Ok guys I need an engine hoist but I really don't want to buy one since I only need it once... I'm looking to build something that will get the job done I really only need it to lift the engine off the stand and lower it onto the subframe you guys got any old school ideas

 

Block & tackle and a sturdy tree. Chain hoist, but that can get pricey.

 

rent one.

 

if only i had a tree lol new housing development so my biggest tree is only about 3 inches at the base

i cant find one around me ive called everyplace i can find

 

make a tripod or quadpod. ive used 4x4s before also used cedar teepee poles. you need to make sure the base of the poles are secure

 

well this is basically what i have come up with just a basic supported frame that should be strong enough to hold the motor i have all the wood and it only needs to be about 5 feet tall now i just need some sort of lifting device

btw how much you guys think the engine weighs fully assembled with all the accessories... i was thinking 600-700 lbs

 

^ "Danger Will Robinson"! Use at least a 4x6 beam instead of a 4x4 on top. And string the beam on top of, not between the side boards. Use a 4x4 on either side that the 4x6 rests on (lag bolt them together), then fasten a 2x4 on the outside of the 4x4 on both sides, and up to the top of the 4x6, lag the 2x4 into the 4x6. The 2x4's will be the outer "frame" to hold the other pieces together. In the construction world, the 4x6 is called a header, and the 4x4's are called a "cripple".

 

Gotchya cam I should know this I used to frame houses

 

Better safe than "scarry"!
Although I don't do it for a living, I've done a lot of construction work. My stuff passes county inspection too.

 

so this is what i built it worked great the white piece in the middle is a piece of 6 inch sewer pipe acting as a pulley i tied a strap to the engine wrapped it around the the pipe twice then strapped it to the 300 lol and it was only 50 bucks to build