Making an engine stand, the overkill way

[ryanroo]

Originally Posted by Ronnie the Wrench

All the guys at work are waiting to see how this turns out. We rebuild 5.9 and 6.7 all day long for our company. All our stands bolt on the side of the block. This works fine but you can't hook the exhaust or turbo on till its off the stand. With your design , you can build a complete drop in right there on the stand. Looking great. Can't wait to see it done.

Thanks

I certainly hope it turns out. i still haven't seen the results of the simulation program, but at this rate, ill get to test it in the real world before they get to that. my biggest concern is that it not be bouncy when its loaded. that is when engine stands creep me out. My seat of the pants feeling after several years of fabricating, is that it will be fine. it is still a lot of weight overhung pretty far. so far my tendency to overbuild hasnt failed me. lets hope it continues!

Originally Posted by Captainfab

Oh! You've got the big one.

Yessir. our real old back up welder blew its guts out about 18 months ago. so my old 250 got shuffled to the backup position and i got a shiny new one. it certainly is nice. plus the built in cooler is so much quieter than the bernard that was on the 250. all things considered, i would prefer the older style 250 in my garage. mostly because they are so much cheaper and a little more compact. since it was on the boss and our shop is plenty big, i am all game!