Moving an engine

[ruishy1]

Right guys, I'm getting a lexus v8 engine to work on, and need to move it about 50 yards up my back garden to my shed.
Its going over gras as well

How the hell can i move it ?
ive been looking at a trolley, but don't want to spend 50 quid on something il use once

Any suggestions ?

[waveman1500]

Drive it there in a car? How are you planning to get it out of the car. Going to need either a large number of strong people or an engine crane to start with, so I'd say use the same method to get to the back of the garden.

[v8chevette]

Four people, two lengths of strong rope and two long pieces of wood.

Wrap rope round engine.

Thread long pieces of wood through rope.

One person at each corner of engine.

Wood over each persons shoulder while in a crouched position.

Straighten legs and lift engine.

Slowly walk to shed ;D

[gurnersimps1963]

Get an old bonnet and slide it up on that!

[joem83]

Ive used allsorts in the past but found the best to be the base from a bread trolley, I have 2 of them but I don't know where they came from lol.

Not mine but like this

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Jan 13, 2010 4:40:57 GMT ruishy1 said:

How the hell can I move it ?
ive been looking at a trolley, but don't want to spend 50 quid on something il use once

What? They are £1 at Sainsburys.

Free at Waitrose but since they trust me not to nick them I tend to honour that trust

[carmad]

local tescos ect will have them out the back with a stupid cage round em lol

that where I got mine lol

or a skate board

[tomm]

as above! Tescos cages work a treat!

Other than that my other methods include

Skate board
wheel barrow
carrying
rolling on poles

Best of all i hadto tak a engine from m garage around to the front of the house, its about 200 meters. I took a old bonnet, sat the engine on the pallet put a tow roe on the bonnet to the back of the car and towed it there!

[robg2]

Anything with wheels won't work on grass.
I did the same thing a few weeks ago and found that a cheap box of laminate flooring came in very helpful - laid on the grass it's strong enough to slide an engine over and quite low friction too. Ideally you need to drop the engine onto something quite stiff (I used an old oven tray) as that will slide over the laminate flooring quite easily.

4 strong blokes is the best option though if you can arrange it.

Rolling on poles is good too (fence posts better) if you've got 'em.

[BenzBoy]

I use them plastic trolleys supermarkets use to shift crates around. They take 500kg apparently, and it shifts my Merc V8 and gearbox around without too much grief. The ones I use have steering castors at one end, and handy brakes to stop it rolling away!

Like these:


I would say though, that you'll struggle to move it over grass as the wheels will just cut into the ground. I'd lay some thick board down as a path to roll on, and if you're moving over uneven ground make sure the engine is secure as it WILL topple over and fall on your foot. Ask me how I know! ;D

Supermarkets and department stores won't let you have them, so you'd have to find a way of... erm... liberating one. If you're anywhere near me (Nottingham) you're welcome to borrow one of mine.

[waveman1500]

Jan 13, 2010 9:40:30 GMT joem83 said:

I realise that it's not your pic joem83, but why would this person bother using a trolley and engine stand for a VW engine? If you've got another person to help you then you can easily carry around a fully-dressed VW engine with the mufflers on and everything, even with the oil bath air cleaner still full! I've always just pulled them apart on the workbench as well, an engine stand would blow the budget.

[stinkwheel]

Hmmmm wheels etc, all a bit high tech. Last engine i moved (rover 3500) i just put down some big sturdy roofing planks and dragged it. It was fine

[stinkwheel]

Oh and i know this is no help at all, but, if its a 2CV engine, i just carry it.

[Autofive]

i have moved v6 engines on wet planks before

you need two people really, one to pull one to push and balance

and a couple of 6ft+ long 3 or 4 inch wide planks, kept wet

its not easy, but possible, once its sliding its a doddle.

[The Transplanter]

Carry it under your arm, 1UZ's are only light

Seriously though, rope and scaffold pole work, or a lenth of 2x4 will do the job

[maggot998turbo]

i use scaffolding boards on the grass/rough ground & a skateboard or two, works really well, it did on a bog old heavy fully dressed triumph 2.5 strainght six with the gearbox still attached

mini engines i just shuffle them along sweating alot LOL

[Oldbus]

If you´re quick and get it done whilst it´s still frozen i´d just grab a mate and drag it down to the shed with a bit of rope ;D

[Oldbus]

Jan 13, 2010 12:38:28 GMT BenzBoy said:

I use them plastic trolleys supermarkets use to shift crates around. They take 500kg apparently.....

The german ones do mate, can i have mine back now please

[BenzBoy]

Jan 14, 2010 11:50:52 GMT Oldbus said:

Jan 13, 2010 12:38:28 GMT BenzBoy said:

I use them plastic trolleys supermarkets use to shift crates around. They take 500kg apparently.....

The german ones do mate, can I have mine back now please

That's still in Steve's workshop as far as I know! ;D

[Team Blitz]

Good god, Imhotep's boyz moved multi-tonne chunks of Aswan's finest into huge pyramidal funereal monuments with ropes and boards almost 5000 years ago. Man up a bit, mate. ;D