That's what I use all the time, but the one your looking at is to small. Mine is 8 tons. The larger unit extends out to be able to get it to the center of the plate at which point the capacity is down to about 1 ton. The 1 ton you're looking not have enough capacity when you extent it out to the middle of the plate. Try Harbor Freight for the 8 tone folding engine hoist. Al - High Point, NC From: Boaz Kirschenbaum Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 12:22 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] Plate Removal with an engine hoist? Hello I will be replacing a pinblock in a small remote country workshop that is not equipped with a sufficient ceiling or beams to handle a traditional hoisting arrangement for plate removal/reinstallation. Has anyone tried a free-standing automobile engine hoist for this procedure? The one I am lookign at has a 78 3/4in max height. http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200305491_200305491 Thanks! Boaz Kirschenbaum, RPT Cherry Tree Piano PO Box 1304 West Tisbury, MA 02575 (508) 939-0629 www.cherrytreepiano.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101026/3e1cd547/attachment.htm>
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