Weight of a 253 motor

[craigvk]

Just wondering if anyone knows the approx weight of a 253 motor with heads and the carb on. Oil in sump also. Thanks.

[SL/ENUT]

Hmmm 200kgs give or take.

[craigvk]

Is that a complete guess? I sort of need to know close to what it is because I need to shift it with a trolley which I don't want to break and haven't got an engine crane. Cheers.

[SL/ENUT]

well some ppl say that the 308 weighs 220kgs. What sort of trolly are you going to sit the 253 on?

[craigvk]

Thanks mate. I think I will take what you say... IN

Basically I am going or planning to use a steel trolley borrowed off a neighbour and it isn't the cheap Bunnings crappy type, it's an old sturdy trolley well made. Then I was going to use a car tyre with it. So basically, put the motor onto the car tyre which is sitting on the trolley and cart it horizontally. I hope that works and nothin' breaks. I thought the motor would be half a ton. If only 200 K's then great.

[SL/ENUT]

Yeah that trolly should work fine. Heck moved a 308 once in a rusted out wheel barrow once, it didn't break! That old tyre trick works wonders too.

[craigvk]

I did lift a 6 cyl 202 red motor with 2 other blokes once and that was heavy enough!

[craigvk]

Yeah that trolly should work fine. Heck moved a 308 once in a rusted out wheel barrow once, it didn't break! That old tyre trick works wonders too.

Thanks a lot champ. You have given me a lot of confidence now! I was originally planning on moving it in my Dad's mint condition Kelso steel wheelbarrow!

[craigvk]

Yeah a guy who had moved a lot of motors said that the tyre trick is always a good way to cart them

[craigvk]

I ended up abandoning the trolley and tyre trick. I thought I might break the neighbours trolley :my:
Ended up using a trolley jack and wheeling it along. I never thought these things would weigh so much. I'd never do it again without a crane of some sort.

[SL/ENUT]

I was reading my Commodore spec book, says a 308 with everything on it/in it weighs 219kgs. Didn't think a 253 would way that much.

But its great to hear hat you got the 253 is out.

[craigvk]

Heh. All I had to do was take it off a trailer and transport it 15 metres. It felt like a lot more than 200K's. Maybe because the gearbox and oil was in the motor making it heavier.