cab weight
cab weight
Cargo Master
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From: Harpswell Maine
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Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: clinton,tn
one can do it with a little rigging,2 comealong's,a pully and some rope.check out my gallery and see what i did.i have to do alot by myself and sometime's you need to think a little.(ok,sometime's i have to think alot)
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I jacked mine up, strapped the cab to the beam in the roof with ratchet straps and lowered the frame out from underneath it. I then set it down on a pc. of frame I had laying around and put casters on it. Easy to roll around like that. A pair of 4x4 posts would work fine too.
CHAZ
CHAZ
Mountain Pass
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Redsox Nation, Mass
I removed my cab by myself. I stuck the boom of my engine hoist through the door opening and rigged up straps to all four corners of the floor.
I had my cab completely stripped w/o the doors or glass.
I had my cab completely stripped w/o the doors or glass.
Lead Driver
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: San Jose, CA
Here's what I've done.
I used my engine hoist. I went to the local metal supplier and bought a 5 foot 3"x3" square tubing and slipped it over the existing tubing that extends from the boom. I bolted the existing tubing into the 1 ton hole. I drilled two holes in the new tubing and inserted a grade 8 bolt with chain. I then attached the chain and hook from the boom to the new chain. I also extended all four legs on the hoist as long as it allowed (to give it better load leveling and grip).
You can then use four straps, or two criss-crossed, at each corner of the cab attached to the hook to lift of the cab.
I was abled to lift everything you see on the trailer off the truck and up onto the trailer. The front cab is complete with seats and misc parts.
Had no problems doing it my way and I feel somewhat proud of it. Now, I don't need to have friends come over. I can do it myself.
Cost of the conversion, $40.
Ilya
I used my engine hoist. I went to the local metal supplier and bought a 5 foot 3"x3" square tubing and slipped it over the existing tubing that extends from the boom. I bolted the existing tubing into the 1 ton hole. I drilled two holes in the new tubing and inserted a grade 8 bolt with chain. I then attached the chain and hook from the boom to the new chain. I also extended all four legs on the hoist as long as it allowed (to give it better load leveling and grip).
You can then use four straps, or two criss-crossed, at each corner of the cab attached to the hook to lift of the cab.
I was abled to lift everything you see on the trailer off the truck and up onto the trailer. The front cab is complete with seats and misc parts.
Had no problems doing it my way and I feel somewhat proud of it. Now, I don't need to have friends come over. I can do it myself.
Cost of the conversion, $40.
Ilya
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Joined: Dec 2004
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From: San Jose, CA
Originally Posted by ksmith203
Very cool panelman. I will try this out myself. Radiator arrived. Fedex bent up both outlet, radiator shop is going to fix them tomorrow.
BTW, I can post more detailed pictures of my set up if any one is interested.
Ilya