Seems like many of us have jacks, carts, etc. to move and lift our games, but how do your old bad backs do while working on them?
I have to be very careful about standing next to a game and bending over with my head down in the cabinet. Or standing next to a game leaning at a weird angle repinning connectors. I've got bad vertebrae in my lower back and neck and always have to be careful not to strain anything. Even raising and lowering a heavy playfield like Road Show must be done carefully.
Once I do strain my back, I have to play pinball sitting down for weeks afterwards. I've gotten used to it, but it's not quite the same as standing up and leaning into the game.
When I work on a game, I try to sit next to it on a stool so I don't have to bend over too much, but you can't always do that.
Often it's a trade off - it could be easier working on the game with the playfield on a workbench or rotisserie, but I don't want to risk jacking up my back getting the playfield in and out. So I sit on my stool and take lots of breaks.
I need some sort of "playfield hoist" that attaches to the playfield and lifts it out - maybe a modified engine hoist and some ratchet straps.
It is not fun to have a bad back! Not to mention being old!!!