When I pulled the cab off my 55 2nd , I made a harness with a 2X4
acrosed the cab floor and a couple of chains going to the mounting
bolts (screwed in from the top). I was able to left it very easily
with an engine host but it was very tipsy (top heavy). I was able
to steady it with one hand. Should have used longer chains.
Tom wrote:
>
> Hi, Grant
> Were you not concerned that the weight of the cab on the top of the door
>frames
> would tweak something like the hinges or the door frames out of alignment? I
>am
> about to lift my '55-2nd series cab from it's frame, and I am uncertain at
>this
> point as to the BEST method. The only things left in it are the doors and the
> glass. My cab has rotted out front cab mounts, and the rear cab mounts have
> stress cracks in the surrounding floor sections from the cab 'rocking' back on
> acceleration, so twisting of the remaining sheetmetal upon liftoff from the
> frame seems like a potential problem for me... These are the options I am
> considering:
>
> 1) Use two 2x6's through the windows (rope may be
> good...) and 4 guys to lift and carry the cab to a jig, set up like the frame
> rails on a dolly. (It may have to sit on it all winter!) Cost: $20.00 for
> lumber, $20.00 for beer (every time I need help to move it!).
>
> 2) Buy a folding engine hoist for $200.00, and move
>the
> cab whenever I want!!! (priceless!!!)
>
> Looks like a simple choice, once it's in writing! What do you guys think? Will
> the cab twist? Is rope good enough? Is $20.00 worth of beer divided by 4 too
> cheap? Help me out!
>
> Tom Volpe
> '55-2
> Monroe, Ct.
>
> "G. Simmons" wrote:
>
> > >1. How many strong men/women will it take to lift off a stripped down
> > >cab (ie. no gas tank, seats, or doors)??
> >
> > One. Just tie a rope through the windows, hook up the shop crane and start
> > pumping. Comes right off.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Grant S.
> >
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>
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