Thread: lifting rig set up

Originally Posted by chetc

i hear ya, i wish the 9.9 had a lift hook, put me thru a lot of work to get to where i am now.
chet

Chet, does the flywheel have a threaded hole in the middle? If so, that is the lifting hook. You get an eye-bolt of the same thread size and thread it down in there. I don't know if modern motors still have them but an old Evinrude I had years ago had one.

we have one of these
440 lb. Electric Hoist with Remote Control (harborfreight.com)

Originally Posted by LadyBear

we have one of these
440 lb. Electric Hoist with Remote Control (harborfreight.com)

Those lifts are as handy as a pocket on a shirt. I have one to lift my rod rack up to the ceiling. Going to get several more to lift other things up out of the way.

i checked and even called Mercury, there are no provisions to lift the motor. i already have a crane set up in my basement and a hoist, i did make an improvement to the set up that attaches to the motor, rather than 2 straps like one in front and one in the rear, i added 2 in the rear , this makes it a 3 point strap. works much better and does not have a tendency to flop to the side,

chet

Originally Posted by deltarat

Those lifts are as handy as a pocket on a shirt. I have one to lift my rod rack up to the ceiling. Going to get several more to lift other things up out of the way.

i might look into one of these harbor freight elec hoist, can someone tell me about how long and how wide these are

chet