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by throwaway892238 906 days ago
I strongly recommend nobody try to lift or move an engine or transmission out of a pickup bed by themselves without a strong swing-arm winch. Those suckers are really heavy, and the damage they do when they fall on something costs more than the parts. If it falls on a person, woof...
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Can confirm. Had an engine stand break in ‘94. With a fully assembled SBC about to get on the cherry picker to install. Instead it landed in my foot. Curiously, I didn’t break anything. Also the only time ive ever had a triage nurse avoid paperwork and just send me to xray
Engine, sure, but a Nissan/Datsun manual transmission is only like 80lbs, if that.