Need a new lawn tractor

[Rick-o]

pdq wrote:
[quote=Rick-o]
I just bought an inexpensive chain hoist that is permanently mounted in the barn. I have a heavy duty strap to hook up the tractor, then raise the tractor front to where it's almost standing straight up.

Oh, dear God - and then you get under it?

Rick-o wrote:
I seen this done by friends working maintenance at a cemetery many years ago.

Maybe he was trying to join the regular customers at his place of employment?
Heh! I was waiting for this! I just KNEW someone would have a safety concern about this technique.

No, you don't get under the tractor with this method. Your standing/sitting next to it. Most of the weight is on the rear wheels, with a very small load on the hoist at that position.

The chain or strap isn't just going to snap with that load on it. If you're "skerred" you could always block it against falling, but to me, that's overkill.