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Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2024
Got this for my guy who is restoring a 1996 Ford diesel. He needed this to lift the old motor out and put the new motor in. It worked great and he was quite please. Good quality for not a lot of dollars and did the job intended.
R. A. Jones
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2023
In general, it's reasonable for the price though I wouldn't try to lift 4000 lbs with it. I needed to lift 1000 lbs and it was fine for that. Maybe 1500-2000 lbs. max. If lifting a ton, don't stand close.However, as it came from Amazon it was dangerous because as you can see from the photos, the steel rollers that allow the center lift point to move when cranked were missing on one side. It's ridiculous that they were left off because the circlips that hold them on were there, so someone had to install those without the rollers. Inexcusable, particularly since it's a safety issue. Fortunately, I have a lathe and it only took a few minutes to turn replacement rollers (that fit better than the original two). Also, the clevis at the top (attaches to the hoist) has far too much play, so I made some spacers to keep that centered. That's less of an issue, but still just sloppy. I gave it two stars for sturdiness because of the clevis. If I'd had the time it would've just gone back for the missing parts, but I needed it and they were easy to make because I have the machines to do it. Most people wouldn't.Like so many things made in China, they get 95% of the way to a decent product, but cutting a few corners or lousy quality control ends up ruining what could have been good with just a little more care.
Happy Customer
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2023
After fighting with trying to get my motor's flexplate to line up with the torque converter for days, I finally broke down and ordered this tool. Once I hooked it up, I had everything lined up and was bolting it together in less than an hour. You could get by without it with a standard trans, but with an automatic this tool is a necessity.
Russ
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2023
I purchased the balance beam to remove an engine out of a car. This unit is not well designed or built. It did work for the purpose but was cumbersome. They handle shoulder bolt is wrong. They handle jams against the arm because the bolt is not long enough to properly seat on the arm. The handle arm keeps coming loose on the threaded rod. This is a poor design. There should've been a locking pin or lock not to hold the handle arm onto the threaded rod. When I put my engine back in place I will modify this correct the issues.
Robert Dailey
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2022
I used this to pull and install the duramax diesel in my made the job twice as fast I was able to level it or angle it with ease
Anthony Fuoco
Reviewed in Canada on February 13, 2021
It worked fine to lift a 1200 pound diesel engine and transmission together, but I would NOT trust this with a 2 ton load. The balancin crank is smooth and sturdy. The chain it comes with is the same size as 880lb chain, but the welds (on the chain) look really questionable. Even if they didn't that chain size would still only be rated for 880lb, a far cry from the 4000lb rating of the leveller. Next concern is the included clevis, which has no rating on it, and is the same size as a 1 ton clevis. A 2t clevis does not fit into the provided hole. I used my own clevis and chain. To summarize, do not attempt to lift 2t with this.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2021
Pulled a 5.9 Cummins no issues
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on February 7, 2020
Great product and amazing price! Recommend this item!
howard colp
Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2020
Used it to put a 440 engine in a Charger. Was very impressed on how good it was built
Jose R. Rovirosa
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2020
No issues using this to pull the engine from my '03 Explorer. Like others have noted, the supplied chains were too short. Shipped quickly.
RSwipeCA
Reviewed in Canada on September 2, 2019
Hi. This load leveler works great! I used it to pull a 440 Big Block Mopar with the 727 Torqueflite transmission attached, out of my '71 Challenger. I had never used one before - as you can see I set it up with the cranking handle facing the engine crane, which is wrong, as at extreme lift angles the cranking handle will hit the crane stopping any further rotation! Have the handle facing the windshield, not a fault of the leveler obviously just a heads up. But, with all that weight, there was zero flex in the leveler, and the cranking was very smooth/easy. NOTE ---- The item is pictured with different chains to that which ship with the unit. Overall. very pleased with my purchase. I would say, buy with confidence for sure.
jimbo
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2019
The item worked as described, however just getting small pieces of chain that would not work for v-8's is a problem. I had to go to the hardware store and spend another 30$ to make it work. No adapter plates just chain pieces, really?? The handle spins off in the middle of the adjustment, poorly designed. OK if patient and not on the clock. But if I had to do it again, I would go with a better product ...
cynthia fletcher
Reviewed in Canada on March 20, 2019
I didn't like the short chains and there not heavy duty . This unit is heavy duty so why not the chains ?
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