The problem with a “conventional” meter hoisting technique:

One procedure often used is to run a rope through both side handles and then clip the loaded strand, as shown below. The thinking here is that two handles must be better than one. However, as shown in the lower figure, this is not the case if the angle formed between the clip and the loaded strand exceeds 120°, as is often the case in this set-up. The example shown here is about 140°, which results in a force on each handle of 1.8x the weight of the meter. In other words, you would be better off by just clipping to one handle (assuming the handle is securely attached to the meter!)