Parking a 110 'sideways' with hi-lift jacks?

I have a space at the back of our plot that id like to get the 110 into for some works.

Reverse parking is not possible, however, the vehicle would just fit if it were able to go in sideways.

As i understand it, this would be possible by 'shuffling' it, using high lift jacks?

There is also a kerb to contend with, unfortunately.


So, the question is -

What kit would i need, and how likely would it be that id kill myself attempting this?

Offroad we sometimes use Hilifts to cast a vehicle sideways out of ruts so I guess it's possible, but I wouldn't do it that way it's just too dangerous to do it a few times. What I would do is arrange the hilift as a winch and pull the 110 (or used a block etc) into the space. Or get a mate with a Landy and winch to use a snatch block and winch it in, each end at a time. Use planks to get up the kerbs.

Drive one end in first, as far as possible, so you only need move the other end sideways.

Sounds like you need some wheel dollies and a winch/pair of. I'd opt for an ordinary hand winch with cable instead of HiLifts. Or maybe some wheel dollies and another Landy to shunt said 110 in.

I parked my Maestro in a space too small for it to drive into, using a 3-ton trolley jack under the front centre. I think it would have been the tow-hook as there was no diff, of course. On a hard surface it was really easy.

Just to enlarge on my situation -

If you imagine a narrow lane, walls either side, close enough that you have to fold in the mirrors where the fence posts are...
Then the end of my plot is a cut out in the wall, but only 2.4mts deep. Then there's a building.

So, no hope of winching from the other side of the space. Not a whole load of chance of comming in at too much of an angle - a bit of one, sure, but that's the main issue - due to the walls being so tight on the lane, you cant get the angle to reverse in, as the wing / wheel conflicts very quickly. And then theres not enough length for a shallow manover.

Hence needing to come in side ways.

The ground is hard, but roughly tamped concrete, so hard to roll small wheels over. And the kerb.

julianf said:

Just to enlarge on my situation -
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Hence needing to come in side ways.

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Yer fecked then ...

You'd be pushed to do it with Hi lifts too then. You need at least the length of the lever behind or in front of the vehicle to be able to use the jack properly, and hopefully a little more for ease!

Maybe use an 8' x 4' sheet of ply or similar to run a trolley jack on, as suggested earlier, and do it a bit at a time, lift, move, swap ends, lift, move, swap ends ...... I'd still try and angle it in as far as possible first though .. lazy bugger I am ..

As we used to say to the apprentice when we needed to lift owt, go and get the sky hook!

How much do you want it there and for how long? It could work out to be financially viable to get a small crane in for an hour, the old iron fairy type are cheap enough to hire for a couple of hours. Don't dismiss the idea until you have at least given a couple of local companies a call and got the hourly rate, it might just surprise you.

Lift professionally (unlikely)
Drop wheels onto something which will allow it to run sideways, perhaps even some HD workshop crawlers with ply on it.

Please don't try jacks, its madness.

Wheel dollies and some lengths of army surplus PSP ( temporary roadway) - I got my PSP from Anchor supplies, they are like heavy duty sand ladders and very robust.

Would you have enough room to do anything once its in there? What is you want to do? Why not consider an alternative location/ workshop through contacts/ friends? If you got in would you get it out again?

The space is 6m x 2.4m.
110s are just over 5m long, i think (?)

So ill have loads of room once its in there.

Before anyone says "cant you reverse park into a 6m space" the answer is no - not when there's no room to change the angle of the vehicle enough before it enters the space.

Hire one of those small mini diggers that go through door ways!! Pull it in on skids then there would be just enough room to get it back out!!!!!!