davepug205 7 Posted January 3, 2009 Hi everyone, What are your thoughts on a 350kg engine stand holding a built up XU? As theres quite a difference in price when you go for a heavy duty one. Cheers Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,626 Posted January 3, 2009 well an alloy XU built up is 100 odd kilos, an iron one 160 odd from memory, so a 350 kilo stand will be more than strong enough Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davepug205 7 Posted January 3, 2009 (edited) well an alloy XU built up is 100 odd kilos, an iron one 160 odd from memory, so a 350 kilo stand will be more than strong enough Cheers Welshpug I didnt know if they would be cheap and flimsy,as theres alot of 550kg ones about Dave Edited January 3, 2009 by davepug205 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
philfingers 5 Posted January 4, 2009 I got mine from http://www.jawel.co.uk/specialoffers.htm (it's the 1000lb one under lifting equipment) and it's fine for £25. Had an Mi alloy block on it and it's perfect. I think as it's 4 castor one it's more stable than a 3 castor one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matty_gti 20 Posted January 4, 2009 Ive been using a 350 odd kilo one from machine mart with no problems and that had my TT engine on it for a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baz 421 Posted January 4, 2009 Mine's a cheap sealey one and holds a heavy Cosworth BOA V6 fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites