On Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 5:48:29 PM UTC-4, Gramps' shop wrote:
get the machines up on the platform

Depends upon the height to some extent. However the Hand truck combine with the Tilt one end suggestion may prove your best one-man bet. The Dryer's unlikely to prove too tough - but the washer is another (HEAVY) story.

If you can approach from the ramp's sides, slip the hand truck under one side of the machine and tighten the strap! Then you should be able to tilt the thing back toward you and move it forward and let it down onto your platform. (If you build a ramp, well then, roll tide!)

If there is no ramp, then you may need to use a 2by4 under the axle of the hand truck once the edge of the machine is up on your platform. If you've help, the two of you should be able to lift the hand truck and machine and push bothe onto the platform.

Maybe do the Dryer first - practice on the easy machine!

BY THE WAY - I can tell you that you do not want a hernia!