Yep, my dad just carried our spare tranny up an aluminum ladder onto a shelf 7ft off the ground in our garage, by himself. Just thought I'd share that. Even still had the fluid in it....

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'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Bump. Anyone else done this before?

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

No. If I were your dad, you would have carried it up the ladder!

LOL. I could never do it. I can carry it around at waist height for a ways, but can't get it higher than that. He's a gorilla! And he's 48!

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

He's going to hurt himself.

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Fred
2009 ML350
2004 SL600
2004 SL500
1996 SL600
2002 SLK32
2005 CLK320 cabrio
2003 ML350
1997 C280 Sport

So he's two years older than me. I'm still not slinging transmissions around. I prefer keyboard work.

I would find a lower shelf space. If that shelf were to go, whoops, there goes my favorite left foot.

That said, your old man is a strong ol' boy.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

HA! No, But I did install one by bench pressing it up from my creeper. Almost dropped the damn thing on my face! I sanded and greased the nub on the TC to insure it would slide right in so I didn't have to fight it though. Trannys are a B!+@# when you don't have a lift and trans jack.

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Current Stable:
01 ML55 AMG
92 500E (a few mods)
87 300E (lots of mods)
00 Chevy 3500HD Diesel Box Truck
68 18' Donzi Marine
06 GT i-Drive7 1.0 Mountain Bike (with GPS!)

PREVIOUSLY OWNED:83 300SD, 87 420SEL, 88 420SEL, 90 420SEL, 86 560SEL, 86 190E 2.3-16V AMG, 94 E320

Strong Pops & strong shelf.
What's it way 175#

Oh man, I did my 325 beemer tranny a few years back and I swear it was heavier than my International Travelall 3 speed I had in and out several times back in the early 70s.

Good Lord, I didn't think I was ever going to get that thing in. I sure felt it in my arms the next day.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

LOL. The heaviest thing I have in my garage, thats not a car, is my fake Xmas tree...

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

He's a translator/sales person by profession. Keyboard work.

Those trannys are heavy......one of these days I am going to get injured....

Perhaps I should start working out. I only weigh about 20lbs more than the tranny does.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

It sounds like he exceeded the capacity of the ladder!

It wouldn't have been a pretty thing if a side rail had collapsed.

I wouldn't trust an aluminum ladder for anything more than its rating.

Tom W

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

My buddy's dad sold the Dodge 318 engine from his motorhome. When the buyer showed up, he asked 'Pop' if he could see the engine, which was in the garage.

Pop and the potential buyer walked back to the garage. The buyer looked it over, said "OK" and asked if Pop would move his motor home out of the driveway so the buyer could could back his truck up to the garage.

As the buyer was walking out to his truck, he turned around and Pop was carrying the engine out behind him, barehanded!

Pop used to work in a foundry, and by the time he quit he could load 650 lbs of scrap iron into a blast furnace in a single lift.

By buddy and I never, ever lipped off to Pop.

Been there done that more times then I wish to count.....

2 rounds on the 300
1 round on the 250

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(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section