We need to replace a hot tub on a second story deck in our back yard. Our local hot tub store is reluctant to bring in a crane to lift it up over our house because our house is set back approximately 100 yds from the street and they are concerned about the width of our drive, weight of the crane and whether our aging concrete drive can handle it. Approaching from the back is not feasible due to sprinkler lines that could be crushed and bringing it through the house will not work.

Hot tubs are placed in much more remote locations than mine. Any creative ideas and solutions would be welcome!

Option #2 .... helicopter ... Figure on paying more for the delivery, than for the spa

well driving a truck over a lawn with in ground sprinklers might cause issues but repairing those sounds cheaper than the crane or chopper, lol... how about.....you find a light duty trailer to put the spa on and tow that with a small atv........that shouldn't crush the yard to bad??

Depending on the size of the spa we have used a scissor jack. One of those crank lifts with the spa on it's side (rented from Lowe's). We deliver HotSpring which are very solid structurally, so it also depends on the structure of the spa. We have probably not gone over about 700 pounds. It's not the most stable thing to use though. It's kinda scary with that much weight.