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Here is another thread on the topic. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-best-way.html
I would recommend post #4.
Here is a good picture from that thread, but instead of chain use tie down straps. With straps it will be easier to adjust them to keep the cab level.
It's quite a bit heaver in front.
I tried it the way Joe did it but I didn't have the chains long enough and when the cab became clear of the frame it flipped over because it was top heavy. That was my dumb *** fault. It fell on the floor after it flipped and messed up the top of the cab. When I put it back on I used Johns method which worked great. I put a thread on here about my mishap you should be able to find it. Good luck, just go slow and easy.
I had to look for it. Here is the post in the thread: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post17707712
Making sure all 4 locations are fixed so it won't slip is important. An as Greg said, long enough chains or toe straps.
you also need to have enough room to roll the cab over to the side of the frame or the frame (on wheel dollies) from under the cab. With the cherry picker there you can't roll the frame straight out
I have to work alone most times... My cherry picker is my best shop friend.
I'd also knock up something like this to move the cab around in your small shop
it's easier with the doors off too, but you can do with them on. I used chains to the points on the floor,but have also used a beam thru the top. Wouldn't recommend a strap around the roof. It rolls the drip rails in. Ask me how I know.
john
Two 2x4"s and a couple of friends will do it. Two people slide the lumber under the cab and lift, the third person rolls the chassis out from under the body.
I've done numerous cabs with the cherry picker and lumber through the doors but was usually done on concrete, I have done a few on dirt and raised the cabs up and rolled the frame out from under it.
but today I cheated on the 51 F6 that I'm parting out. finally cleaning up the storage yard...
While all of the above are good, most rely on a lift of some sort. I pulled the cab off of my '46 Chevy last century in a standard one car garage in my house. The engine and transmission were already gone. I picked up a pair of appliance dollies and split them. I took a pair 2x4s 8' long and screwed one on each end. Then I took and made a frame out of 2x4s that went up, across the chassis and down to the other side. These were about 4" longer than the top of the chassis. I did this on the front and rear of the wood with the dollies attached. I spaced them so that the front and rear of the cab was 6" from the end of each. I then unbolted the car and tilted it back and rolled the dolly under the cab then tilted the cab forward onto the dolly. I now could roll the cab back and forth to work on the chassis. Funny but I just took the bottom 2x4s apart last week to make a set of saw horses.
