Hello All,
This is my first post although I signed up awhile ago. I've never had to ask a question before since all my problems have been dealt with, thanks to your knowledge and the excellent site navigation/organization here. I have a '70 F250 CS, 360 FE, C-6, PS, and PB. I am the 2nd owner of this truck; the original owner is a family friend. The milage is 68k, based on receipts and personal testimony from the original owner. This engine neither burns nor leaks a drop of oil after 4 years of daily driving. I have rebuilt the carb, replaced the radiator, and fitted new brake-lines. With help, I added dual exhaust, and new tires. With a credit card, I had the king-pins done. I live in SE Wisconsin. I envy you guys in the no-salt zone. My truck has body problems. The bed is rock solid (probably from having a camper sitting on it). The front end is good (except for fender aprons, [radiaor core is solid, but ugly]). The cab is collapsing. The floor-board disappeared this last winter on the passenger side; there was a leak at the heater core. It goes up to the cab mount. I have a donor truck relatively close-by. The cab is good, (needs some work, but I'm good with an arc welder). I want (need) to do a cab swap. I just need some pointers. I'm taking apart the other truck and will learn a lot just by doing that. I have never removed a steering wheel and could use help on that issue, also ( I know this is dumb, but ) can 2 guys lift a cab up 4 feet onto a loading dock? (6'4" 205lbs. + 5'11" 200 lbs.)? Any and all help appreciated.

 

I doubt that two guys can lift a cab, four guys maybe if everything is removed???

The steering column is just bolts, get to work

 

$100 usually will buy four good teenagers for a couple of hours. plenty of time if you are prepped for it/

 

Without the doors, I would say the cab probably weighs 800-1,000 pounds. What I would do is inflate all the tires to 35 psi, jack the body up on 4x4s running under the cab left2right on saw horses, deflate the tires for more clearance and push the truck out from underneath it. If you had a garage it works really easy on a lift with arms or with a fork lift.

 

Thanks for the responses so far. I guess the cab is heavier than I thought. My problem is I live in an old warehouse in a downtown area. No garage, and no one I know wants a truck-dismantling going on in theirs. I have lots of space, but I can't get the truck into my freight elevator. The cab I could do; I have lots of carts and dollies and such. There's a fork truck in the building, but it can't get down from the dock. Can I lift the cab by the roof or will it get wrecked? How about some sort of sling underneath? Also, about the cab mount bolts: they're pretty rusted on. Can I tighten 'em down until they snap, or will I need a torch? I'm not too sure that I can just bust 'em loose.

 

Is the cab bare? I just scrapped a bare '78 F250 Supercab (no glass, interior, dash, nothing), the bed a door and inner fenders and the total weight was just over 600lbs, so I doubt a bare cab is 500. None the less, I would get at least one more person.
When I took the cab off the '78, I just used a sawzall and cut through the rubber mounts. Pretty quick work, but stinky because the rubber was burning.
I would be careful with lifting by the hood to distribute the weight over as large an area as possible. Use old blankets for padding and a sling like you said.

 

Thanks for the quick response. Sawzall 'ey? I didn't think I had enough clearance. The cab's not bare yet, the truck's not even here yet. When it arrives I only have a weekend to strip it. I plan on pulling the seat, doors, and dash cluster. (They go to the boneyard.) I want the radiator core support and fender aprons so that's all coming off as well. The donor has to be gone on Monday morning. Is that enough time for a very determined individual to get things done? (I have from Saturday until Sunday.) Also, will my dog-dish hub-caps from my 16.5's fit on the new 16's when they get here? (I forgot to take 1 along, and the donor has none.)

 

yeah to all of it. work quick though...

 

I just finished painting and installing a 71 std cab on my 74 f-250 4x4 frame. Both doors removed, no seat or glass and me and a friend easily lifted and installed on frame. I only weigh 160 and my friend was slightly bigger.

 

my $.02 get a big box chuck every bolt nut and screw you remove into it, you never know when you will need one. as for the column, there are two screws on the back of the steering wheel holding in the horn pad behind that one big nut pull it off and then use a puller to romove the wheel then the bolts under the dash and the shaft going through the fire wall unhook it in the engine compartment. you should be able to remove all the cab stuff in under two days with a little time left over.

 

When i pulled my cab(71 F-250 4x4) for new floors and front mounts we had like 6 people it was still heavy. i didn't pull the doors because they were in good shape .i put it back on by myself using 2 4x4 and some cement blocks lowering a little on each side with 2 floor jacks till it was on the frame .

 

can you get the truck close enough to the loading dock to get it up there with the forktruck? put a 2x6 through the cab, and leave 6" on eack side of drip rail and put your slings through cab and on the bottom side of the board so the wood keeps the sling off the body. not too easy to explain, can you get it? the cabs do seem to be heavy i have changed 2 so far and they seem to keep gettin heavier, good luck.