Cab Removal Questions

[Kilian]

Getting to the stage in my project where I need to remove the cab from frame and get it on a rotisserie, which is the style that would (on a car) mount to the front and rear frame mounts on the underside of the body. Figure I can just shorten the tube between the rotisserie uprights and mount to the cab mounting pads. 1983 3/4 ton regular cab. Any tips or tricks on how to remove the cab?

I have a gantry, but not sure it's got enough height to lift the cab off to allow the frame to roll out from underneath. Otherwise, will look into trying to raise it on lumber and then outrig enough to roll the frame out. We'll see. Thanks for any help provided.

 

[legopnuematic]

There are plenty of ways to pull a cab. I’ve done them by hand, cherry picker, gantry, bobcat.

If the bed is off and the driveline is in place still, it takes less height to go over the rear of the frame than it does to go over the engine.

This was removing it by hand, it’s been long enough ago that I don’t recall the specifics, i think I jacked it up and cribbed it to get it on that “cart.” Dad and I hand loaded it (doors removed) into a sprinter van, then hand unloaded at home. Stronger and dumber then I guess.

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This is my favorite for a single cab, a wood beam (made of 2x material) on the engine crane.

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And then the gantry, yes not a squarebody, I did put the cab back on the 79 with it though.

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The bobcat with standard length forks was my least favorite, wouldn’t be too bad with fork extensions, too hard to balance it and keep it from hitting the bobcat with regular forks.

Also note that a bare single cab balances right where the a pillar meets the roof on that corner (looking from the side at the door opening).

 

[Ricko1966]

I always thought this was a cool low buck system and you could bolt doubled up 2x4s to the cab mount extending out the ends. Doubled up 2x4s on the cab mounts and a 2x6 at each end would get you hooked up to what you have,you could use plywood as your end plates if need to go higher or lower on the pivot area

 

[Kilian]

Thanks for the replies. I ended using the gantry had enough height to clear the front end so I could roll the frame out and the mount the cab on the rotisserie.