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Smooth68 · 05-28-2003, 11:26 PM

what is the method everyone uses? 4 friends? 1 guy and a hoist? Make it float by mind power? Mine is totally stripped but its still more than 2 guys can handle safely. I guess I'm planning on just rounding up a couple more suckers....I mean friends but if anybody has any tips or tricks please post them here.

Longhorn Man · 05-28-2003, 11:30 PM

Don't give them beer untill AFTER it is removed and placed where you want it.
That's how I did it, I got 4 friends to remove it and place it in the back of my GMC for me. All I had to do was cook burgers and chill the beer.

70 longbed · 05-28-2003, 11:44 PM

I cant remember who recommended it, but I think it was Wes; I used my engine hoist and a 4x4. Myself and one guy to help set it down on some blocks and all was well. I had additional guys when I set it back down on the frame, but could have gotten by with two of us.

Smooth68 · 05-28-2003, 11:49 PM

which way was the 4x4 running? Front to rear or side to side? I thought about this but was unsure of the correct method.

Longhorn Man · 05-29-2003, 12:05 AM

On a stripped cab, slide it in side to side. But it needs to be a stripped cab, otherwise you run the risk of bending everything and having a junk cab.
Fine69 has an electric winch and a long 4X4 that he uses like this. Pretty slick IMO.

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 05-29-2003, 12:27 AM

I used four friend's and the beer method,damn cab with glass was still heavy!!!!

70 longbed · 05-29-2003, 12:45 AM

I did not strip the cab, accept for the seat. I had all the glass, doors, etc. I guess this is not the best way, but I took my time and it worked for me. I put a log 4x through the window openings and took my time. It would be great if you were going to do a resto or something, where you could take the glass out and the doors off; would make it that much easier. There are some plans on here for a cab dolly; that would be nice also, but I didn't have the time or luxury for that.

Hope to get mine up and running by the middle of June, sure would be nice to hear it run and see it move on its own power again.

ZOOMY · 05-29-2003, 01:25 AM

I run a fixture I made from 2 4x4's with 4x4 spacers. (It looks like a ladder) stuck thru the doors with moving pads at the door areas. Then a cable is attached to the ends of the ladder and run up above the cab to a chain hoist and up it comes. 1 man operation & I get to drink all the beer myself.......Zoomy

Smooth68 · 05-29-2003, 12:18 PM

Looking like its the 4 friends method for me.

Number98 · 05-29-2003, 12:29 PM

The friends and beer method has always worked for me, Just remember what Longhorn said, cab first.... then beer. Things will go smoother this way.

Jason

knucklebuster · 05-29-2003, 12:53 PM

I used an ol 8n tractor to hoist mine.Put a boom pole on used a chain.

**old Rusty C10** · 05-29-2003, 06:17 PM

kenny XXL used a motor hoist alone but i would use four guys lollike theother guy said and beer afterwards!

cableguy0 · 05-29-2003, 08:00 PM

me and one friend did it but i wouldnt recommend that idea it took everything we had and neither of us are small by any means with i took the wrecked cab with just a windshield in it to the metal dump it weighed 560 pounds it was totally bare except for the windshield

1971 Cheyenne · 05-29-2003, 10:55 PM

I probably removed my cab the hard way but i did absolutely no lifting myself and it worked out great. My truck was stripped of everything but the cab so I jacked the cab up, blocked it with jack stands, jacked it some more, blocked it some more, jacked it some more, blocked it some more... you get the idea, when it was high enough, i let air out of the tires (to get it that little bit lower) and rolled the truck forward and out from under the cab. Then i rolled my previously built cab stand rolled that under the cab and jacked the cab up again, unblocked it, jacked it up, unblocked it, a quite a few more times until it was resting nicely on the stand.

The process was tedious but i did no lifting and i did it all by myself in about 3 or 4 hours...

best bet though would get 4 heavily built guys over and have them do the dirty work. Remember, YOU are the supervisor, and YOU are buying the beer!

