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Old 03-01-2010, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by tbomachines View Post
Your engine lift arm is bending, be real careful
the arm looks straight to me.
it's seriously too far extended for the weight on the thing, but it does not appear to be bent.
the 1/4 ton setting would be for a 4cylinder gas motor only... 500lbs is not much weight.
the motor alone is 650 lbs dry. with all the stuff on it, and the transmission I would not go below 1/2 ton... preferably 3/4!

you should pull the arm out of the sleve, and take a picture of the end. I bet you have some stretched metal, if not cracked...
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