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One of the projects involves both re-doing the garage and lifting a
ford 4-cyl motor out of a car. There's a fellow selling an I-beam
locally, 13 feet long, 8 inches deep, 4 inches wide (no web
thickness
specified). This would span the garage nicely - could I rely on it
to
not bend if I hook up a hoist to the centre and lift that motor?
Supported on the ends only...


I don't have my blue manual handy, but unless that thing is a brake-
formed sheet metal beam, it'll probably handle the car, engine and
all. In that size, it's gotta run at least 11-lb per foot.

Your assignment is to get the beam mounted in such a way so that it
cannot twist _at_all_ when loaded. Probably the best way to do that
is to weld the ends to some substantially larger mounting plates onto
which A-frame legs would attach.

Get a trolley for that size beam, and you'd have a nice gantry crane.

LLoyd