Using a engine hoist to lift a Chinese made milling machine and lathe

Finally after 2 years of the machine being on my garage floor, I got it back on its table, yeah

Moving into the rental 2 years ago, we thought this will be temporary, mmmh 2 years down the drain and we still in the rental. Initially I had 4 guys picking up the machine and placing it on the floor. That proved to be extremely dangerous, broken backs, broken toes, broken fingers, so I decided this time I'll do it better, so off to the tool shop and bought this Cherry Picker as the Americans call it. We call it a Engine Crane...

Very important, fill the jack with HYDRAULIC oil before you use it, I made the mistake if just using it when I got it home and off course blew the one seal as all the oil ran out while in storage....

I also decided to get a load leveler, 750KG LOAD LEVELER WITH HOOKS. I was scared that the machine might tip over to one side and seeing that I'm alone in my quest.... This was important...

Got some 6mm steel cable and made 4 short ropes from the steel cable. Used 2 x 16mm threaded rods through the base of the machine and then LIFT.... scared the living daylights out of me, having a 500kg machine 1.5m off the ground... not for me thanks...