I would need a helper. It's not that hard to drop the trans out the bottom.
I did one in one piece before without help. It was a nightmare. Imagine a cherry picker straight up in the air, the tilter all the way forward, and me unable to lift the tail shaft over the rad support and pull the picker back. By the time I got to that point I was too tired and frustrated to stop and think so I just kept pressing on. IIRC the tilter had started stripping threads at that point (learned about Acme threads from this) and I did not trust it at all.
IMO it takes at least 2 people to do it in one piece, and I've found that for me, expecting help with these things is a sure fire way to be disappointed.
