The Ultimate Engine Stand

This is the fourth or fifth one I have done, and if you center the engine correctly, and use the lock down bolt for a little drag, there is no problem with an engine flipping over.

Great write up and pics. Problem for me is I don't have a lathe or I would make one. I just grease it up and use a long bar to rotate it around. Thanks for the info.

This is an excellent write up. Something I recently did makes me think of something I'd do.

Welding a ½” drive socket to the end of the shaft would alow you to use a ½” breaker bar when turning off balance loads.

just a thought…

Originally Posted by n2omike

Now, if you can fabricate a low effort, geared hand crank to turn the engine with, you'll have a major winner!

I saw one once(might have been a rotisserie- but same thing basicallly) that had a cheap wormscrew winch like used for a boat trailer or something, ideal for a engine stand... I'm hacking/building a 'overkill rotisserie' of sorts right now out of a old gantry hoist, gonna try to use something similar to keep the car from flipping if imbalanced...