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

[iankarr]

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A fully dressed engine is very stable on my HF engine stand with the 4 yoke mount. The slight tilt of the yoke tube cantilevers the weight. Two strong people can lift it off the stand (or 3 normal people). Best is to leave the yoke on and use that as a handle for at least one person. Then rest it on your hydralic table and remove the yoke.

If you have a 1 ton shop crane, you can rig it like I did in the pics, with lifting straps around the mount bar and a heavy chain around the yoke. The tough part is getting the stand to fit between the legs. You'll probably need to raise the engine and stand together and then have someone pull the stand off the yoke while someone guides the engine off.

[Morph914]

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A fully dressed engine is very stable on my HF engine stand with the 4 yoke mount. The slight tilt of the yoke tube cantilevers the weight. Two strong people can lift it off the stand (or 3 normal people). Best is to leave the yoke on and use that as a handle for at least one person. Then rest it on your hydralic table and remove the yoke.

If you have a 1 ton shop crane, you can rig it like I did in the pics, with lifting straps around the mount bar and a heavy chain around the yoke. The tough part is getting the stand to fit between the legs. You'll probably need to raise the engine and stand together and then have someone pull the stand off the yoke while someone guides the engine off.

The lift would sure make things easier, I need to find one to borrow. I had one a long time ago but got tired of storing and sold it. Besides, at 60 I’m not as strong as I once was.