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jott_06 · 09-10-2007, 08:07 PM

Well i just got done taking my bed off. I'm only 19 and not the buffest guy in the world so i got some help from my two brother in laws but even the three of us couldnt get it so we had to recrute(sp) my sister and 10 year old nephew to help. By the way my truck is a long bed. But its off now so tomorrow i'm gonna take the doors off and its time to go in to the garage and start its new life. I'm putting new drivers side floor pan, front floor brace, inner rocker, outer rocker, and inner cab roof panel. Every thing else is solid so after thats done it "should" be smooth sailing

snacob14 · 09-10-2007, 08:09 PM

Me and my brotherinlaw carried mine off. its a long bed too...

ChevLoRay · 09-10-2007, 08:12 PM

If you had the 10-year old from the git-go, you wouldn't have needed your sister....(LOL).

edmonton72 · 09-10-2007, 08:24 PM

I took mine a part when I took it off because it had rust that needed to be attended to. I assembled it while on the truck to make things easier too.

cory321 · 09-10-2007, 08:31 PM

Where in Ohio are you?

bad6772 · 09-10-2007, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snacob14

Me and my brotherinlaw carried mine off. its a long bed too...

makes me feel like a man...

i took mine off , i was on one side and my wife and my 62 year old buddy was on the other lol shes 5/5 bout 150 and he is 5/9 bout 180.........im Super Man

samwise68 · 09-10-2007, 08:50 PM

my cousin and i lifted a long step without fenders off without problem when we were sophomore/juniors in highschool. not that heavy, but we popped it off, and threw it in the back of his truck to take it out back.

on this one, i didn't even try. so. we used the tractor. manly? eh. not so much. but i wasn't tired afterwards.

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-Sam.

w/gcd72 · 09-10-2007, 09:00 PM

well now i know what i'll have to look forward to. my scrawny 18 year old self and my dad are planning on doing it, but i think ill get some of my cousins who are football players to help, lol

streetstar · 09-10-2007, 09:16 PM

Try a cherry picker next time -- they're not that expensive

cdowns · 09-10-2007, 09:34 PM

when you get older you'll be able to outthink it and do it yourself like us old guys do

PanelDeland · 09-10-2007, 09:38 PM

Lift one side of bed and put 4X4 under it one end at a time.Then the other.Then lay a long 2X4 across the frame.Using the metal brackets sold for sawhorses make up 4 upside down V's.Then one corner at a time lift the 2X4 and have the 10 YO put the sawhorse end(Upside down V) under the corner you have lifted.Roll frame out from under said bed.

Years of not having help or working alone on my junk late at night made me creative.

68C15 · 09-10-2007, 09:40 PM

I can show you how to do it using a floor jack, a 2 foot long 4x4, 4 8 foot 2x4s, a pair of jack stands, and 2 tie down straps.
it took about 45 minutes but I didnt even break a sweat.

Ram-Man · 09-10-2007, 10:06 PM

Gee I removed my cab by myself

CG · 09-10-2007, 10:20 PM

Ive always been able to move a long bed with two guys without any problems. Well I figured I could muscle off a shortbed easily buy myself. I couldn't budge it. I grabbed my son, he's a pretty strong mid 20's kid. We almost killed ourselfs but we finally got it. I had no idea the steel plate the previous owner made the bed floor out of would be so heavy (he tacked it over the original steel bed floor)....

Longhorn Man · 09-10-2007, 10:29 PM

i know a longhorn bed with no gate or floor is just shy of 500 pounds.
I did mine myself with no lifting tools, just a little at a time, corner by corner, propping it up as I went.
Loaded the old one on tpop of the new one by myself too... THAT was fun.

dave2953 · 09-10-2007, 11:37 PM

I've had to take mine off by myself a couple of times. If I never have to do that again it will be too soon.

67_C-30 · 09-11-2007, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snacob14

Me and my brotherinlaw carried mine off. its a long bed too...

