Swappin' a bed

[smolkin]

How heavy is a SRW long bed on these trucks? I'm still looking for a good one to swap in, but is it do-able with 4-6 burly guys or will I need a hoist of some kind?
For bonus points I may try to swap my liftgate over, too, but that thing is a serious boat anchor...when I lost the cables on it it took 3 people just to get the moving section back up.

 

[Portuga]

i yanked it off by my self once, and put it back on me and a buddy.

4 guys would be perfect.

 

[typ4]

2 guys fairly easy. 4 waaaay easy. take off the tailgate.

 

[smolkin]

take off the tailgate.

No problem!

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Bad pic but shows the general state of the bed floor and current tailgate mounting
The worst part is under the 1/4" plate, completely gone.

 

[TWeatherford]

With that much rust I'd just cut/grind your bolts off from the top side. Maybe that was your plan, but mine were dang near impossible to get off even with an impact, and I have an almost rust free truck.

 

[IDIDieselJohn]

We took ours off the F250, just me and my dad.

Actaully not thta heavy at all, just awkward to carry.

I grinded the heads off all 6 bolts, didn't even try to get the nut off from underneath!

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[flareside_thun]

x3 on grinding the bolt heads off.......I actually weld mine to the bed floor though. I lifted my bed with one person, one landscape timber, one tree and one come-along.

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[austin]

2-3 guys seems to be key. The hardest part I had was getting it adjusted for the bolts.

 

[biggin92]

jr , I can't believe you just posted that picture OMG they are gonna think we are a bunch of dumb rednecks around here........................... OH wait WE ARE

 

[smolkin]

jr , I can't believe you just posted that picture OMG they are gonna think we are a bunch of dumb rednecks around here........................... OH wait WE ARE

I salute you!
There is nothing wrong with being good at using whatever's around you to accomplish your goals. The best mechanics I've known were of the shadetree variety, and sometimes the shadetree is a tool itself!

Been looking around, no bed to be found. I did find a better tailgate and a bedliner, though. I may wuss out for now and cover it up
Hopefully it will buy me some time.

 

[88beast]

took us 4 guys to lift a 6ft bed with roll bar up on top of a m101 a1 trailer
but only 2 to put it on the truck it went with
since you cant find a good bed it sounds like youre a canidate for a patch pannel and a wire wheel

 

[jonathan]

i took my bed off with a friend and my engine hoist

 

[Goofyexponent]

If it counts at all, I stood a bed up on end by myself off a 92 long box. They ain't that heavy, but the size of them makes it easier with 2 or 3 guys. Make sure you disconnect EVERYTHING or you might have an unpleasant surprise halfway through the lift lol.

Ask me how I know!!!

 

[dieselgiant]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg8kbt9iJWI this is faster than grinding off the bolts

 

[smolkin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg8kbt9iJWI this is faster than grinding off the bolts

Best pro tip ever!!

(Although with my luck the engine would break loose from the mounts and shoot out with the bed still on the truck!)