Technical Anyone transport an engine on an engine stand?

I’ve a block with the crank only in it I’m taking to a shop, so not a lot of weight. I thought I’d cross strap in in the bed of my pickup for ease. SBC so not a lot of weight.
Pretty sure it would be alright, but thought I’d see if there were any horror stories to stop me.
Thanks.

 

Did that once but layed it on its back. I guess it may depend on the design of the stand. Mine was the type bolted to the bell housing flange.

 

I guess I should mention it’s a the better HF engine stand, swivel wheels in the rear, two legs and fixed castors in the front.
Edit: Yes, it bolts to the block on the BH holes.

 

Honestly Sir,

I would personally cringe having that much weight up high in the bed of a pickup, but it has been done hundreds of times in the past! I would leave the head of the stand on it, set it on a blanket in the bed &
take the rest of the stand with it. Even 2 older gentlemen without any major health issues can lift a SBC block with a crank high enough to get it back into the stand when you arrive. I have been blessed @ 60 years old to not have any health issues & could do that by myself as I have been a workout & nutrition freak for decades, but I would not recommend anybody do that! In the old days ...I would have picked it up & carried it into the machine shop & did once from across the street! LOL

God Bless
Bill
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ar-transport-hauling-open-or-enclosed.614419/

 

Bill, even in my younger days, you were still a better man than me!

I recall picking up a pickup, block was out (FH 6 Dodge) the seller had a friend over to help load it on the trailer.
We used the sellers hoist to load the block. His friend said “20 years ago I could have loaded by myself “. I said “20 years ago, I’d have let ya”

 

Sounds similar to mine, if you lay it back i found it more stable, put some lumber under the swivel where it touches the ground

 

Sounds like a better plan. Thanks!

 

have set in old tire and strapped down--no issues

 

I’ve not, sounds like a bad idea.
My engine machinist doesn’t want my stand in his shop.
Nice cardboard and upside down where the intake sits never a problem for block

 

I have done compleat engines, use a 4x4 from crank,front main oil pan to leg , & strap it well .
If your unable to remove from stand by your self to get to shop, you can drop gate put engine over bed,
then jack up rear to take weight off stand ,remove stand let jack down , if bed to hight , let air out of tires to lower bed , then air up tires .
There was times I drove hatchback Vegas with compleat BB in the back .

 

I would have a problem with the weight of the block suspended by 4 bolts, with a small contact point bouncing down the road. I would never do it.

 

I’ve used tires before as well, but there’s no pan on the engine. Just taking block, crank and rod ***emblies (boxed separately) in for some machine work.
I have a cherry picker, can’t get my forklift out right now, I like what @31Vicky with a hemi says about laying it on the intake surface. Seems like a solid plan.

thanks all!

 

I dunno. It wasn't real far. 10 miles?

 

I had to go from Spokane down into Oregon to pickup an olds 394 on a homemade engine stand. We set the thing on the back of my pickup and it was up in the airstream. Put a tire against the cab, chained up high on the engine because tipping is your enemy. Used a come along to **** it up to the tire and front of box. The tire acted as shock absorber and kept things tight. Check all the chains every time I stopped for gas. Stayed tight. There was a 25mph headwind and every time a truck p***ed I could feel the truck levitate! But it rode like a champ and home with zero problems.

 

When buying my 396 I took along a cherry picker and some tires.
Sat the oil pan in one tire and placed tires around the block and tied her down.
Everything was low and rode well with the lift laying beside.

 

I still don't trust the one weight bearing point on the engine stand, especially when torquing up bolts on the overhanging edge. I have done a few inline 6's, and that extra length still doesn't "feel" right on a stand, so I have made outriggers which bolt to the front of the block and go down to an extra cross piece on the front leg . But as for moving engines around, an old tyre and a good rope always work, just leave your chains attached so it can be lifted quickly at the other end.

 

I have done it but I wedged a 2x4 under the crank snout to give some support in the front. Traveled about 30 miles on good roads. Sketchy at best.

 

You say the stand has wheels? I'd tow it -- seems safer.

 

I helped a friend do that 35 years ago , wouldn't do it again ! The closer to the bed the better .

 

Called learning the hard way......good luck!

 

Lol. Shouldn’t have said wheels. Just castors.

 

I’m gonna do the “intake surface on plywood with a moving blanket on top” thing.
Thanks all.

 

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-917056
When I moved I thought the lower center of gravity of one of these stands was worth the money.

Phil

 

I always use one of the cradles with the wheels removed, I'd never use an engine stand, just to unstable and to many idiots on the road that could cause a mishap

 

I kept my 348 on one of these in my old daily all winter long for traction. Strapped the whole thing to the RF of the bed under a topper of course

 

yep, sure have

 

I don't know if I would trust that it would make it there ok. You need to put a brace under the front of the engine to the stand frame and then strap it all down. I would make my own Motofeet with slip on wheels. I had my FE on them when I drove it around in the back of my old '64 Chevy panel (and on the ground with a C6).



Here's the Summit SBC version, shouldn't be too bad to make from s****.

 

Going into town one day on the state highway, saw a pickup off to the side with a couple of guys putting a small block Chevy block back in the truck. Better take a friend with you just in case.

 

Thanks all, busy shift at work.
Thing is I can easily make a proper stand, but doing 6-10 hr night this week, maybe next week as well. The Saturday window to take it in is pretty short for me.
But I think I will go ahead and fashion one up, take it on the following Saturday.

 

I have done them dropped onto a tire and blocked in with other stuff. Never budged an inch in transport.

The heaviest thing I have ever lifted was a full 283, fan to flywheel along with my brother helping. I'm sure my face was beet-red and I lost vision at one point in the lift. Onto the tailgate of a pickup truck.