Abstract: This invention is a single suspending device for replacing different types of locomotive engine accessories in a generally easy manner, without the need to adjust the arm(s) of the device, or to forcibly adjust an accessory relative to the arm(s) of the device, during the process of replacing an accessory. Its construction includes a rigid hoisting frame having an outer arm rigidly attached to an upper arm, to which is attached a counterweight and a suspending clevis, the clevis being located central to the center of balance of the accessory being removed. The outer arm has at its lower portion dual points of attachment for a removable lower arm, these points of attachment being for the purpose of changing the clearance between the upper arm and the lower arm, thus increasing the range of applications for the device.

Abstract: This invention is a device for removing an oil cooler from a diesel locomotive, having one suspension point, and having a laterally extending upper arm, a vertical arm, and a laterally extending lower arm that cradles and supports a laterally extending probe, which is attached in pivotal fashion to a pair of lifting plates that are removably affixed to the oil cooler. The upper arm has a lifting clevice attached to a point central to the load, and a counterweight that balances the device from that central point. When the device is lifted by crane or other methods from the lifting clevis, the oil cooler is balanced laterally while at the same time maintaining an acute angle similar to the angle that the oil cooler maintains when secured in the locomotive.