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I have a Brand new 13X40 lathe sitting on a pallet right in front of it's stand.

It weighs about 1300 lbs.

My first thought was to rent an engine hoise, but most hoists I've seen are rated to 1/2 Ton..
The Garage roof is a flat 2x12 roof, so it's not strong enough to do the lifting,
thought I might be able to attach 4 2x6's to the roof structure, where the 2x6
would provide vertical support for the weight and the roof joists keep it from tipping over.

I got one of those engine cranes on eBay, but they sell them at all the
hardware outlets. It will do 2.5 tons on the shortest setting of the
arm, and
1/2 ton on the longest reach. So, it will do 1500 Lbs on the next to the
longest setting, which should be plenty high to set the lathe on the stand.

I don't really have the space to use a fork lift, but that would be ideal if I did.

Any suggestions?

I can always make a stack of 4x4 and cinder blocks and slowly jack it up...

Oohh, very dangerous. I've lifted a 375 Lb surface plate about a foot
off the ground
this way, but then I get scared.

Jon