cab dolly?
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I have a very small garage so I had to build a storage rack to set my cab on. This allows me to put the cab at the back of the garage and move the frame in and out from under it as I do work on it. The top of the rack is 3'x6' and the cab sits nicely on it. I would think you could build a dolly the same size and be just fine.
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I like the furniture dolly idea... I basically made my own gigantic furniture dolly out of 4x4 that go together like lincoln logs so I can take it apart and store it in a corner when I'm not using it...
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Dave, there was quite a discussion on cab dollies in this thread https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...ab-dollie.html I put a few pics and dimensions of the ones that I have built on that thread.
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I was looking to make something for more than just moving the cab around(but I guess I could have the kids push me around) I was looking to get it up off the ground a bit more. It is already sitting on a set of the hf dollies!
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From: Batavia Oh
I built one for my 48 cab using 2x6.It is approx 42"x48" built so that the cab mounting holes can be bolted to the dolly.I used 6"phuematic castors.With the cab on the dolly it sits about the same hieght as it would on the frame.I plan to roll it on a trailer to have interior done ater paint.
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I would be concerned putting it up as high as mine just by building a box frame on top of your dollies though. Pretty sure it would be very top heavy creating quite the hazard of a tip over. You would need to build the frame in a pyramid shape, or at least a triangular shape on two opposite sides. (I'm not an structural engineer so no one will hurt my feelings if I'm corrected!)
In an earlier post I mentioned the top of mine is 3'x6'. I built the two short sides triangular and they are 6' at the bottom making the frame a 6' square. Overkill? Maybe, but I did not want that thing falling on me or anyone else who might happen into the garage!
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cab dolly
As far as the dimensions I built mine pretty much the size of the cab. I picked up the front and rear cab mounts to the frame for my attach points. You may not want something as big as what I have, but it makes it easy to work on the firewall, the underneath, and everything else but the roof. 
p.s. I'm building a bed dolly now. It would be cheaper to build it out of wood, but then I wouldn't get to play with my welder, and the metal is scrap from a local warehouse that uses metal pallets. (so it's cheaper for me to use steel)
p.s. I'm building a bed dolly now. It would be cheaper to build it out of wood, but then I wouldn't get to play with my welder, and the metal is scrap from a local warehouse that uses metal pallets. (so it's cheaper for me to use steel)
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tried to put the pictures in different....if someone knows what we're doing wrong with the pictures, please email me. thanks