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Marling, I assume what you called a 'cherry picker" is the device used to remove engines from a car? This following story is true: a friend of mine had a car , a Dodge Super Bee, a big, late '60's convertible, with all kinds of decals and stripes and an engine with a carbureter so big, it had an opening in the hood, where it stuck out, they called it a shaker (no pun intended) because you could see the engine shaking while driving. (I am not making any of this up!) ANYWAY, one night, Jeff and another friend, were in a restaurant scarfing down a large Italian feast, after about an hour they returned to the car, to find the engine, transmission, and Jeff's ham radio, which was under the dahboard, MISSING!! This was very sad, as the car was totalled, and Jeff replaced it with a Ford Falcon, 6 cylinder, stick shift, as he lost his desire for fancy cars. WHAT is the POINT, you are surely asking yourself, and WHAT does this have to do with PD? Well, I'll tell you. First, I would like to know what kind of equipment did the crook have, that enabled him to remove hundreds of pounds of hot engine, transmission, etc. without making enough noise to attract attention, in an hour or less? WHERE could we find whatever equipment he used? If we could it might be perfect for assisting a caregiver in moving or picking up a PWP easily. AND (this is not related to PD, so you can stop reading, if you want.) WHY does it take ALL DAY to have a single part, such as a hose, removed and replaced at a large shop with modern equipment, and 30 mechanics, when this guy took out all the guts of a car in less than an hour?????