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12-31-2021, 03:47 PM | #1 |
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38-39 1/2 ton pickup cab lifting
What is the best way to lift the cab off the frame? Doors on or off? How many neighbors do I need to buy beer for?
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12-31-2021, 04:22 PM | #2 |
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Re: 38-39 1/2 ton pickup cab lifting
If you can, pop the door hinge pins or unbolt the doors, it will make life easier.
Take the steering wheel off, or better yet remove the steering gear from the chassis, Its an awkward three foot lift to get above the column and a bit of a "thread the needle" if the steering wheel is there. Consider removing the shifter handle also. If the lifting is with a hoist/forklift etc use straps, not chains... and NOT THROUGH THE DOOR WINDOW OPENINGS. If lifting with people power acquire two 8 foot long 4x4's. Lift the cab enough to be able to lash one to the front of the cab and the other to the rear of the cab crosswise. These make nice handles to lift with that is outside of the tires. Four reasonably strong people should be able to do it, though you might want to have some peanuts and popcorn available to sell to spectators. |
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01-01-2022, 10:25 AM | #3 |
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Re: 38-39 1/2 ton pickup cab lifting
decling...When I removed mine, I had already taken the bed off, which made the job a whole lot easier. To minimize the vertical height I had to lift the cab to clear I removed the steering column and shifter as recommended by Karl. We lifted the cab straight up, placed the lift boards on sawhorses which put the cab around 30 inches or so off the ground, and rolled the chassis out from under the cab. Don't ask me how I know but be sure you have disconnected everything before trying to move the cab vertically or move the chassis out from under it. There is wiring, throttle linkage, emergency brake, fuel line, speedometer cable, and other things I am likely forgetting. I did not take off the doors. Before I took off the cab, the toeboard had been removed to take out the steering column, the steering column was out, the floorboard was out, I removed the rear glass, I removed the windshield, and I removed the seat. I also made a dolly to put the cab on so I could move it around.
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01-01-2022, 01:50 PM | #4 | |
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Re: 38-39 1/2 ton pickup cab lifting
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Couple of 2 X 4s cobbled together....don't get any easier! DD |
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01-01-2022, 06:18 PM | #5 |
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01-02-2022, 08:53 AM | #6 |
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01-08-2022, 05:09 PM | #7 | |
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decling ......This is one more picture that I could not find when I originally posted the others. These engine hoists/cherry pickers have made hobbyists lives much easier to manage, WITHOUT having to beg the neighbors for favors. DD |
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02-02-2022, 02:27 PM | #8 |
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Re: 38-39 1/2 ton pickup cab lifting
Thanks for the idea on how to lift the cab. It worked perfectly.
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02-02-2022, 04:47 PM | #9 | |
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Hey Dennis .....Glad that worked-out for you. And thanks a million for the update! DD |
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02-02-2022, 07:38 PM | #10 |
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Re: 38-39 1/2 ton pickup cab lifting
Great; My cab is coming back from the painters soon! Newc
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