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Congrats on dropping the engine yourself, it'll get easier and easier each time you do it.
I have a couple comments for you:

1. If your hydraulic table has a 500 lb capacity, pulling your engine and trans at the same time is right at the limit of your table or maybe a little over, depending upon which trans you have; 915 or G50.

2. I have always pulled the eng/trans together, its easier, in my opinion.

3. I use an ATV jack for lowering the eng/trans (small dolly supporting the trans) and I lower the eng/trans with the car close to ground level that way its not at such an angle. Then once the eng/trans is resting on the jack, I lift the car. Using an ATV jack to drop your engine is definitely a one man job; although a helper is always nice.

There are a lot of "while the engine is out" projects you may want to do. I'm sure if you do a search you'll find a list of things.
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