'71

694X4 · 05-30-2003, 09:35 AM

I just moved my whole body over to the 4x4 frame last week. Drove the 2wd truck in on monday at 5:15 pm and people started pulling shortly after by 9:00 the whole body was sitting on the 4x4 frame and the best part is they brought the beer. we tried to lift the complete cab with everything in it with 5 guys but that was a no go. Took the doors off and then it wasn't too bad.

Smooth68 · 05-30-2003, 12:48 PM

Good news guys - the cab is safely off the frame and on some supports. Now if I only had my garage finished -

694X4 - yikes! my cab was doors on totally stripped and it was still all 4 of us wanted. Of course were just a bunch of crippled up old guys. Heck they don't call me L5 for nothing....

05-28-2003, 11:26 PM	#1
Smooth68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: West Fork, Arkansas - Razorback Country Posts: 1,826	Cab removal ??? what is the method everyone uses? 4 friends? 1 guy and a hoist? Make it float by mind power? Mine is totally stripped but its still more than 2 guys can handle safely. I guess I'm planning on just rounding up a couple more suckers....I mean friends but if anybody has any tips or tricks please post them here. __________________ Smooth68's Web Site WTB 64-66 project or frame/cab, SWB or LWB...I have the fever! Whatcha got?? '68 Short Step - Shaved Body, Soon Bagged - *SOLD* Driver-2004 GMC Z-71 Ext-cab

05-28-2003, 11:44 PM	#3
70 longbed Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ Posts: 490	I cant remember who recommended it, but I think it was Wes; I used my engine hoist and a 4x4. Myself and one guy to help set it down on some blocks and all was well. I had additional guys when I set it back down on the frame, but could have gotten by with two of us. __________________ Keith 70 CST longbed in progress. Hoping to get it back on the road soon.

05-28-2003, 11:49 PM	#4
Smooth68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: West Fork, Arkansas - Razorback Country Posts: 1,826	which way was the 4x4 running? Front to rear or side to side? I thought about this but was unsure of the correct method. __________________ Smooth68's Web Site WTB 64-66 project or frame/cab, SWB or LWB...I have the fever! Whatcha got?? '68 Short Step - Shaved Body, Soon Bagged - *SOLD* Driver-2004 GMC Z-71 Ext-cab

05-29-2003, 12:27 AM	#6
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,594	I used four friend's and the beer method,damn cab with glass was still heavy!!!! __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

05-29-2003, 12:45 AM	#7
70 longbed Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ Posts: 490	I did not strip the cab, accept for the seat. I had all the glass, doors, etc. I guess this is not the best way, but I took my time and it worked for me. I put a log 4x through the window openings and took my time. It would be great if you were going to do a resto or something, where you could take the glass out and the doors off; would make it that much easier. There are some plans on here for a cab dolly; that would be nice also, but I didn't have the time or luxury for that. Hope to get mine up and running by the middle of June, sure would be nice to hear it run and see it move on its own power again. __________________ Keith 70 CST longbed in progress. Hoping to get it back on the road soon.

05-28-2003, 11:30 PM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Don't give them beer untill AFTER it is removed and placed where you want it. That's how I did it, I got 4 friends to remove it and place it in the back of my GMC for me. All I had to do was cook burgers and chill the beer.

05-29-2003, 12:05 AM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	On a stripped cab, slide it in side to side. But it needs to be a stripped cab, otherwise you run the risk of bending everything and having a junk cab. Fine69 has an electric winch and a long 4X4 that he uses like this. Pretty slick IMO.

05-29-2003, 01:25 AM	#8
ZOOMY Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: WIS Posts: 1,752	cab I run a fixture I made from 2 4x4's with 4x4 spacers. (It looks like a ladder) stuck thru the doors with moving pads at the door areas. Then a cable is attached to the ends of the ladder and run up above the cab to a chain hoist and up it comes. 1 man operation & I get to drink all the beer myself.......Zoomy

05-29-2003, 12:18 PM	#9
Smooth68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: West Fork, Arkansas - Razorback Country Posts: 1,826	Looking like its the 4 friends method for me. __________________ Smooth68's Web Site WTB 64-66 project or frame/cab, SWB or LWB...I have the fever! Whatcha got?? '68 Short Step - Shaved Body, Soon Bagged - *SOLD* Driver-2004 GMC Z-71 Ext-cab

