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how to lift a truck cab off the frame by yourself

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by MoparMan4GZUZ, Oct 19, 2008.

  1. bobj49f2
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  2. auto shop
    Joined: Aug 20, 2005
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    auto shop
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    from kentucky

    All you need is two stop sign post and four jack stands and a floor jack. Raise cab with jack , slide sign post under cab put stands under post. Raise each side a notch at a time. Remove rear tires and slide frame out from under cab.
     
  3. absolutely the greatest. they say a picture is worth a thousand words.
     
  4. BigBadBuford
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    Have any of you built a gantry crane setup out of pressure treated lumber? I was thinking about getting some 6X6's or laminating some 2X10's to make a setup for a chain fall/winch. I want to pull the cab, bed and engine/trans for a frame swap. I have a cherry picker but some of these ideas require a good bit of luck to keep the user out of the ER..:)

    Looking for "safe" ideas.
     
  5. Inside the garage I drilled a hole in the ceiling and dropped a short length of heavy chain down. On the upstairs floor I ran the biggest steel rod I could fit through the link. One for the front and one for back. That gave me something to attach the come-a-long to.
    The second one not so much engineering. A 2x10 across the inside of the trunk.

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  6. And mine on a tired night about 11 pm , it was real easy to but that there dent in the roof :rolleyes: by jacking too far
     
  7. Hoodlum Rocky
    Joined: Oct 24, 2007
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    Cool way of showing that, i also love the change in daylight, all in a day,s hard work!
     

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