Re: Transporting a Truck Cab in the bed of a pick up truck?
[Re: Mopar2DBone]
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07/31/13 12:45 AM
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It works in the 80s beds..somebody posted pics of a cab in a bed just awhile back..
I am truckless..
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Re: Transporting a Truck Cab in the bed of a pick up truck?
[Re: 340SHORTY]
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07/31/13 09:41 AM
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how much body damage to the cab do you want? I hauled a cab on a small 8x10 trailer. 6 hrs of body work to fix the crease in the cab corners. add a hitch and tow a trailer behind a trailer. the wheel tubs are going to tilt the cab anyway you put it and the cab is going to get some dents by the time you man handle it on/off with a lift or not. NOW a truck bed is another story, I have fliped a long bed upside down on another long bed truck and used c-clamps to hold the bed rails together for a 150 mile ride at 55 mph. maybe some 4x4 or 2x6 across the bed rails and sit the cab on top of the bed rails and strap it off. good luck
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Re: Transporting a Truck Cab in the bed of a pick up truck?
[Re: scratchnfotraction]
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07/31/13 12:44 PM
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I have hauled a mid 80s cab in a mid 80s shortbed by stacking pallets 2 high front and rear of the bed for the rockers to sit on. It didnt have doors or glass, strapped thru windshield and rear window openings. It rode fine. I loaded it with a biig forklift, forks were long enough to go thru both front and rear pallets. Unloaded it with a hoist.
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Re: Transporting a Truck Cab in the bed of a pick up truck?
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07/31/13 08:38 PM
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Has anyone ever transported a pick up truck cab shell in the bed of a pick up and if so, how well did it fit??
For the 1994 - 2002 era truck.....will a 1994 - 2002 cab shell fit in the bed of the this same era of truck?
The reason I ask is that we need to transport a cab and do not have enough trailer room left to set it on and I am wondering how far down (depth) in the bed will the truck cab fit in the bed??
Thanks!!!
Gonna be a great u-tube vid.....please let us know when it's up
A trailer with some dunnage to support the cab would be my choice
Rickster
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Re: Transporting a Truck Cab in the bed of a pick up truck?
[Re: Mopar2DBone]
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08/02/13 11:48 AM
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The fellow I bout mine from said they (70's&80's) fit right in there. I wasn't sure, so I brought some wood to boost it. It sure looked like it would fit, but the wood was already there. Not sure of newer years,though. I wouldn't think they would be that much longer, front to rear. I guess you could just jack it up like I did. Traveled two hours at 60 mph with no trouble. The guy that loaded it thought it was funny enough to take a picture to show his brother. Both are members here. Maybe one of em will see this and chime in.
I have mechanical Aptitude. I can screw up anything.
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Re: Transporting a Truck Cab in the bed of a pick up truck?
[Re: jimbob101]
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08/02/13 01:29 PM
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Right on jimbob got an 80's bed for me? Tell the truth, you get those pallets from N.E.W. plastics right? I used to work for them in the Coleman plant and the one I got from you looks exactly the same as the ones I had to build... Works like a dream. The 6X6s didn't hurt either. Just a little taller.
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Re: Transporting a Truck Cab in the bed of a pick up truck?
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Ha ha I thought the picture was your brothers place. There is an NEW plant right down the road from him. I worked at the other one. PM sent.
I have mechanical Aptitude. I can screw up anything.
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Re: Transporting a Truck Cab in the bed of a pick up truck?
[Re: bboogieart]
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08/03/13 04:07 AM
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The fellow I bout mine from said they (70's&80's) fit right in there. I wasn't sure, so I brought some wood to boost it. It sure looked like it would fit, but the wood was already there. Not sure of newer years,though. I wouldn't think they would be that much longer, front to rear. I guess you could just jack it up like I did. Traveled two hours at 60 mph with no trouble. The guy that loaded it thought it was funny enough to take a picture to show his brother. Both are members here. Maybe one of em will see this and chime in.
I wish this one would be that easy but one thing I forgot to mention is that the truck cab I am transporting is a "Quad Cab" so it wont be quite as easy as a standard cab. I may be taking a car hauler down there to pick this up and will still have room to load the car behind the cab........"barely".......
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Re: Transporting a Truck Cab in the bed of a pick up truck?
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08/03/13 03:10 PM
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yep that changes everything, huh? AS for putting the cab on the trailer first. I would consider the weight of the car versus the cab. Should probably put the car on front and the cab in back.
I have mechanical Aptitude. I can screw up anything.
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