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Northern lights · 10-21-2009, 01:46 PM

What'll it take to lift a short fleet box complete with wood floor off the frame?. Can 2 guys do it or will we need four?

terd ferguson · 10-21-2009, 01:55 PM

I used to have an International Scout II with the removable hard top. I loved to have it off in the summer, but it was a hassle to get three buddies over at the same time to help me take it off. I rigged up four eye bolts in the ceiling of my garage screwed into studs. I used ratchet straps hooked into the eye bolts at one end and the hard top on the other end. Then just work the ratchets to raise the hard top. You could do the same thing with the bed if you need to get it off by yourself. Just a thought. I've never lifted a bed personally, so I don't know how many guys it'll take to do the hard way. Sorry.

**DPowers** · 10-21-2009, 03:17 PM

More is always better. Unless you have to buy the beer....

4dranch · 10-21-2009, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DPowers

More is always better. Unless you have to buy the beer....

**Clyde65** · 10-21-2009, 04:20 PM

I had two real big friends come over and we lifted my short bed with OLD wood, water soakes and such. It wasnt easy for us 3 to make it happen but we did it and it also wasnt moved very far from the truck. I like the ratchet strap idea. If you are in a shop, then acome-along with straps could work if attached on an ibeam at the ceiling.

shortbed70 · 10-21-2009, 06:22 PM

4 makes it easier but still heavy,I'm just a little guy at 180lbs if that helps.

*LILRED66* · 10-21-2009, 07:20 PM

One guy can do it like this.

Slow Build · 10-21-2009, 07:28 PM

We gotta talk. lol.

*LILRED66* · 10-21-2009, 07:45 PM

That is too funny. My truck came from Overland Park, KS and the white bed came from Omaha, NE. Your's is a more desireable swb fleetside with a big back window, compared to my lwb fleetside small back window.

Northern lights · 10-22-2009, 01:37 PM

I have 2 ton picker with a 14' reach that I'm going to mount on a 1ton that would lift it easy enough and the ratchet strap idea would work. My only concern is that i don't want to mark the paint in and around the stake pockets, that's why I was considering removing it by hand. It might be best to figure a way to lift it with the picker without marking the paint. Any thoughts on THAT would be welcome

Thanks guys

63 & 64 Bowties · 10-22-2009, 02:03 PM

I traded beds on my 63 & 64. Three of us did it with old wood (partially) still in and tailgate off. If I remember right, one guy on the headboard and one on each side at the rear. One thing I do remember; it was heavy.

(wear gloves)

*lakeroadster* · 10-22-2009, 02:07 PM

They are pretty heavy, go with 4 guys. Remove the rear tires and drop the rear diffential as low as you can that way you won't be lifting the bed up over the tires.

On Tuesday I lifted my '65 short step bed off (again, for about the 5th time) and used a 2 ton engine hoist with the mast extended out as far as it will go.

To prevent hurting the paint remove the bed mounting bolts, pull the bed back about 3 inches and then install some long eyebolts through the original (2) front ad (2) rear mounting holes.

I remove the tailgate and run the lift in from the tailgate end of the truck, not the side. That way if the bed rocks around a bit it won't hit the side of the bed.

Good luck and don't blow your rear o-ring seal, if ya know what I mean.

**62 Longbed** · 10-22-2009, 02:46 PM

Wow !!!! Great idea !!! Now I know what I'm gonna use my cherry picker for ... Insted of it sitting in the garage ... Plus it is hard to get people to show up ... Beer or no beer ....

Northern lights · 10-22-2009, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by lakeroadster

Remove the rear tires and drop the rear diffential as low as you can that way you won't be lifting the bed up over the tires.

Good idea

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To prevent hurting the paint remove the bed mounting bolts, pull the bed back about 3 inches and then install some long eyebolts throught the original mounting holes.

GREAT IDEA

Thanks

jonathan-m · 10-22-2009, 11:01 PM

When I picked up a fleetside bed, we got it done with 3 guys. One of those guys was literally twice the size of me and the second guy though

10-21-2009, 01:46 PM	#1
Northern lights Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Whitemud Alberta Posts: 328	What'll it take?. What'll it take to lift a short fleet box complete with wood floor off the frame?. Can 2 guys do it or will we need four?

10-21-2009, 01:55 PM	#2
terd ferguson Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 531	Re: What'll it take?. I used to have an International Scout II with the removable hard top. I loved to have it off in the summer, but it was a hassle to get three buddies over at the same time to help me take it off. I rigged up four eye bolts in the ceiling of my garage screwed into studs. I used ratchet straps hooked into the eye bolts at one end and the hard top on the other end. Then just work the ratchets to raise the hard top. You could do the same thing with the bed if you need to get it off by yourself. Just a thought. I've never lifted a bed personally, so I don't know how many guys it'll take to do the hard way. Sorry. __________________ "I never apologize. I'm sorry, but that's just the way I am." - Homer J. Simpson 1955 2nd Series Chevy "King Of Trucks" Last edited by terd ferguson; 10-21-2009 at 01:56 PM.

