It will certainly lift the weight but getting things perfectly balanced in order to avoid a disaster is very tricky.
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Works like a charm for the cab. With a little rigging it could lift the bed straight up as well.
On the bed, be sure your slings to the corners don't slip so the lift point stays centered.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
I built this hoist from scraps I had laying around. The only special piece of steel is the I beam for the trollies. I got that for free; the chainfalls were also freebies, so I got pretty darn lucky. I can roll things around and lift much higher than my engine hoist. With the chainfalls, I can very easily lower the cab, box, engine, whatever I want, into place by myself and VERY accurately. No worries about turning the jack valve closed and missing and then dropping something unintentionally. People often asked how I did things by myself, and I would say, “Oh, you know...” I use 4 corners to lift and adjust using straps until it’s as level as I need and hoist away. Only downfall? It is too tall for me to assemble by myself. I built two sets of legs for it. One tall for outside and one short that will roll under my garage bay door. I usually roll stuff outside to do hoisting, as I only have a single bay workshop. As Kevin said, be darn careful lifting with the engine hoist; the overhead crane is much safer in my opinion. To you, your truck, paint, steel work, etc.
This link shows me and my brother in law, Dad, and father in law installing the cab. I called them simply because everything was painted and I didn’t want to take ANY chances, even though I could have done it solo. Engine hoist? I wouldn’t attempt it with a painted cab, even with extra hands. But that’s me.
1970 Chevrolet C10 Grandpa's -- My first truck -- In progress to shiny Follow the build in the Project Journal 1950 Chevrolet 1-Ton Dually "Ole Red Girl" In the Stovebolt Gallery More pictures here 1951 GMC 9430 1 ton dually--Shiny! | 1972 Chevrolet C20- Rusty- the puzzle box lid for the C10 | 1962 AMC Rambler American- my wife's Parts trucks- 1951 GMC 9300 | 1951-GMC 9430 | 1951- Chevrolet 1300
Engine hoist is what I used to lift my cab off the frame. I fabricated a cross-bar to span the upper door openings, well to avoid denting the metal. On a pickup cab the balance point is near the front of the door openings.
LOL Myself and two of my buddies lifted my cab off the rotisserie to set it on a rolling pallet. My back is still intact and I haven't heard any complaints from my friends.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
I've lifted off and placed back on two beds. One on my 49' 3600 and one on my 70' GMC fleetside. You have to adjust the length of the straps accordingly to find the balance piont.
