500kg Folding Engine Stand 1100lb Heavy Duty Workshop Auto Crane Hoist Motor

Four-cylinder blocks and small sixes do not need a stand built for a fully dressed V8, but they do need something that holds them steady while a head comes off and a sump is dropped. This one carries a 500 kg stated rating and folds down when the rebuild is finished.

Sized for smaller blocks

Five hundred kilograms is the supplier's stated rating, given without a test basis, and it sets a sensible envelope: four-cylinder and smaller six-cylinder engines rather than a big V8 with the gearbox still bolted on. Inside that envelope the gain is control. The head rotates through a full 360 degrees and the adjustable arms clamp the rear face of the block, so an engine can be parked upside down while the sump gasket goes on and turned upright again without a second pair of hands.

Steel tube under a red powder coat

The frame is heavy gauge steel mechanical tubing rather than pressed sheet, and the powder coat is what stops a shed-stored stand rusting at the welds through a wet winter. The legs fold, so it stores flat and only comes out when there is a job for it. The adjustable arms are set once to your engine's bolt pattern; after that the only ongoing job is keeping the rotation pin and its holes clean so the head locks properly every time.

Key features

• 500 kg / 1100 lb stated capacity: the supplier's figure, quoted without a stated basis.
• 360-degree rotating head: turn the block to the angle the job needs and lock it there.
• Fully adjustable mounting head: clamps the rear face of the engine.
• Adjustable arms: accommodate different bolt patterns.
• Folding legs: collapses flat for storage in a domestic garage.

Specifications

• Rated capacity: 500 kg / 1100 lb (basis not stated by the supplier)
• Rotation: 360 degrees
• Leg design: folding
• Mounting head: fully adjustable, secures the rear of the engine
• Construction: heavy gauge steel mechanical tubing
• Finish: red powder coat

Check the weight before you bolt up

• No standard, certification or test rating is named for this stand in the supplied information. Treat 500 kg as the supplier's claim.
• Weigh or look up your engine's wet weight first. A cast iron six with the gearbox attached can pass this rating easily.
• Never work under a mounted engine, and lock the rotation head whenever you are not turning the block.
• Use correctly graded bolts of the right length. The block hangs off those fasteners alone.
• Load and rotate it only on flat, solid ground.

A sensible choice for smaller petrol and diesel rebuilds at home. Confirm your engine's weight against the rating, and step up a size if it is anywhere near the limit.