Bricknose cab weight?

[Cruiseomatic]

Finally got a cab for my truck today and going to pick it up in the morning. When I pick it up, The doors and front and back seats will be removed. Just the dash and steering column might be left in it when we lift. I think I'll take the column out though. What kind of weight am I looking at? I heard its 400lbs with doors but not sure. Have no access to lifting equipment with very little room to work with at the drop location. And given its on a tuesday, everyone is at work.

 

[laserjock]

I think it's more than that. Can't say how much exactly but I think it's more than a 4 man lift unless they are really big men. It's super heavy to the firewall side. The balance point is somewhere close to the steering wheel. Maybe a little farther forward. My 1300 lb winch will lift it without much of any complaint.

If it were me and I had no way to lift it, I'd take a couple 4x4's 10' long and build cribs on either side and go up and down a few inches at a time. Pull the frame out from under it and drive the trailer in then do it over and drive your frame back under it.

 

[laserjock]

Btw, if it's on flat ground, furniture dollies work good to roll cabs around on.

 

[Cruiseomatic]

Bed and engine is still on chassis. Would an engine lift chained to the seat and belt bolt holes lift it slowly enough to roll it sideways off? Don't have a lot to work with.

 

[laserjock]

Cherry picker will lift it. I would recommend hooking the front chains through the floor holes to the front body mounts some how. The rear can hook about anywhere toward the back. I lifted mine with a cherry picker but had my front lift points right in front of the front seat mounts and it was a near disaster because the balance was off. Like I said you have to be aware of the balance point.

 

[IDIoit]

bring chain.
bolt to body mounts, there the strongest point on frame
front driver to passenger rear.
wrap chain at the intersect and bolt all 3 together.
600 ish lbs
extend the boom on the cherry picker all the way out

 

[Cruiseomatic]

Well, What actually happened is..... Got it with two straps running under the rockers and it lifted fine... With a hay tractor. My chains were to short. However, The sumbitch slid/tilted forward while in air and the roof down bend got a ding. To avoid more damage, Tried to back trailer under cab.... Trailer is to small. So now it is sitting on 2 4X4's on the ground until I can acquire a flatbed trailer. I knew the balance point was close to the firewall so I left the rear seats in too..... I'm an idiot, Lol. But, I had it ready to lift in 3-4 hours. Removing the fenders took the longest.
And you're right laser. As soon as I took the mount bolt under the dash off, She lifted that corner. The rest didn't and when I would get in to hold the rear, she'd "bounce" that corner.