Engine stand

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shild
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Re: Engine stand

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Harbor freight products are awesome! Is that the same red the Central Machinery mill/drill, lathe, bandsaw, drill press and other products typically are? I'm trying to find a matching spray can because it's wearing off my machines.
mbrusso39
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Re: Engine stand

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I put 2 tracks on my Harbor Freight stand for the American, tender & propane car (build is 98% complete)...this works great, wish I could use one of these for the Hudson but it is too heavy. I also put new casters on and extended them out a bit to keep the thing balanced. At $299 (with coupon) plus casters this can't be beat.
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Berkman
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Re: Engine stand

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the hudson engine only is too heavy ?
mbrusso39
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Re: Engine stand

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It’s close to the 1000 pound limit the stand has and is a foot longer with the overhang...the wheel base works. Maybe I should reweigh and assess the length (the end of the stand stocks out a bit when the stand is lower (eg if I sit on the end of the stand with it all the way down when Emoty lifts the other side. You have me rethinking this as that would be great
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Dick_Morris
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Re: Engine stand

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the hudson engine only is too heavy ?
Two HF stands end to end? The pumps would have to be ganged together so they would raise at the same rate, but it might work.
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