My brother and I took the longbed on and off my '67 C-30 several times when I was mounting it. I had to add all the mounts and drill holes, so I had to mock it up a few times!

jott_06 · 09-11-2007, 06:51 AM

Well when we first started i just had me and my one brother in law and we could lift it up a couple inches but we couldn't get it up high enough ourselves to go over the tires and bumper. Then we got everybody to help

cdowns · 09-11-2007, 07:13 AM

ever think of jacking it up and takin the tires off and setting it down on the rear axel so you dont have to lift it 2feet above the frame?? thats why i say you'll have to learn how to outthink these tricky inanimate pieces of metal

sleepyboy · 09-11-2007, 07:16 AM

Always helps to take the bolts out first

Scott68-93-97 · 09-11-2007, 11:32 AM

2 guys longbed no problem, when Im going at it alone I built bed lifter thingy that hooks to my picker then I just pick it up and roll her around takes more time to get the bolts out and disconnect wires, I use this on all my trucks, built it out of 2x4's takes 10 minutes to build

jay6891 · 09-11-2007, 12:06 PM

Maybe if you had taken the spare engine and the crossover tool box out first it wouldn't have been so bad.

**Palf70Step** · 09-11-2007, 01:47 PM

My all in one do it yourself bed/cab/engine removal tool.

I've done them by hand, but it sure a lot easier with helpful gadgets. For me I always needed it when there was only me and getting manual labor was tough at mty odd hours.

72freak · 09-11-2007, 02:31 PM

I hadnt really noticed they were heavy........I must not have been paying attention....I moved this one by myself?!?!?!!?!?!

72BlckButy · 09-11-2007, 02:47 PM

time to pick up a cherry picker!

09-10-2007, 08:07 PM	#1
jott_06 Camaro Club Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 472	these trucks have heavy beds Well i just got done taking my bed off. I'm only 19 and not the buffest guy in the world so i got some help from my two brother in laws but even the three of us couldnt get it so we had to recrute(sp) my sister and 10 year old nephew to help. By the way my truck is a long bed. But its off now so tomorrow i'm gonna take the doors off and its time to go in to the garage and start its new life. I'm putting new drivers side floor pan, front floor brace, inner rocker, outer rocker, and inner cab roof panel. Every thing else is solid so after thats done it "should" be smooth sailing

09-10-2007, 08:09 PM	#2
snacob14 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Desoto, MO Posts: 225	Re: these trucks have heavy beds Me and my brotherinlaw carried mine off. its a long bed too...

09-10-2007, 08:12 PM	#3
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: these trucks have heavy beds If you had the 10-year old from the git-go, you wouldn't have needed your sister....(LOL). __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

09-10-2007, 08:24 PM	#4
edmonton72 Nothings as cool as my 72 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, AB, Kanuckastan Posts: 181	Re: these trucks have heavy beds I took mine a part when I took it off because it had rust that needed to be attended to. I assembled it while on the truck to make things easier too. __________________ 1972 C10 Longbox In the middle of body off restoration Rebuilt 355, turbo 400, 3.42 12-bolt Rolling chassis finally done and cab mounted. Now onto sanding, bondo and more sanding.

09-10-2007, 08:31 PM	#5
cory321 Problem Child Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kettering Ohio Posts: 1,248	Re: these trucks have heavy beds Where in Ohio are you? __________________ 1972 gmc sierra grande 350/350 a/c soon`to get a new 350 I Survived Norwood

09-10-2007, 09:00 PM	#8
w/gcd72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dale, Indiana Posts: 41	Re: these trucks have heavy beds well now i know what i'll have to look forward to. my scrawny 18 year old self and my dad are planning on doing it, but i think ill get some of my cousins who are football players to help, lol __________________ 1972 C10 Custom Deluxe Longbed Fleetside (currently apart in the garage) '69 C10 Custom Deluxe Shortbed Fleetside (all original, including the brown recluses!) 1990 C1500 Shortbed Sportside

09-10-2007, 09:16 PM	#9
streetstar Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 2,396	Re: these trucks have heavy beds Try a cherry picker next time -- they're not that expensive

09-10-2007, 09:34 PM	#10
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: these trucks have heavy beds when you get older you'll be able to outthink it and do it yourself like us old guys do __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

