Lifting motors - the easy way (trailer mod)

last celtic warrior · Post by **last celtic warrior** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:34 pm

Stood there this morning looking at the Brumby running through all the ways I could lift the motor and trans out on my own, and have it easy enough to move around...

After a bit, my grey matter clicked and clunked and spat out a decent idea. Quick bit of cutting and welding and now I have a slip on gantry for my trailer. I'll let the pictures tell the rest of the story.

I worked out the design so that I could pick up a motor (or anything heavy) with the block and tackle, then wind the winch to bring it forward over the trailer bed, so I can lower it and transport it. Then it just slips off when I don't need it.

Oh yeah, and the radiator support panel is only remeved because I'd already done that to get everything else out easier. Would still work easily enough with a complete car...

chubby37 · Post by **chubby37** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:54 pm

thats cheating.......lol....but what an idea

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:47 pm

That sweet as!!! awesome idea..
Cheers
AP

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:59 pm

Sweet idea

You should patent it and market it.

rob83ke70 · Post by **rob83ke70** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:06 pm

Suparoo wrote:Sweet idea

You should patent it and market it.

I second that!! You have to get rich somehow!! (how else will you afford those crazy modified EJ engines and tricky performance bits for your old subarus?)

Robert.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:43 pm

Sweet! I guess if you needed more height you could extent the rear bars out and up... Just make sure you've got a good trailer hitch (or add weight to the front of the trailer

)

Cheers

Bennie

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:02 am

what happens once you winch it past vertical and the frame falls forward? wont it just drop the engine onto the trailer?

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:51 am

That is an awesome trailer, are you running a Subaru Trailing arm set up underneath it? How hard was it to set up? One day i would like to set up a motor bike trailer the same way.

FROG · Post by **FROG** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:11 pm

vincentvega wrote:what happens once you winch it past vertical and the frame falls forward? wont it just drop the engine onto the trailer?

Yeah that looks sweet but as vv says you may need a stopper to stop anything really heavy from slamming onto the trailer
love the ideas you guys come up with
keep em coming

jim · Post by **jim** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:03 pm

Yep good idea, very similar to the way dumper bin trucks load and offload the bins, except they use hydraulic jacks instead of a winch, but a nice piece of home engineering.

last celtic warrior · Post by **last celtic warrior** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:06 am

Well, I could put a matress in the trailer, install hydraulic rams, or put shockies on the gantry to slow it down... But I think I'll just go with my original idea for the occasions I load something heavy and delicate onto the trailer using the gantry... Ever heard of ROPE? LOL

dibs · Post by **dibs** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:31 pm

was your dads name inspector gadget steve lol that brumby looks familer .

have you done any thing about that track machine yet
as i got sompthing the other day you miiiiitttttteeeeeeeeeee be interested in .would save you maney disapointments . in drive line

dibs

Post by **TOONGA** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:05 pm

nice stuff as for the beyond vertical problem a couple of old shokies on rubber dampers to ease it into the trailer bed

a question as well why does that look like a 2wd box in a brumby or is it just the way the shots are taken

TOONGA

last celtic warrior · Post by **last celtic warrior** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:39 am

Nah mate, will be sticking with the old rope trick for the gantry.

And yes, it's a 2WD auto, as the Brumby had been "mod plated" from 4WD manual a long time ago. Suits my purposes though, as that motor/trans will be used "as is" in my drott. I'm simply putting sprockets on the output shafts to drive a secondary shaft directly above it via chains.

tex · Post by **tex** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:08 am

last celtic warrior wrote: Suits my purposes though, as that motor/trans will be used "as is" in my drott. I'm simply putting sprockets on the output shafts to drive a secondary shaft directly above it via chains.

That that sounds like something I really want to see have to be cool must be a lot of weight etc for the poor little motor!