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Transporting a big engine in your truck

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Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:06 am

Re: Transporting a big engine in your truck

Whatever you do... dont put your new engine in a tire in the back of a truck. #-o
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Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:20 am

Re: Transporting a big engine in your truck

Bagarre wrote:
hotrod180 wrote:
Zzz wrote:Found a photo of how Mattituck used to do it. This is the same method Brian from Steve's Aircraft recommended to me yesterday. I guess this is how Lycoming factory also mounts them to the pallet. I guess I need to make a bushing for the mount ears, maybe out of wood.
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This is so much better than putting it upside down on a tire that I'm surprised that anyone would suggest that after seeing the photo.
Besides transporting, it also looks like a good way to store the engine.
Why make wooden bushings, just use the rubber isolators ("Lord mounts") that go in the mount ears.


Off topic but now I really want to paint my motor.
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Mon Jul 02, 2018 1:48 pm

Re: Transporting a big engine in your truck

When I moved my cub home in a penskey truck I bolted the engine mount to the engine and stood it vertically on a pallet and bolted the engine mount down
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Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:40 am

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Mapleflt wrote:Does red make it go faster !!!


Yes, but it makes it run hotter too. :(
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Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:45 am

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So blue would be a better choice !!!
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Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:46 am

Re: Transporting a big engine in your truck

Zzz wrote:
hotrod180 wrote:Why make wooden bushings, just use the rubber isolators ("Lord mounts") that go in the mount ears.

I guess because they're $179 a piece for the Lord rubbers, and it's not really a fun part to own right now.



Maybe you (or someone) has some old discarded Lord mounts?
Or maybe you can find some (fender?) washers with the correct ID / OD?
A little bit of a sloppy fit shouldn't be too big of a deal.
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Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:47 am

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Mapleflt wrote:So blue would be a better choice !!!


I'm old school--
I like engines to be either Lycoming Gray or Continental Gold.
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