10-21-2009, 03:17 PM	#3
DPowers One foot in front of the other Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Parrottsville, TN Posts: 5,446	Re: What'll it take?. More is always better. Unless you have to buy the beer....

10-21-2009, 04:20 PM	#5
Clyde65 1965 Chevy C10, 2005 4.8L/4l60 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 8,546	Re: What'll it take?. I had two real big friends come over and we lifted my short bed with OLD wood, water soakes and such. It wasnt easy for us 3 to make it happen but we did it and it also wasnt moved very far from the truck. I like the ratchet strap idea. If you are in a shop, then acome-along with straps could work if attached on an ibeam at the ceiling. __________________ Clyde65 Rebuild of Clyde http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post8338184 69 Aristocrat Lo Liner build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post7561684 *support our troops!*

10-21-2009, 06:22 PM	#6
shortbed70 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Forney TX Posts: 4,512	Re: What'll it take?. 4 makes it easier but still heavy,I'm just a little guy at 180lbs if that helps. __________________ Troy 1965 Chevy Bagged,361 sbc,voodoo cam,1.5 full roller rockers,patriot 185cc vortec heads 2.02-1.60,vortec weiand polished intake,demon carb my truckhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=332884 Big Red Dog build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=572274 Last edited by shortbed70; 10-21-2009 at 06:23 PM.

10-21-2009, 07:20 PM	#7
LILRED66 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 3,906	Re: What'll it take?. One guy can do it like this. Attached Images

10-21-2009, 07:28 PM	#8
Slow Build Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California Delta Posts: 2,163	Re: What'll it take?. We gotta talk. lol. Attached Images __________________ Name: Rich Current Ride: 1964 C-10 Short Fleetside Daily Driver: 2005 GMC crew cab short fleetside /2001 Chevy Tahoe Past GM Trucks: 1959 GMC short stepside 1968 GMC short stepside-4x4 1973 Chevy short stepside 1989 Chevy short fleetside-reg cab 1993 Chevy short fleetside-Xcab 2002 Chevy short fleetside-Xcab Save the dinosaurs, use synthetic oil.

10-21-2009, 07:45 PM	#9
LILRED66 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 3,906	Re: What'll it take?. That is too funny. My truck came from Overland Park, KS and the white bed came from Omaha, NE. Your's is a more desireable swb fleetside with a big back window, compared to my lwb fleetside small back window.

10-22-2009, 01:37 PM	#10
Northern lights Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Whitemud Alberta Posts: 328	Re: What'll it take?. I have 2 ton picker with a 14' reach that I'm going to mount on a 1ton that would lift it easy enough and the ratchet strap idea would work. My only concern is that i don't want to mark the paint in and around the stake pockets, that's why I was considering removing it by hand. It might be best to figure a way to lift it with the picker without marking the paint. Any thoughts on THAT would be welcome Thanks guys

10-22-2009, 02:03 PM	#11
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: What'll it take?. I traded beds on my 63 & 64. Three of us did it with old wood (partially) still in and tailgate off. If I remember right, one guy on the headboard and one on each side at the rear. One thing I do remember; it was heavy. (wear gloves) __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

10-22-2009, 02:07 PM	#12
lakeroadster Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: High Plains of Colorado Posts: 2,485	Re: What'll it take?. They are pretty heavy, go with 4 guys. Remove the rear tires and drop the rear diffential as low as you can that way you won't be lifting the bed up over the tires. On Tuesday I lifted my '65 short step bed off (again, for about the 5th time) and used a 2 ton engine hoist with the mast extended out as far as it will go. To prevent hurting the paint remove the bed mounting bolts, pull the bed back about 3 inches and then install some long eyebolts through the original (2) front ad (2) rear mounting holes. I remove the tailgate and run the lift in from the tailgate end of the truck, not the side. That way if the bed rocks around a bit it won't hit the side of the bed. Good luck and don't blow your rear o-ring seal, if ya know what I mean. Last edited by lakeroadster; 10-23-2009 at 07:31 AM.

10-22-2009, 02:46 PM	#13
62 Longbed Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gresham , Oregon Posts: 588	Re: What'll it take?. Wow !!!! Great idea !!! Now I know what I'm gonna use my cherry picker for ... Insted of it sitting in the garage ... Plus it is hard to get people to show up ... Beer or no beer ....

10-22-2009, 11:01 PM	#15
jonathan-m Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Phoenix Az Posts: 432	Re: What'll it take?. When I picked up a fleetside bed, we got it done with 3 guys. One of those guys was literally twice the size of me and the second guy though __________________ Rockin' a '66 and loving every minute of it



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