HD I have seen.

Steve

[Dick W.]

Re: Engine Stand Rehab

Sander, looks like the same one that Northern Tools sells here in the states.

[Patrick N.]

Re: Engine Stand Rehab

Have to say, I do like the cradles if the engine is hanging around in storage for a while. This one is about as cheap as they get but nice and compact. The downside is the wheels suck and it is a pain to move.

BTW-ignore the fan and other glaring non-correct items, this was early in the restoration process

[Sander B.]

Re: Engine Stand Rehab

Sander, looks like the same one that Northern Tools sells here in the states.

yes probably because they are all made in china
checked ebay but they cost a lot more in the states @ $200

like i said i paid approx. 75 $ for it

[Tom R.]

Re: Engine Stand Rehab

Have to say, I do like the cradles if the engine is hanging around in storage for a while. This one is about as cheap as they get but nice and compact. The downside is the wheels suck and it is a pain to move.

BTW-ignore the fan and other glaring non-correct items, this was early in the restoration process

Yeah...picked up one of those as well.

[Paul J.]

Re: Engine Stand Rehab

Wow....I'd like to see the ENGINE STAND for that one!!!!

See Tom Parson's post, # 23

https://www.forums.ncrs.org/showthread.php?t=74319&highlight=trailer&uid=7359

[Terry M.]

Re: Engine Stand Rehab

Wow....I'd like to see the ENGINE STAND for that one!!!!

Some of us on the NCRS Road Tour (west) in the Summer of 2010 visited the Hunter Museum near St. Louis. There were at least two, and maybe three, radial aircraft engines on engine stands there. One was a cut-away and rotated slowly so one could see the radial operation. The first time I actually understood how they work. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of the radial engines. Perhaps someone else did.

[John H.]

Re: Engine Stand Rehab

Here's that same engine (Pratt & Whitney R-2800, 2,000hp) at the GM Heritage Center Powertrain display; Tonawanda built the R-2800 from 1939-1945.