Hello, How do you move an engine to storage?

I’ve purchased a damaged semi, with bad frame, I’m trying to salvage the engine and transmission. The mechanic that remove the engine, said that differentials, I mean the rears are not worth it. He also mentioned they are 2 speed rears, which means they have 2 ratio.
Anyway , he can’t store those there, and I need an engine, but mine it’s still ticking, and I think I can get another year or who knows maybe 2.
How do you move an engine and transmission to a storage facility. Storage facility don’t have any equipment on premises to remove and move heavy objects like, I think a 3,000LB engine. These are heavy stuff.

 

Hire someone that has the equipment to do the job.

 

^^^ what Long FLD said. I will add that if you really want just a plain jane storage facility, you could have the stuff hauled to you and then unload it with a forklift you rent yourself and place it into the storage building.

 

Find two pallets that have at least a 3k lbs capacity each, strap the engine on one, the transmission on the other one.

Rent a box truck with E-track, with a high capacity lift gate, and use a high capacity pallet jack to position it where you need it to be.

 

Ha ha, . I wonder what is the lift gate capacity weight? I see on Detroit specs, an Detroit 60 engine say it’s 2550 LB dry, whatever that means.
Rent a Uhaul box truck with E track., I’ll have to call them and see if they have any

 

Actually I need a truck with lift gate , and none have one to rent.

 

U-Haul won’t have what you need…Probably only Penske or Ryder….
You could see if there is any one local that does local carriage….might be cheaper than renting equipment

 

About the pallets , I think I’ll have to build one myself.

 

U-Line has 5,500 lbs capacity wooden pallets for $89 each.

 

Try Enterprise Truck Rental