How to lift a bed?

[shortymac83]

Ok, Here is my equipment:

1 2.5 ton engine hoist
1 2.5 ton jack
a bunch of jackstands (4-5)
myself
my dad
my mom


The task:

Get a steel 8' long bed off of the ground up onto a 2-3' tall work frame. The frame will be constructed of 2X4's and will match the truck's frame in width. After that, how do you move a freshly painted bed onto a truck's frame without beating it up?


So basically, with the use of the equipment above, I have to lift a really bloody heavy bed straight up into the air about 3'6", then set it down onto a frame. After that, I need to lift it up again, and this time MOVE IT over to the actual truck where it will be mounted.


Any suggestions are welcome...