Chooseing a cherry picker for a Mercruiser 120

[egleas84]

How much does a Mercruiser 120 weigh out at dry? I'm going to pull it and take care of some transom issues.. Would this do the job?

http://www.harborfreight.com/2-ton-capacity-shop-crane-7620.html

Thanks

 

[Stachi]

Re: Chooseing a cherry picker for a Mercruiser 120

that should do it......I doubt your engine weighs over 4,000 lbs.

 

[hungupthespikes]

Re: Chooseing a cherry picker for a Mercruiser 120

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=356874

 

[fishrdan]

Re: Chooseing a cherry picker for a Mercruiser 120

That hoist will do fine weight wise as the whole engine package weighs 750-800#, so about 500# for the dressed engine.

Vertical lift height is going to be more of a problem than weight. Will the boom go low/high enough to get the engine out of the boat? I think you will be fine either way as I used this one 2-ton-foldable to install the 140HP in my boat. It worked fine once I raised the front of the trailer up.

 

[Chris1956]

Re: Chooseing a cherry picker for a Mercruiser 120

Yes the vertical clearance will be the issue. I built a old west-style scaffold out of 12' 4X4 uprights with a double 2X10 cross piece, and appropriate 2X4 braces, to make it stable. It was just tall enough to back the trailer and boat under the cross piece, and use a $20 cable hoist (cumalong) to lift my V6 mercruiser Engine high enough to pull the boat clear.

 

[ziggy]

Re: Chooseing a cherry picker for a Mercruiser 120

i'm with the vertical height clearance is going to be the issue crowd....
several folks here have something like this..

cost me about what yer gonna pay for the harbor freight engine hoist..

 

[egleas84]

Re: Chooseing a cherry picker for a Mercruiser 120

i'm with the vertical height clearance is going to be the issue crowd....
several folks here have something like this..

cost me about what yer gonna pay for the harbor freight engine hoist..

I have some extra 2x4's... thanks for all the ideas guys! sorry i didnt use the search feature....

 

[dn010]

Re: Chooseing a cherry picker for a Mercruiser 120

, and use a $20 cable hoist (cumalong) to lift my V6 mercruiser Engine high enough to pull the boat clear.

I'd get a chain engine hoist if I were you, seen too many of those cable come-alongs fail even with little load in them. Many of them are made outta pot metal, hence the $20 deal you got...

 

[ziggy]

Re: Chooseing a cherry picker for a Mercruiser 120

I have some extra 2x4's

just so your aware, i used 4x4's x12' like Chris1956 was talking about. if i remember right the top cross member is 2ea. 2x10's maybe 12's sandwiched together with large through bolts w/ large washers for back plates.

there is a 2x4 in the pic though. on top of the cross beam. it sits outside and had been a few years since i used it so i wanted to be sure the center of the beam wasn't rotted. the 2x4 was my insurance so to speak..

 

[clockwatcher]

Re: Chooseing a cherry picker for a Mercruiser 120

I rented this one for $25 a weekend at my local tool rental shop.

 

[DaNinja]

Re: Chooseing a cherry picker for a Mercruiser 120

I rented this one for $25 a weekend at my local tool rental shop.

I think Frisco rented one like it to pull the engine out of an even taller SeaRay 220.
I'd take that over a wood frame anyday.

 

[Chris1956]

Re: Chooseing a cherry picker for a Mercruiser 120

The 4X4 uprights and 2X10 cross piece had no issues with strength. You will need to make sure the thing doesn't fall over. I used 2X4 under the end of the uprights to keep them from sinking into the ground, a triangle of 2X4. on each upright to keep it from falling back and forth and a 2X4 from upright to upright on the ground, to keep them from moving in-out. I also used 2X4 gussets to keep 2X10 upright and 2X4s to brace from 2X10 to 4X4 at a 45* angle. It was very rigid. My new neighbor (turned out to be a jerk, BTW) asked me if I planned to keep the scaffold up permanently. My thoughts were to throw a couple of hangman's nooses over the cross piece and see if that changed his boorish attitude. Afterall it was near Halloween!