Isn't there a simpler way to do this by lining up the mixed axles parallel to each other and then lifting the longest ones with a perpendicular bar? I recall s

Isn't there a simpler way to do this by lining up the mixed axles parallel to each other and then lifting the longest ones with a perpendicular bar? I recall seeing this mechanism in WWII archive footage. A factory worker came up with it and he was praised for improving efficiency.