An odd request but I'm trying a few places. Does anyone have access to, or knows somebody with, a small truck with a Hiab or similar in the Clanfield/Petersfield/Waterlooville area of Hampshire? I need some help, in exchange for some cash, for a maximum of an hour, possibly just 15 mins. Previously I've changed the outboard engine on my boat at the yard where it's kept with a standard automotive engine hoist, but it's a real pain, as not only is the ground rough around the boat and covered in shingle, but a standard crane doesn't go high enough and I have always balanced the crane on scaffold planks, which always feels a bit dodgy. The guy who brought my old engine rocked up with a hiab and just lifted it up into the back of a truck and laid it on an old mattress in 2 minutes. Unfortunately there is also no forklift at the yard despite several businesses being based there. The engine weighs @240Kgs, and the lifting eye on the top needs to reach @ 7' to get it on the boat. The engine is currently laying flat on it's back on a pallet in a container at the yard, but I can get it out onto the ground. It needs lifting on it's (long) pallet on to the back of the truck, transporting @ 100 yards, then lifting upright using the lifting eye and positioning at the transom whilst I put 4 bolts in. As you can see from these images of me putting the engine into the container using my Land Rover as muscle it's a bit of a lump. I've asked several drivers delivering stuff to my house recently, but none wanted to help. A local turf supplier said he'd do it, but I've been waiting 2 months now for him to get an opportunity and I'm now on stop with the project until it's on the boat. If anyone can help I'd appreciate it. Thanks Nasher.
That is part of the problem, they are so nickable that you really don't want just anyone knowing where it's kept, despite the site being very secure. I think 240Kgs is a bit too much for a mini-digger.
