I'm cheap and I like to recycle (re-use) things...
4 saw horses (not the flimsy plastic ones!)
2 long 4x4s
maybe some used pallets
- Place two saw horses parallel to the car shell on each side (they need to be higher than the trailer fenders or rails if equipped).
- Couple guys pick up the back end while somebody places one of the 4x4s across the saw horses at the back of the car shell to support the back end...(place `horses wide enough to back the trailer between).
- Same couple guys now pick up the front end (carefully, as the back end is now up in the air) while somebody places the other 4x4 across the saw horses at the front of the car shell to support the front end...again, placing them wide enough to back a trailer through.
- Carefully(!) back the trailer under the raised car.
- Lift the front end and remove the 4x4, lowering the car shell onto the trailer.
- Lift the back end and remove the 4x4, lowering the rear end.
The reason I stated to lift the rear 1st and lower it last is that it is the heavy end of the car.
The pallets are in the event you wanted the body up off the trailer...say maybe if you are using a metal bed trailer, or if it had railing and you didnt want to drop it all the way down inside (could be harder to pick up).
Using this method you would:
- Spend the least amount of money...2x4s are cheap
- Have a way to remove it at the media shop
- Have a way to store it back at the house
- Have saw horses that could be used for other projects
- Have pallets to store items on...or start a bon-fire for a party
- Have spare 4x4s to do a number of things with.