Engine in.

It was great to get this behemoth off the floor today. It had been there for about a year. I am not sure which is heavier, the body or this mess. I should have extended the wheels under the engine more. It was tough to roll and easy to tip.

With the engine up this high, there was no way I was going to try to roll the crane. that would have been a disaster waiting to happen. Instead, I positioned the crane with the engine barely skimming the ground. Then, I lifted it up, being carefull not to get it swinging, and rolled the frame under.

Below is a pic of the engine cross-member. I had been concerned about the mount hole on the right side of the picture (left side of truck). The diesel frames have a slot on both sides as this does on the left in the pic. I did not want to mess with slotting the hole if I did not need to, so I gave it a try. First, I dropped the engine left motor mount into the hole.

Then the right side fell right into the slot with only a tap from the handle end of a 2-pound hammer. What a relief. I have only been worrying about this for several months. Am I pleased? You bet!