Hey guys I need a engine hoist and a friend has something at his place that looks different from others I've used. Its a 500 lbs picker and looks like this

Could I use something like this to remove the 13b
I read the engine is 500 lbs
I have removed the engine once but I borrowed a much bigger engine hoist compared to this one

I could always look to buy a used one if this doesn't work for me.

 

Heaviest 13B is the 13B-REW at ~425Lbs with EVERYTHING on it (most people pull the PS and AC pumps off to the side when they pull REWs).

Next is 13BT at 370Lbs with everything.

Then 13B 6 ports NA at 340Lbs with everything.

A 13B-MSP is 247Lbs with everything as is a 13B NA race engine with full intake, header, flywheel (example, 240Lbs for Mazda sports kit 13B.

An imperial Ton is 2,000Lbs by the way. If its half-ton that would be 1,000Lbs capacity.

Even if it is 500Lbs capacity it will be fine pulling most 13Bs with trans attached or any 13B alone.

 

Thanks for the info @BLUE TII
If this works then its gonna help me a lot since I could borrow this for a few days.

 

I'd mostly be concerned if a small hoist like that has a long enough boom to reach from the edge of the car to the center of the engine. I know a normal engine "2ton" crane I usually have to extend the boom to the max setting to lift the engine out from the front of the car

 

^this

 

waiting for the video of someone losing a foot.

 

The weight capacity should be marked at each pin hole for the boom extension. You will need 500lb at the max extension pin. See example:


I'm paranoid so I have a '2-ton' lift that is rated at 1000 lb at the max extension pin. You should be able to borrow or rent one.