Re: V12

[John Napoli <jgn@li.net>]

On Wed, 19 Feb 1997, Martin Fooks wrote:

> As to the question about weight..... Very heavy .... 4 of us thought
> that we would be able to offload one from the back of a truck, by
> sliding it down a ramp and using our weight to control it (our weight is
> estimated at 800Lbs combined).  We started our tests by trying to slide
> the engine and very soon decided that there was no way we would have
> been able to control the weight of the engine on it's descent down the
> ramp.
> 

Gee, I unloaded my donor V12 from the back of my pickup EXACTLY this way,
and all by myself, with no problems whatsoever!!  The engine slides down
the ramps quite nicely -- you don't move it with body power, just
'persuade' it like you were a marshal artist -- and onto a cradle
positioned between the ramps on the bottom. 

You'd probably be real upset if you knew how I slid the motor back to the
end of the bed.  I just backed up and stabbed the brakes.  A couple of
easy times to get the feel for the weight, and then moved it back six
inches at a clip until it was at the back of the tailgate.

John

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