Engine build, Need advice Options

[Morph914]

I am new to the air cooled world so I need to lean on the experts for advice. As you can see, I have the engine on a stand with the 4 arm support. I was skeptical from the get go about this support, it does not seem to give enough support to the engine in my opinion. But what do I know?
My concern here is how much more weight can I put on this engine before pulling it off the stand? I do not have a cherry picker so just 2 guys lifting it off onto a HF hydraulic lift.
Should I get all the tin on then remove? Or would you install the alternator, intake, etc.?
And is there anything underneath that needs to be accomplished before taking off the stand?

Thanks in advance,
John

[mepstein]

I use the same stand for my 450 lb 3.2 six.

You can always put a stool or small table under it if you are afraid of it tipping while you work on it but a type 4 weighs 250 with induction and exhaust so it’s really not that much weight. Each bolt is holding 60 ish lbs.

The heat exchangers are so much easer to put on now.

[Morph914]

I use the same stand for my 450 lb 3.2 six.

You can always put a stool or small table under it if you are afraid of it tipping while you work on it but a type 4 weighs 250 with induction and exhaust so it’s really not that much weight. Each bolt is holding 60 ish lbs.

The heat exchangers are so much easer to put on now.

I figured this much, but it’s nice to get some reassurance. I think I’ll try and rig up some kind of hoist or get a cherry picker to lift it off the stand when ready to mate with the trans.