Pull small block with 4 post lift
Pro
Joined: May 2012
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From: Westminster Md
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Crossville TN
Why not put the whole car up on the lift...at full height....then shackle the engine to a rafter, loosen the bolts and just lower the car!?? 
Oh, wait.... Then you have to figure out how to get the engine off the ceiling....
Oh, wait.... Then you have to figure out how to get the engine off the ceiling....
Racer
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Brant County Ontario
Drifting
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I have a 4-post lift and I am not planning to use it for engine pulls. As the others have said, I don't think it will work with a standard picker. But, if you hoist from above and then roll the car out from under the motor it might work.
Melting Slicks
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From: Raleigh NC
St. Jude Donor '13-'14
Hey Ryan,
I haven't pulled a motor with a 4-post lift, but I would think you would be lacking the "feel" of a engine hoist. No matter how many double and triple checks I have done, I have always seemed to miss 1 or 2 items. With the slow, steady power of the engine hoist I could identify it quickly that something wasn't unhooked before I did any damage.
Just a thought.
I haven't pulled a motor with a 4-post lift, but I would think you would be lacking the "feel" of a engine hoist. No matter how many double and triple checks I have done, I have always seemed to miss 1 or 2 items. With the slow, steady power of the engine hoist I could identify it quickly that something wasn't unhooked before I did any damage.
Just a thought.
