Kragen has one on sale now in the SFBay area for $49.95 pre-tax.  Not
sure if it's any good.

What I really want is a better engine stand.  I got an engine stand
from CIP1 for $99.95 and it tends to fall over all the time.  This is
a "T" type of 2" square tubing.  The weight of the engine in the rear
seems to push the base of the stand to the left or right.  I would
prefer a four-wheel or point engine stand base.  I want to mount the
entire engine with exhaust/muffler on the stand for ease of assembly.
Any suggestions on where to buy such a stand?

Right now, I've added significant bracing to the base of my engine
stand with 1.5" x 4" wood pieces, metal bolt-on braces, and two 1.5"
diameter wheels. Right now, it's holding okay, but the wood has some
flex due to compression of the wood and I want something that is solid
as a rock.  I've heard people put the "U" part of the VW engine
bracket (the piece that bolts onto the drive plate bell housing) onto
another engine stand.  I went to Kragen and they only have something
that looks about the same level of el cheapo base that I got.

Any advice, thoughts?

-- Craig

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:41:01 -0500, Carl Hansen <carl_hansen@ieee.org> wrote:
> I was at the Berlin N.J. Sears Hardware store this weekend, and the Sears
> Motocycle Jack was reduced to $69.95.  Looks like it ought to work just
> fine to drop a motor out of the Vanagon (SyncroBeast).  The lift height is
> 16 1/2 inch.
>
> Thought the lists might appreciate the heads up.  I don't know if the price
> is the same elsewhere, but it's probably worth a look see.
>
> This jack was selling for as much as $119.95 last summer and I've seen it
> for sale before the Holidays at $99.95, with an extra $10.00 off now and
> then.
>
> Never have I seen it as low as $69.95.  I tell ya, the sucker weighs a TON!!
>
> Hope this helps someeone else.
>
> Ch
>
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