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Old 03-17-2008, 07:22 AM
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I have a suburban with a tail gate. With care, a fork lift can get a motor fully into the back. But the next best thing is a couple of 2x4s in the back and a few lengths of 1/2" plastic pipe.

Lay the pipe down first so that it can roll from back to front. Put a few 2x4s running fore and aft on top of them. It helps that the 2x4s are only about 4 feet long. Arrange them like so:

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Then lay the motor on it and give a gentil push. It helps to have a crowbar handy to remove the plastic pipes (but leave the wood).

To brace the motor from rocking, a tire on each side helps.

It also helps tie the motor down so that it stops sliding. You don't want to know what it can do when you stop short or hit something when it's not well secured.

of course it doesn't help that I'm posting this the day after you're done.

-CTH
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