point me in the right direction

[John Deere 4240]

yanking my 454 vortec and looking for a engine lift plate to use on my cherry picker. if anyone has a link for one they know will work that would be awesome because i havent found one yet. or if you guys have any red neck ideas on how to get it out let me know. thanks

 

[rosco]

My grandpa would take out bolts on opposite corners of the intake manifold, then replace it with a longer one going through a smaller diameter chain. We also used the ends of the cylinder heads. The bolt holes for accessories and use a chain the same way.

 

[skylark]

Exactly.