Best advice I can give.
Step 1 - To move it, you need to get whatever it is on wheels. Cart, pallet jack, dolly, etc. You can use a floor jack, or a bottle jack to lift something heavy and get wheels under it.
Step 2 - It's on wheels now you can move it. Next you have to lift it.
Step 3 - You have options.
1 - Ramps and heavy duty ratchet straps. It's slow, but whatever it is, is on wheels, and the straps should be enough to pull it up the ramps and hold it.
2 - Ramps and winch. This is my favorite, makes things easy, no muscles required. A winch will run you anywhere from $200 to $600 depending on brand and rating (they get more expensive but generally speaking, that's a fair range to consider). I'd recommend a nice 12,000lb winch, probably will run you $300-$400 at Harbor Freight. The winch is worth the investment, if you have to use the beastly winch to load something, it should pay for itself in just a few pulls.
3 - Pickup truck crane. Can be mounted to a trailer or truck, usually they're rated up to 1000 lbs. Furnaces, engine blocks, steel plates, plows, etc. A pickup truck crane will probably run you $150 - $200. The crane is worth it. Again, if you have to use the crane to lift something, it should pay for itself in just a few lifts.
There are more scenarios of coarse but those 3 are the most common, fairly inexpensive and very efficient for small to medium size jobs you can't get done with just your muscles.
If you can't lift something, or you can't move something, there's always a tool or piece of equipment that can lift or move it for you. In this business, those tools are the ones that are ALWAYS worth the investment.
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