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how hard "really" is it to lift the cab off a 51 1/2 ton 5 window?? i can use a engine puller or 4 really huge guys i know to help with this but is the hardest part unbolting the steering box from the frame? advice please... thanks guys

I completly emptied out my cab (i.e. seat, gas tank, guages, heater...etc) and removed the steering box. My neighbor and I lifted it off the frame with relatively no problems. My neighbor is a perty small fella too.

~Ron

next question is i remove the steering wheel, then drop the steering box and shaft out the bottom??? right???

You are correct. That's what I did.

very well thats what ill do as well, im not after a show truck but a great running reliable truck, but i want it to last along time so off with the cab.... thanks

You bet

Yup. Slide the column out the bottom. I put 2 lag screws in my joists and ran a cheap come along thru the door ways and ratcheted it up myself and rolled the chassis outside. 4 big guys will work too as long as no one trips stepping over the framerails.

Curt B.

was also told about using a engine crane and a 4x4 striping the cab out doors glass out and willcome off easy and roll away easy, but will have to build a pallet to sit it on on wheels as well anyone have a pattern for one of these?

Check the tech tips page. There are a few variations there.

http://www.stovebolt.com/techtips/cabdolly.htm

Curt B.

dbone...These are the plans for the cab dolly I made. Very simple.

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2011702240095134842zavHbD

~Ron

dbone
Check out the pictures in my link below. This shows my hoist and also the trailer I used for
working on my cab and taking parts to the paint shop. All pretty cheap,hoist all 4x4's and the trailer from a local boat yard,jet ski trailer
I put boards on. THe hoist allows you to just take the steering wheel off and column shift off
then just pull the frame out from under with the steering in tact. The hoist also came in handy for
putting the cab back on after it was painted.
Paul

I made a hoist out of 3 inch pipe with leg stabilizers and then put a 4x4 post through the cab and hoisted it up with a chain hoist. A method that lets someone do it alone. I had all the parts just had to put it together.

Dbone,

This is probably not an "approved" method, but I put a bunch of 2X6's across the rafters in my garage to spread the load. My cab was stripped, doors, dash everything, so it was not heavy. I used a tow strap and a come-along and raised it above the frame and then wheeled the frame out from underneath. The box was already off so rear clearance was not a problem.

Again, I would stress that I would not put much more weight than I did on my rafters and did it close to the wall...I was able to do it myself and did not need the help of neighbors. My cab was rust free and strong..if yours is full of rust, again, I would be careful as to not bend/break what you have left.