Cab weight?
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Cab weight?
So, i plan on pulling the cab off on sunday and re-inforcing the frame/adding new crossmembers and such. How much does the cab actually weigh and whats the best method of removing it?
I am guessing I need atleast 4 guys?
thanks,
ben
I am guessing I need atleast 4 guys?
thanks,
ben
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okay, so i didnt think about this, but i was just looking at Earl's World and noticed he slid the cab back first before removing it..
I dont really need to pull it off, just slide it back and then do my work, then side it forward.. I still will probably need 4 guys to do the sliding right? Thanks!
ben
I dont really need to pull it off, just slide it back and then do my work, then side it forward.. I still will probably need 4 guys to do the sliding right? Thanks!
ben
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Originally Posted by oldjeep
With the doors on, my dad and I picked up the one off my 53 without any problem.
Although, it is just the empty cab, no seat/interior/steering column or stereo.
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I put 2x4 under the rockers and used my hydraulic jacks to lift it up and put it on jackstands. (6 ton stands at HF lift really high, for $19 a pair).
Got the cab at least a foot off the frame
Sam
Got the cab at least a foot off the frame
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The bare cab is pretty light. The two doors with glass and all probably equal the bare cab weight. Before body work I moved the bare cab (no doors) back on the chassis, lifted and blocked it one side at a time to raise it above the chassis and slid it off sideways on 2 x 4's to the floor. Did it alone like most projects. If the box is off and you are going to slide it back, your brother will be all the help that you will need.
I related a story on the forum a while back but it is a good story so I will repeat it. My son went to a pick and pull that was $25 for anything that you could carry out ALONE. You had to carry and not set it down or drag it for about 50 feet to over the finish line. The crowd went wild for the guy that carried a more modern bare cab over the line sussessfully! He rolled the cab on the side and rigged hump straps with old seat belts and walked in the door opening. Where there is a will there is a way.
I related a story on the forum a while back but it is a good story so I will repeat it. My son went to a pick and pull that was $25 for anything that you could carry out ALONE. You had to carry and not set it down or drag it for about 50 feet to over the finish line. The crowd went wild for the guy that carried a more modern bare cab over the line sussessfully! He rolled the cab on the side and rigged hump straps with old seat belts and walked in the door opening. Where there is a will there is a way.
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Used a cherry picker and fabric straps. Worked OK. Also, my son-in-law and I picked the cab up one time, no doors..
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I(we) used 10 foot 2x4's through the door window openings, and got our shoulders under the 2x4's and lifted up. It was 2 of us, and the cab had it's doors on, but no seat or glass. Another time I did the cherry picker thing like in the previous post. Really need to find the balancing point though(this was with an 89 f150 cab) as it will flip over rather easily.(don't ask me how I know...lol)
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