bed removale help

[wwj75c30]

im gonna be switching my bed out on my dually for awhile to my fleetside bed and run single 16" rims with 33" tires itll be a lil wider but doesnt bug me, what would the easiest way to take the bed off? i dont have engine hoist, and what do you guys put your old beds on when there off the truck? mines sitting on a set of old tires. what do you guys suggest?

[liftlawssuck]

4 guys if you don't have a chain fall. Maybe a tree if the truck runs. Drive under a branch and lift it off with a come-a-long?? Tractor with a loader?? Build an A frame type of structure like a gantry (I think that's the right name)?? I put mine on tires on a snowmobile trailer. For transport I grab a big tractor tire that basically takes up the whole underneath of the bed. Strap it down and off you go.

[Keith Seymore]

I've used the engine hoist, cherry picker and multiple buddy technique. All work well.

As far as storage and transport I made a little stand out of scrap wood and the lag the box to the ends of the 4x4's through 4 of the bed bolt holes.

K

[tucsonjwt]

Any type of hoist is the easiest, but I just removed all of the bolts, unhooked the wiring and the differential breather line (it you have one attached to the bed). Then I used a bottle jack and pieces of 4x4s to support the bed until it was high enough to clear the frame and wheels/tires and made a 2x4 frame to support the bed (2x4s located outside the bed)- then drove the truck out from under the support frame.

[Car'n'Guitars]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

I've used the engine hoist, cherry picker and multiple buddy technique. All work well.

As far as storage and transport I made a little stand out of scrap wood and the lag the box to the ends of the 4x4's through 4 of the bed bolt holes.

K

Haha, not really relevant but isn't that ironic?

[71swb4x4]

I take the bolts out (that part is pretty important ) then remove the grounding strap(s), unhook the taillight, and license plate light harness.
Then I jack the rear up, remove the tires, and lower it as far as the jack stands will go. Removing the tires makes it so you don't have the lift the bed over the tires.
Then with a friend or two or three it comes off really easy. If you have four guys don't worry about the tires. If it's just two, or maybe three weak people, the tires helps a lot.

[willett]

I stood my longbox on on end and leaned it against a wall. dont forget to throw a sheet of plywood down first.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Car'n'Guitars

Haha, not really relevant but isn't that ironic?

I don't understand your comment - I thought the original post was about bed removal, storage and transportation.

I posted what I did (which I thought was superior to just setting it on some old tires).

Easy movement around the garage, easy movement to and from the paint shop, convenient working height and - for no cost.

K

[GM-power]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

I don't understand your comment - I thought the original post was about bed removal, storage and transportation.

I posted what I did (which I thought was superior to just setting it on some old tires).

Easy movement around the garage, easy movement to and from the paint shop, convenient working height and - for no cost.

K

Your second pic, truck pulling its own bed. As far as removal I think your options have been gone through lol.

[BigBlocksRule]

I built a 4' x 6' frame out of doubled 2x6's, added some swivel pneumatic tires from H/F and it works great. I can set a truck bed or cab on this frame and move it anywhere - since it has pneumatic tires, I can roll it around the yard as well. I may build a height extender for it so it's easier to sand and work on like yours, Keith.
As for removal, 4 guys and a 12-pack.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by GM-power

Your second pic, truck pulling its own bed. As far as removal I think your options have been gone through lol.

Ah - transport home from the paint shop. I drove the truck for about a week with no box on it.

There was something "so right" about lil Red helping with it's own restoration...

K

[wwj75c30]

Originally Posted by liftlawssuck

4 guys if you don't have a chain fall. Maybe a tree if the truck runs. Drive under a branch and lift it off with a come-a-long?? Tractor with a loader?? Build an A frame type of structure like a gantry (I think that's the right name)?? I put mine on tires on a snowmobile trailer. For transport I grab a big tractor tire that basically takes up the whole underneath of the bed. Strap it down and off you go.

thats the bad thing is i have no big trees tractors or engine hoist lol

[wwj75c30]

thanks for all the imput guys, i think im gonna find a engine hoist and take it off that way. will i be fine if i leave the dually fenders on?

[Car'n'Guitars]

Originally Posted by GM-power

Your second pic, truck pulling its own bed. As far as removal I think your options have been gone through lol.

Yeah that's exactly what I meant, but now reading my post I see how it can be misunderstood.

[liftlawssuck]

Yes you will be fine with the dually fenders on.

[wwj75c30]

now i gotta go get to work ill get some pics

[Car'n'Guitars]

Good luck.

[wwj75c30]

ill probally end up with some kinda problem lol

[zirk]

You can throw that dually bed on a semi and send it my way