Harbor freight engine stands

[celica fanatic]

Anyone bought one? How was the quality? I just bought a 1,000 pound one, and just want to know what others have thought of them.

[Pooods]

I bought one and have used it for a while now. Had several small block Chevies on it along with a small block Buick. No problems. Had another cheap one that looked almost identical and put a big block chevy on it only to see it melt down toward the floor. But, that's a bunch of weight plus it had all accessories on it. A 5M doesn't even make them squat!

[celica fanatic]

Yeah I bought it to stick the 7m on, and I would think it wouldn't way hardly any more. Good to know that you like it. Thanks for the input.

[ra24man]

They work fine...engine stands are not rocket science...they just need to be able to hold the weight reliably and allow you to turn the engine over lol

[celica fanatic]

I know it's not rocket science. I just mainly wanted to know that it would hold up decently.

[BillyM]

I use things so infrequently that HF crap is good enough for me. Engine stand, engine hoist, etc, I have had zero issues with.

...and you flat CAN NOT beat them on price. Sign up for a $2/yr subscription to Popular Science, as they've had a 20% off coupon in the back of each one for the last year or so.

--billyM

[pdupler]

I have a HF engine stand. Only drawback is that its not welded together perfectly straight. Also have an engine stand I bought from a local auto parts store many years ago of unknown brand that I use more often. But in general, the HF does the job and its cheaper.

[zuprax85]

i bought one when i did my rebuilt, didnt like it at all, for me looks like the engine was way to heavy for it.

[Tire Shredder]

just be careful when you rotate the engine. have a friend help steady the stand, if possible. Mine was from princess auto (same harbor freight crap) an was not too stable when the mass of the engine was no longer centered.

[robidunno]

Mine worked fine. Got it from Northern Tool. It's either 1000lb or 1250lb for about $90 with tax IIRC. I also recommend having someone there to help in rotation. Other than that, the only complaint I have with mine is that where the spacers are, going to the block from the stand, were rather short causing me to have to remove it entirely to install the flywheel. Not the biggest problem in the world, but kind of annoying.