Outboard Engine Stand

[Smig]

OK - I know this has been posted before, but I am having a hard time with the 'new' search function of this board and am getting a bit frustrated :|

I am looking for pictures and ideas for a wood engine stand on wheels. I built one for my 50 HP motor (175lb) but would like to build a better one for the 85HP (245lb) engine. The one I built before is made of 2x4's is basically sawhorses with diagnal bracing and spreaders between the legs with wheels

My challenge is that my garage has a 2" wide, 1" high ragged concrete gap and a short (2') rough concrete ramp to a rough concrete driveway - so I would like to make it maneuverable yet rigid enough so that it doesn't flex at the gap or if the wheels jamb up on the rought stuff. I also have to move it a lot so it should be easy to handle. I don't think that this will be hard to do, but I would love to see what other people have done.

Does anyone have pictures, links to other threads, ideas - anything you would like to share??!!

Thank you
Shaun

 

[dreamchaser]

Re: Outboard Engine Stand

Smig, What i found was a shopping cart with the cage removed and a 2x 12 going across mounted and reinforced with stell strapping on the sides and bolted thru with u bolts ,,,ive had many motors mounted on it and its on wheels ....someone gave it some thought ...hope this helps ....Leo

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Outboard Engine Stand

see if this helps: it took 20 minutes, this search function Sucks.
http://forums.iboats.com/bbBoard.cgi?a=viewthread;fid=26;gtid=545475;gpid=545488#gpid545488

 

[Smig]

Re: Outboard Engine Stand

tashasdaddy - that link doesn't seem to go anywhere, it just goes to the forums home??

EDIT: Looks like you fixed your link before I posted mine. Sorry

 

[BoatBuoy]

Re: Outboard Engine Stand

Here's some ideas that other members had:

 

[Smig]

Re: Outboard Engine Stand

tashasdaddy & boat buoy - thank you!

Those are a great help and my brain is churning with ideas!