The Pinball Diaries

So every time I need to set up or take down a pinball machine, my brother throws his back out. Each time this happens he seems a little more reluctant to help me.

So here’s what I’m thinking: I found a rope hoist at Harbor Freight Tools. I’m not convinced that anything that costs $5 can support up to 500 Lbs., but that’s what they claim. I can hang this from one of the giant beams in my basement:

Then, I can move the machine under the hoist using my hand-truck, put the front legs on, tip the machine forward, put a moving belt on the back, hoist it up, put a file cabinet underneath it, attach the back legs, take out the file cabinet, lower it to the ground, and position it using the pinball lift.

Well, we’ll see.

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