Within Workshop Tools / Vehicle Workshop Equipment, Engine and Gearbox Supports covers the workshop equipment used to support, hold, and transport engines, gearboxes, and major drivetrain components during removal, service, refit, and rebuild work — engine cradles, gearbox jacks, transmission jacks, engine support beams, and the lifting and handling kit needed for safe drivetrain work. Parts For Machines supplies trade-grade engine and gearbox supports for fleet workshops, independent garages, and rebuild specialists.
Within this section you will find Engine Support Beams (the cross-bay beams that attach to the chassis and support the engine from above when the engine mounts are removed for service), Gearbox Jacks and Transmission Jacks (saddle-equipped hydraulic jacks designed to support the gearbox during removal and refit), Engine Cradles (wheeled stands that hold a removed engine for stripping and rebuild work), and the load-spreading and securing accessories used alongside them. Engine and gearbox work is high-risk: the components are heavy (engines range from 80kg for small petrol units up to 600+ kg for HGV diesels; gearboxes from 25kg up to 250+ kg), expensive to repair if damaged, and the operator is at risk of crush injury if the equipment fails. Always size the equipment to the load with significant margin and follow the manufacturer's safe-use instructions exactly.
Parts For Machines is an Authorised Distributor and Seller of SIP, Sealey, and Draper across engine and gearbox supports. Sealey covers the broadest range of engine support beams (with adjustable spans to suit different vehicle widths), transmission jacks (rated 250-1000kg with hydraulic and pneumatic operation), and engine cradles (rated 350-680kg with wheeled mobility). SIP and Draper extend the range at competitive trade pricing.
Product pages list the rated load capacity (in kg or lbs — always size with a margin to the actual component weight), the working height range (for jacks — minimum saddle height, maximum lift), the saddle adjustment (telescopic, tilt, swivel — allowing alignment to the gearbox bell-housing), the wheel rating (for cradles), and the operating mechanism (manual hydraulic, pneumatic, or air-over-hydraulic). Trade pricing on workshop fit-out and multi-unit orders is available; contact the team via WhatsApp 07754288583 for a quote on full bay or fleet specifications.