yeah, I pulled dozens of engines and never had an issue. I always go get brand new bolts when I do. Always grade 8s. I don’t wanna risk my life or limbs or anything else to save 2 bucks lol. Never had one break before. I even fully extend all the legs and such to make the hoists and stands as stable as possible.
When that thing broke, the pendulum effect is what did it in, I was moving the hoist to the right just a bit and when it broke it swung out far and then come back, tipping everything.