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Old 12-19-2023, 06:25 PM   #10
Waorani
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Default Re: Stripped Model A engine block weight = 95 lbs

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Originally Posted by 8EL View Post
What is the capacity of the crane scale? Could it be for normally weighing much heavier loads and not reading accurately on the low end? 95 pounds seems a bit on the light side, just bought a cylinder head which had a shipping weight of 40 pounds packaged in a cardboard box.....
1000 lb crane scale but it's a quality unit. Weighed the first one again on a shipping scale used for UPS and again 95 lbs. I can see how casting variations could easily cause a couple pounds variation.

As far as wrestling them around, every shop needs a hoist or three.
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