cab remover thingymadoojee Thats my technical way to say it!

[zooza]

since the search is down can somebody get me a link to the cherrypicker cab remover tool( Homemade) ? I cant find it. Thx

[LUV2XCLR8]

No Help On A Thread Of That Nature, But I Could Come Help Ya One
Afternoon If Ya Need It Tommy, Jsut Let Me Know, I'm Flexable.

[zooza]

thanks for the offer, But its so far out of your way and the cab isnt stripped so its HEAVY i was gonna use my neighbors cherry picker. I'm still waitin on the title for my orange truck so I'm gonna be removing two cabs ( not at the same time) the tool would be most helpful.

[Robo_bot]

heres what i made i used a A-frame thing that i made for my cab

[CHEVYE]

hey robo what is the top beam made of? a 4x4 would probably break wouldn`t it? maybe a couple of 2x10`s together?

[Fred T]

Originally Posted by CHEVYE

hey robo what is the top beam made of? a 4x4 would probably break wouldn`t it? maybe a couple of 2x10`s together?

I'd make it a pair of 2X6s with some spacers between them, like a ladder so you spread out the load and don't buckle the roof. On the older trucks, that is a major problem. Leaving the doors in, like the picture, will make a big difference on that.

Another option is to jack under the floor using plywood, blocking it up and pushing the chassis out from under.

[Robo_bot]

the beam is 2 4x4's put through both doors and i have foam on top so it didnt scratch or damage my cab or doors

[stickshift_or_walk]

zooza,

Is this the one you're looking for? There's another post a few days later with a wooden setup shown, but didn't run across it yet.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php3?t=113397


SSOW...

[Ogier]

Take all the cab bolts out, drive it down the road at about 70mph and slam on the brakes. This should remove the cab without any costly tooling.

Good luck
Ogier

[stickshift_or_walk]

GMC69 shows a wooden one that looks pretty simple in the last set of pics on this thread:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php3?t=113380

SSOW

[Fred T]

Originally Posted by Ogier

Take all the cab bolts out, drive it down the road at about 70mph and slam on the brakes. This should remove the cab without any costly tooling.
Good luck
Ogier

You'll lose the engine that way! First y'all unbolt the bed, back up and slam on the brakes, right in the middle of the front yard. Then y'all unbolt the cab, back up again and slam on the brakes. Drop it between the bed and the front porch, that way it ain't so far to the fridge for beer. Just be sure not to hit any of the dogs.

[Chevelle454]

Here's what I did, just an old homemade swingset with a couple winches and cables:

[me3]

loader bucket chain and a couple 4x4's

[cheyenne10]

Doesn't leaving doors on and threading beam through windows put a lot of torque on doors and hinges?

[68w/sbc406]

how i took a cab i was selling (thank god) was a cherry picker and a nylon strap (new owners idea) it dented the doors and the drip rails where the strap was when we picked it up. it was an 81 cab but i am sure the results would be the same. moral of the story...DONT DO IT THAT WAY

[Ogier]

Originally Posted by Fred T

You'll lose the engine that way! First y'all unbolt the bed, back up and slam on the brakes, right in the middle of the front yard. Then y'all unbolt the cab, back up again and slam on the brakes. Drop it between the bed and the front porch, that way it ain't so far to the fridge for beer. Just be sure not to hit any of the dogs.

Don't hit the dogs? Crud, in Kansas it is so flat you can watch them run away for 3 days. Chances are they aren't close enough anyways.

Ogier