09-10-2007, 09:38 PM	#11
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,992	Re: these trucks have heavy beds Lift one side of bed and put 4X4 under it one end at a time.Then the other.Then lay a long 2X4 across the frame.Using the metal brackets sold for sawhorses make up 4 upside down V's.Then one corner at a time lift the 2X4 and have the 10 YO put the sawhorse end(Upside down V) under the corner you have lifted.Roll frame out from under said bed. Years of not having help or working alone on my junk late at night made me creative. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"

09-10-2007, 09:40 PM	#12
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Re: these trucks have heavy beds I can show you how to do it using a floor jack, a 2 foot long 4x4, 4 8 foot 2x4s, a pair of jack stands, and 2 tie down straps. it took about 45 minutes but I didnt even break a sweat.

09-10-2007, 10:06 PM	#13
Ram-Man Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 943	Re: these trucks have heavy beds Gee I removed my cab by myself Attached Images __________________ Porterbuilt 8 Lugger http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=691739

09-10-2007, 10:20 PM	#14
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 20,073	Re: these trucks have heavy beds Ive always been able to move a long bed with two guys without any problems. Well I figured I could muscle off a shortbed easily buy myself. I couldn't budge it. I grabbed my son, he's a pretty strong mid 20's kid. We almost killed ourselfs but we finally got it. I had no idea the steel plate the previous owner made the bed floor out of would be so heavy (he tacked it over the original steel bed floor)....

09-10-2007, 10:29 PM	#15
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: these trucks have heavy beds i know a longhorn bed with no gate or floor is just shy of 500 pounds. I did mine myself with no lifting tools, just a little at a time, corner by corner, propping it up as I went. Loaded the old one on tpop of the new one by myself too... THAT was fun.

09-10-2007, 11:37 PM	#16
dave2953 Dave's not here, man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Winder, Georgia Posts: 2,000	Re: these trucks have heavy beds I've had to take mine off by myself a couple of times. If I never have to do that again it will be too soon. __________________ - 2014 VW Jetta - 2015 VW Jetta - 1966 Ford F-250

09-11-2007, 06:51 AM	#18
jott_06 Camaro Club Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 472	Re: these trucks have heavy beds Well when we first started i just had me and my one brother in law and we could lift it up a couple inches but we couldn't get it up high enough ourselves to go over the tires and bumper. Then we got everybody to help



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09-11-2007, 07:13 AM	#19
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: these trucks have heavy beds ever think of jacking it up and takin the tires off and setting it down on the rear axel so you dont have to lift it 2feet above the frame?? thats why i say you'll have to learn how to outthink these tricky inanimate pieces of metal __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

09-11-2007, 07:16 AM	#20
sleepyboy '69 Step Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Marion, Texas Posts: 722	Re: these trucks have heavy beds Always helps to take the bolts out first __________________ It's my truck, and Yes, I CUT the dash, so what??

09-11-2007, 11:32 AM	#21
Scott68-93-97 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fair Oaks, CA Posts: 475	Re: these trucks have heavy beds 2 guys longbed no problem, when Im going at it alone I built bed lifter thingy that hooks to my picker then I just pick it up and roll her around takes more time to get the bolts out and disconnect wires, I use this on all my trucks, built it out of 2x4's takes 10 minutes to build __________________ 1968 Short Fleet 350/700r4 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=249435 1997 Bagged XtdCab Vortec350/4L60e http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...44#post2286144 1993 XtdCab Longbed 4x4 6.5Turbo/NV4500 "Daily Driver" 1985 Toyota XtdCab 4x4 22re/W-56/Dual T-cases, Doug Thorley Header, Homebrew front and rear spring packs, Tons of Mods to suspension and drivetrain, 35" boggers, coming soon ARB's and 5.29's, Possible 4.3/700r4 swap

09-11-2007, 12:06 PM	#22
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09-11-2007, 01:47 PM	#23
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09-11-2007, 02:31 PM	#24
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09-11-2007, 02:47 PM	#25
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