I use a case of oil (about 24 lbs) on each side of the stabilizer then crank it down the rest of the way on the tail tie down. takes quite a bit of force (about 100 lbs) on the tie down otherwise. Always center weights over spars/bulkhead etc. to avoid skin damage.
Lifting from the motor mount or engine, that's an awful lot of force on the mount in the direction its not normally loaded in (usually upwards of 300 lbs on the nose wheel). You could tie it to the engine but that's still a lot weight on the 'hook', its so much easier to weight the tail down why would you.
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