i just got a cherry picker but it didn't come with the chain. so i'm gonna go buy one at home depot or something. my question is, how many chains do i need and how long?

 

you only need one chain... three feet should work well....

these engine tilters are the **** tho...

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autop...10101

 

Old seatbelts work well too. Nylon is stronger than chain on a molecular level, so there's really no chance that it will fail .

 

does the chain have to be some special kind of chain that will be strong enough to hold the motor?

i have no old seatbelts so i can't use those.

btw, it's just a straight up chain, right? no hooks or anything? i already have one hook coming down from the cherry picker

 

Our motors don't weigh that much. You won't need something with a crazy high tensile strength.

 

The supports that the chains hook to are only held on by little 10MM bolts anyway, you'd be suprised how thin of a chain is needed.

 

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i have no old seatbelts so i can't use those.

btw, it's just a straight up chain, right? no hooks or anything? i already have one hook coming down from the cherry picker</TD></TR></TABLE>

Just aim for one that has links big enough to get bolts and nuts through. If you don't have dedicated hooks, it'll save you a lot of headaches.

 

thanks a lot for all your help

i'm gonna go buy it in a lil bit. hopefully not something too weak. don't wanna break anything.

 

if your going to home depot make sure you buy a steel chain for working and not some brass POS designed to hang a hampton bay lamp from the ceiling...

 

what are dedicated hooks?

 

go to the junkyard and use a razor to get seatbelts out. You'll never break a seatbelt, not from a honda motor at least...lol

 

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my friends car got repo'd, and had nothing on it, except the shell and the repo dudes took it off using the seat belts, it was pretty funny to watch it.

 

so basically, just tie the seatbelt around the bolt that holds the motor? how safe is that?

 

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Dedicated hooks are the kind that don't have the safety latch...they're like another link of chain only they're hooks instead of closed loops. You can find them near the chain selections at any Home Depot or Lowe's.

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Yeah, this is perfectly safe so long as you know how to tie a good knot. I've lifted plenty of motors using this method and will probably do so in the future as well. I did, however, just get a load-leveler and engine hoist chain set for my cherry picker and I can only give that the best of reviews. Pick one up if you have fifty bones burning a hole in your pocket.