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old_truck1969 · 06-09-2002, 11:44 AM

I want to take the cab off my truck and need to know the approx. weight. The cab will be gutted, and the doors will be off. Any ideas? Can 4 or 5 guys lift it, or do i need a machine to lift?

Longhorn Man · 06-09-2002, 12:09 PM

If you and your buddy are both big country cornbread fed guys, you can do it with just 2.
Otherwise, be safe and have 3 at a min.
I did mine with 4.

69ChevySWB · 06-09-2002, 12:17 PM

I did it with two and I am not very big.

XXL · 06-09-2002, 12:18 PM

I did a cab swap back when I was a young whipper-snapper and did it by myself with the aide of some 2x4s. But when I had a cab delivered to my house a few months ago, being old and crusty, I decided to call in a bunch of friends to help take it out of the bed and set it in the garage. There were 5 of us in all... and, after we lifted the cab and put it on the ground in about 3 seconds, I was a bit embarassed for dragging so many people away from their weekend chores to help me with the cab. It could have been done with 2 of us... 3 if we were feeling lazy. But with 5, we were just in each other's way.

Kenneth

**TxGary** · 06-09-2002, 01:12 PM

Bare cab weight is 560 lbs.

CHUCKER · 06-09-2002, 07:25 PM

moved mine yesterday to storage . my neighbor and I loaded it in the back of his truck with no problems. good luck

Wasted Income · 06-10-2002, 08:24 PM

All you guys talking about moving a cab with two guys must have had a BARE cab!! When we lifted mine off, it still had the front and rear glass in it, heater box, master cylinder, wipers, dash pad, etc., and MAN was that thing heavy. 3 big guys minimum, 4 was nice.

CHUCKER · 06-10-2002, 09:51 PM

bare cab with heater box. When we took it off the truck the first time it had everything on it and it took 4 guy's. learned real quick take as much off as possible.

XXL · 06-10-2002, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 67 LS1 SWB
All you guys talking about moving a cab with two guys must have had a BARE cab!! When we lifted mine off, it still had the front and rear glass in it, heater box, master cylinder, wipers, dash pad, etc., and MAN was that thing heavy. 3 big guys minimum, 4 was nice.

True. The only removable parts mine had on it were the wiring harness and the glove box door. Add glass back in and it's probably 75# heavier.

Kenneth

**68SWB4x4** · 06-10-2002, 10:18 PM

throwing your back out sucks, better to be safe than sorry

smallbigblock · 06-10-2002, 10:25 PM

I put my cab back on last Saturday. Used my neighbor's tractor with a lift pole mounted to the 3-point hitch. It was a one-man job that way.

06-09-2002, 11:44 AM	#1
old_truck1969 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Posts: 202	cab weight I want to take the cab off my truck and need to know the approx. weight. The cab will be gutted, and the doors will be off. Any ideas? Can 4 or 5 guys lift it, or do i need a machine to lift? __________________ "All Corvettes are red. The rest are mistakes." - John Heinricy

06-09-2002, 12:09 PM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	If you and your buddy are both big country cornbread fed guys, you can do it with just 2. Otherwise, be safe and have 3 at a min. I did mine with 4. Attached Images

06-09-2002, 12:17 PM	#3
69ChevySWB Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Little Elm, Texas, USA Posts: 237	I did it with two and I am not very big. __________________ Brian Thompson 99 2500 Silverado 6.0 05 Suburban (Wife's) 67 Mustang (Wife's)

06-09-2002, 12:18 PM	#4
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	I did a cab swap back when I was a young whipper-snapper and did it by myself with the aide of some 2x4s. But when I had a cab delivered to my house a few months ago, being old and crusty, I decided to call in a bunch of friends to help take it out of the bed and set it in the garage. There were 5 of us in all... and, after we lifted the cab and put it on the ground in about 3 seconds, I was a bit embarassed for dragging so many people away from their weekend chores to help me with the cab. It could have been done with 2 of us... 3 if we were feeling lazy. But with 5, we were just in each other's way. Kenneth __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

06-09-2002, 01:12 PM	#5
TxGary Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bowie, Texas 76230 Posts: 1,059	Bare cab weight is 560 lbs. __________________ 71 C-10 SWB 1969 C-30 Custom Camper Motorhome Restoration in progress. 2020 Chevy 2500 Crew 4x4 LTZ Diesel 2024 Chevy Tahoe Z71 4X4 2015 Diamond C 22' HD car hauler Bowie, Texas 76230

06-09-2002, 07:25 PM	#6
CHUCKER Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: LEE'S SUMMIT, MO. USA Posts: 246	moved mine yesterday to storage . my neighbor and I loaded it in the back of his truck with no problems. good luck __________________ 1972 K/20,4X4,454, dark olive 1937 General motors truck (big project) 2005 gmc envoy (wife's) 2003 2500hd ls, crewcab, 4x4, 360, hd 4spd automatic trans., Lee's summit, MO. S.E. of Kansas City,MO

06-10-2002, 08:24 PM	#7
Wasted Income Boosted Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mackinaw, IL Posts: 2,200	All you guys talking about moving a cab with two guys must have had a BARE cab!! When we lifted mine off, it still had the front and rear glass in it, heater box, master cylinder, wipers, dash pad, etc., and MAN was that thing heavy. 3 big guys minimum, 4 was nice. __________________ 1972 2wd K/5 Blazer Turbocharged 370 LSx - 941 rwhp / 1093 rwtq 1969 Chevy K-10 L33 5.3 / 4L80E / NP241 / 4" lift 1964 Buick Skylark Twin TURBO 383 LS pro-touring project 2014 VW Passat TDI - Daily Driver Turbo diesel 2015 Sierra Denali HD Duramax Turbo diesel 2023 Ford Explorer ST - Twin Turbskis 2023 Ford F150 RCSB - Whipple Supercharged 2017 Polaris RZR Turbo 2014 Nor-Tech Center Console - Twin Supercharged Outboards *TURBO ALL THE THINGS!!*

06-10-2002, 09:51 PM	#8
CHUCKER Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: LEE'S SUMMIT, MO. USA Posts: 246	bare cab with heater box. When we took it off the truck the first time it had everything on it and it took 4 guy's. learned real quick take as much off as possible. __________________ 1972 K/20,4X4,454, dark olive 1937 General motors truck (big project) 2005 gmc envoy (wife's) 2003 2500hd ls, crewcab, 4x4, 360, hd 4spd automatic trans., Lee's summit, MO. S.E. of Kansas City,MO

06-10-2002, 10:18 PM	#10
68SWB4x4 Strongman Garage Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Salinas, CA Posts: 10,241	throwing your back out sucks, better to be safe than sorry __________________ Kalle 68 GMC Suburban 1500 4x4 SOLD 69 Pontiac Lemans 99 Silverado 4.8 5 speed ECSB [ Facebook Instagram Subscribe on YOUTUBE

06-10-2002, 10:25 PM	#11
smallbigblock Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Malden, Missouri, USA Posts: 109	I put my cab back on last Saturday. Used my neighbor's tractor with a lift pole mounted to the 3-point hitch. It was a one-man job that way. __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super LWB 72 C-10 Short Stepside 71 Nova



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