moving heavy materials from blocks to machinery versatle hoist

jamesrransom · May 11, 2014

I would like the opinion of as many people that would watch a short youtube video American engine 001

CWB · May 11, 2014

Before one of our friendly moderators drops the hammer on your fourth attempt at spamming this site, let me congratulate you for building the most awkward and overly complex engine hoist Ive ever seen.

darxtar · May 12, 2014

CWB said:
Before one of our friendly moderators drops the hammer on your fourth attempt at spamming this site, let me congratulate you for building the most awkward and overly complex engine hoist Ive ever seen.

+1 on that... that's just plain nuts...and the block isn't even close to straight

bigearl67 · May 12, 2014

Really looks like a piece of crap. Did Harbor Freight have a clearance sale? Earl

janvanruth · May 12, 2014

Well,you got it up there.
Took a time but ok, you made it in the end.
Now what are you going to do?
Work on the block?
A bit impractical standing beween the ledgers and under the hoist arm, dont you think?
By the way, you couldnt find a smaller, lighter block?
Try the contraption on a complete straight 6 or v 8, but stand clear as you will get hurt from the block breacking the flimsy construction that is supposed to hold it.

All in all the engineering sucks, the contraption is totally impractical, but i like the colour.

slowmotion · May 12, 2014

If the OP hadn't asked for opinions I wouldn't offer one but holy crap! The more I watched, the funnier it got! "I could have done it 10 minutes"??? I have hoists all over my shop that can do that job with a complete motor in 1 minute. I loved the actual insertion of the post in the engine stand. Ugh, ugh, grunt, ok stand on the thing now, pull harder, c'mon you SOB, ah success! God will get me for this but it was just too funny. Did you get a bowl of soup with that hat?

Bill D · May 12, 2014

Sounds like fun but if you expect us to watch a video it might be a good idea to give a link or at least tell us were to look. If that is the quality of support I can expect no way would I buy one from you.
Bill D.

Bill D · May 12, 2014

So i finally figured out where this video was hiding. If others had not said they saw something I would have assumed you forgot to post the link or address. i will help you twice in one post.

American Engine 001 - YouTube

And since you left the radio on, instead of having any useful commentary, I can hear your add for "invent help". I assume this is just a spam for that company which ways it will help you patent and sell a new idea.
Bill D.

Robert Robles · May 12, 2014

I looked at the video, as much as I could endure. There was an unfortuneate choice of laugh track at the beginning that gooned your attempt at instruction. Perhaps a paid narrator could explain what you are doing, because the laugh track doomed your attempts to the comedy bin. Perhaps you could ditch the ratchet and choose an airgun or electric wrench to show how advanced your product is. Then you could get a young girl to demonstrate how easy it is to use your product. From my angle, your body motion showed, how difficult, tiring and laughable using the green monster would be for me. Gong!!!!!

jrmach · May 12, 2014

Robert Robles said:
I looked at the video, as much as I could endure. There was an unfortuneate choice of laugh track at the beginning that gooned your attempt at instruction. Perhaps a paid narrator could explain what you are doing, because the laugh track doomed your attempts to the comedy bin. Perhaps you could ditch the ratchet and choose an airgun or electric wrench to show how advanced your product is. Then you could get a young girl to demonstrate how easy it is to use your product. From my angle, your body motion showed, how difficult, tiring and laughable using the green monster would be for me. Gong!!!!!

That was the Bob and Tom show,ha,ha.
Crap,that guy lives in my town,,,,,

slowmotion · May 12, 2014

Honest to God, this is hilarious. Can it possibly be serious?? SNL could not have come up with better. Skip all the way to minute 10, the first ten minutes is devoted only to positioning this time-saving break-through device in place. The Invent Help ad in the background is icing on the cake.

jlevie · May 12, 2014

Kind of amazing how, if you try hard enough, you can over complicate something as simple as an off the shelf engine load leveler.

Tony Quiring · May 12, 2014

This is what happens when someone who has little real world experience invents something that has been use for decades.

Big B · May 12, 2014

Someone should take that guys tools away before he hurts someone. That was rather painful to watch.

Big B

powerglider · May 12, 2014

unfortunately just not good. Not practical and as others have said overcomplicated a handy tool (the original lift). You might was well take all your add ons off and return the tool to its' original purpose and usefulness.

oinotnasiul · May 12, 2014

You own me 13 and a half minutes of my life

CAPCNC · May 12, 2014

Uncle Rube?!?! Your alive!!!!

swatkins · May 12, 2014

He had my attention when I saw the laptop mounted on top of the tool box! I thought he had gone the extra mile and written software to control the hoist, wench AND the light!

I kept waiting for the computer to play the theme from 2001 Space Odyssey when it detected insertion and complete docking of the shaft!

I wonder when he will realize that if he just rotated that light another 90 degrees the hydraulic cylinder would not block the beam so much... Oh... that's a feature for version 364.......

DDoug · May 12, 2014

Sounds like another failure by "Reputation Builder Dot Com".....

Garwood · May 12, 2014

Even before I had a forklift it was a 3 minute job to put a 1200 pound diesel engine on my stand. And that stand will rotate that engine around effortlessly by hand. Takes longer to chase the bolt holes in the block then to lift and bolt it up.

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