05-29-2003, 12:29 PM	#10
Number98 Prestige Worldwide Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Worldwide Posts: 2,553	The friends and beer method has always worked for me, Just remember what Longhorn said, cab first.... then beer. Things will go smoother this way. Jason

05-29-2003, 12:53 PM	#11
knucklebuster Failure is NOT an option! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: greenwood s.c. Posts: 811	I used an ol 8n tractor to hoist mine.Put a boom pole on used a chain. __________________ House payment or truck parts?????.........why does life have to be so complicated? 1969 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside 1969 Camaro ps pb a/c(drove in high school now it's just a yard ornament,but it's next on the list for resto) 1990 Ni$$an hardbody( daily beater that has been really beaten!) 1999 Grand Am GT(wifes ride...never buy a pontiac!!Trust Me)

05-29-2003, 06:17 PM	#12
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,277	kenny XXL used a motor hoist alone but i would use four guys lollike theother guy said and beer afterwards! __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

05-29-2003, 08:00 PM	#13
cableguy0 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Delta,Pa Posts: 14,950	me and one friend did it but i wouldnt recommend that idea it took everything we had and neither of us are small by any means with i took the wrecked cab with just a windshield in it to the metal dump it weighed 560 pounds it was totally bare except for the windshield __________________ Owner of North Point Car Care in Dundalk Md. We specialize in custom exhaust on both modern and classic vehicles. We are a full service auto shop from classics to modern vehicles. Feel free to contact me with questions. I will give a 10% discount to any board member.

05-29-2003, 10:55 PM	#14
1971 Cheyenne Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 1,480	I probably removed my cab the hard way but i did absolutely no lifting myself and it worked out great. My truck was stripped of everything but the cab so I jacked the cab up, blocked it with jack stands, jacked it some more, blocked it some more, jacked it some more, blocked it some more... you get the idea, when it was high enough, i let air out of the tires (to get it that little bit lower) and rolled the truck forward and out from under the cab. Then i rolled my previously built cab stand rolled that under the cab and jacked the cab up again, unblocked it, jacked it up, unblocked it, a quite a few more times until it was resting nicely on the stand. The process was tedious but i did no lifting and i did it all by myself in about 3 or 4 hours... best bet though would get 4 heavily built guys over and have them do the dirty work. Remember, YOU are the supervisor, and YOU are buying the beer! '71 __________________ Brian Pal 1971 Cheyenne 10 454/th400-Undergoing a full frame off resto. 1972 Chevy short/step 2wd, 350/th350 1983 M1009 CUCV Military K5 Blazer 1981 Dodge 1 ton 4x4 dually flatbed

05-30-2003, 09:35 AM	#15
694X4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: utica, oh, Posts: 249	I just moved my whole body over to the 4x4 frame last week. Drove the 2wd truck in on monday at 5:15 pm and people started pulling shortly after by 9:00 the whole body was sitting on the 4x4 frame and the best part is they brought the beer. we tried to lift the complete cab with everything in it with 5 guys but that was a no go. Took the doors off and then it wasn't too bad. __________________ 69 3/4 ton 4x4 gmc with 6" sky jacker soft ride. 350 / th350 / 205 work in progress



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05-30-2003, 12:48 PM	#16
Smooth68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: West Fork, Arkansas - Razorback Country Posts: 1,826	Good news guys - the cab is safely off the frame and on some supports. Now if I only had my garage finished - 694X4 - yikes! my cab was doors on totally stripped and it was still all 4 of us wanted. Of course were just a bunch of crippled up old guys. Heck they don't call me L5 for nothing.... __________________ Smooth68's Web Site WTB 64-66 project or frame/cab, SWB or LWB...I have the fever! Whatcha got?? '68 Short Step - Shaved Body, Soon Bagged - *SOLD* Driver-2004 GMC Z-71 Ext-cab

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