Pushing truck in garage

When working on the engine bay in my garage, it's easier if I can back the truck up a few feet towards the door. If I have to leave the truck apart overnight, I'd like to be able to push it forward so I can close my garage door. It's a typical slope. Trying to push it forward I'm standing on my very sloped driveway just outside the garage, so I can't plant my feet.

Any trick I don't know about? I don't want to install a concrete anchor, but I'll buy something else.

 

Small Winch from harbor freight.

 

Is it mobile before the work? Back it into the garage so you don't have to push it back and forth.


Edit: If its near a slope and you or anyone else is walking on the downhill side... do yourself a favor and chock all four wheels. It sounds silly, but many people have run themselves over when doing far less.

 

That would have to be bolted to the concrete, right? Also I don't have any extra room in the end of the garage to mount it.

 

Backing it into the garage does sound like a good idea, but I get nervous turning my back to the open side too long, like facing away from restaurant doors.

I'm thinking of somehow levering the rear tire to roll it forward slowly, resetting the chock as I go. I don't think a pry bar would work, but something.

 

$29 TBAPFS 2 Ton Heavy Duty 2 Hook Steel Cable Dual Gear Power Puller Come Along Chain Winch Ratchet Tool, Automotive Hoist Hand Winch Cable Puller Stretcher Lift

Amazon.com: TBAPFS 2 Ton Heavy Duty 2 Hook Steel Cable Dual Gear Power Puller Come Along Chain Winch Ratchet Tool, Automotive Hoist Hand Winch Cable Puller Stretcher Lift : Automotive

Screw an Eye bolt into a stud in the garage wall as an anchor. It doesn't have to support much weight.

 

what about something like this?
Car Dolly 4 Pack, [Upgraded] Towallmark Car Dolly with Nylon Wheels, 6000lbs Load Bearing, Tire Wheel Dolly Vehicle with 360¡ã Rotational Wheel for Moving Cars, Trucks, Trailers, Motorcycles, Red

$113 Car Dolly 4 Pack, [Upgraded] Towallmark Car Dolly with Nylon Wheels, 6000lbs Load Bearing, Tire Wheel Dolly Vehicle with 360¡ã Rotational Wheel for Moving Cars, Trucks, Trailers, Motorcycles, Red

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTQ6W9J3

 

Roll one of the tires with your hands. I use that to move trailers that are stuck

 

Reverse onto some ramps before you start working.

 

Nope, if you’re stupid and try to yank it up the hill then yes.
3 or 4 feet across flat cement then you can put a 1 x 12 across the wall studs and quick mount to it. We did it in one garage and was no problem but, we had common sense.
Just threw it out there.

 

there's also all-inclusive winches that are designed like come-along's, but without the physical effort.

this one is rated to 2000 pounds, i don't know what the rolling load would be with a steep driveway(likely around 250-500 pounds?), but it's 12v powered, so you'd need a healthy 12v battery, or a running vehicle to use it this one runs off 120v, so you just need an anchor point, and an extension cord.

$290 WARN 885000 PullzAll Corded 120V AC Portable Electric Winch with Steel Cable: 1/2 Ton (1000 Lb) Pulling Capacity , Red

https://www.amazon.com/WARN-885000-Corded-PullzAll-120V/dp/B0043OV0IA

this one is only rated to 1,000 pounds, but runs off a cordless drill

$130 FITHOIST Portable Drill Winch 1000LBS, Drill Powered Winch with Alloy Steel Wire Rope 40FT, Drill Winch for Lifting, Dragging, Handling, Trailer (Red)

https://www.amazon.com/FITHOIST-Portable-Drill-Winch-Dragging/dp/B0CSFBHPW8/

i will say, the come-along linked earlier has only about 8' of reach. i purchased one specifically to pull a tool box onto a trailer during a job change, and it didn't work because it needed to be re-set right at the point where the front of the tool box would be on the trailer, but the back would still be on the ramps yet--the absolute worst place to need to reset a load...

i ended up borrowing a 20ft chain hoist from my neighbor to get the job done. but even my 500-ish pound tool box was an extreme arm workout..

$90 FITHOIST Lever Chain Hoist 3300LBS Capacity 20FT Manual Ratchet Chain Puller Hoist with 2 Hooks for Open-Air and Unpowered Operations (3300LBS 20FT)

https://www.amazon.com/FITHOIST-Capacity-Warehouse-Automotive-Machinery/dp/B09KY2ZQZW/

 

I bolted this to my concrete floor with concrete lags to pull vehicles onto the four-post lift:

https://www.dutton-lainson.com/proddetail.php?prod=11001

I measured the pulling load with a force gauge pulling up my old truck (it weighs approx. 4,000 lbs.) and the peak was around 600 lbs., well shy of the 2,000 lbs. rating. A sturdy floor is key, though.