THANK YOU for the safety reminders guys ! .
I'm well aware of the increased tipover point caused by l o n g engines .
-Nate
"twowheeler63" (I forget your name) wrote:
>
> I have a good 3 legged stand, and have had no trouble with it. It's an older
> Walker brand, so it's built stout. One thing you do need to watch out for
> though, is your 292 or any inline 6 leverages the weight out farther than a
> v8, so it puts a lot of strain on the head of the engine stand. I don't think
> the cheap ones will hold up for any length of time with an inline hanging on
> them. My son had a jeep six on his good stand, and it sagged down at the
> outer end. Just be careful!
>
> And if you go the cheap route, definitely get the 4 legs.
>
> --- In old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com, Karl Eastman <drbogus2@> wrote:
> >
> > Stay away from the 3 legged engines stands!!!
> > Buy a decent one, getting injured because you cheaped out is not good logic.
> > When you are done with it, put it for sale on www.craigslist.org and
> > you will get most of your money back.
> > It may go against logic, but I see some engine stands for sale in the auto
> > parts category and that is where I would list it.
> > You may even find one on craigslist right now cheap.
> > Good Luck.
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
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