So now we have a stand, but the engine is still verticle. How do we make the transition?

First we want to be very careful not to drop the whole thing over and break the stand or damage the engine. Fortunately I inherited a chain come-a-long and lots of chains from my father. The engine platform was situated with the forward end past the end of the hoist legs, allowing the stand to rotate to the floor. We rigged the hoist with some chains to one engine pick up point and the come-a-long to the other. As we raised the hoist, we controlled the tilt of the stand with the come-a-long.

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