Best way to get car on rotisserre Options

[corpselaurel]

I am wondering what all of you who don't have a lift do.

[Gudhjem]

A follow-up:

I end up using a hoist attached as Chris described - at the seat adjuster brackets. A hoist made everything easy even as a solo operation. No drama, just operate the crane with one had and balance the almost-balanced load with the other. The weak point is probably the brackets themselves. As Chris said, I wouldn't use those as lift points if they were rusty or otherwise suspect, and would only do it with a pretty much stripped tub.

As for the rotisserie, it seems very stable, even without a support between the 2 ends. It could be dangerous if one end caught while rolling though, or at least could end up tweaking the bumper mounts or even the frame. I don't plan to move it much, but it's easy enough to clamp or bolt on a connector piece if I want to, and moving with 2 people is easy enough.

Overall I'm very happy with the rotisserie. I think if I had it to do over again, I might either go with 2-legged stands (like Zach's) to make loading without a hoist easier and make storage a bit easier, or I would have included a hight adjustment. It wouldn't have been that hard to make a piece that slides up the stand using a come-along, which would have avoided all the lifting issues.

Here's a couple pics of the car on the spit:




Thanks for all the help (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

--Steve