Pulling bed by yourself

[WVRigrat05]

So, trucks been parked, it's up for sale (which it probably never will), and I want it spotless again, when I pulled the bed on my LLY, I did it at the rig with a forklift but that's not an option nowadays.

So how have you guys been pulling the bed on your own? I was thinking some long straps and a snatch block but not sure how that will work.

 

[gassux]

cherry picker engine hoist

 

[WVRigrat05]

cherry picker engine hoist

Don't have one, I've got 11 acres worth of trees and garage rafters.

My tractor won't go quite high enough, and the boom is too short, should have bought a bigger one.

 

[FC5452]

Two people can pick it up, can't ya get a buddy, a set of horses, and two 2x4x10 and set it down?

Otherwise you could try straps and grab it that way


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[Burn Down]

By myself I would use 4 straps or chains to the inside hooks of the bed corners, use a comealong from the rafters or a tree and lift it up and pull the truck out.

 

[six5creed]

I pulled mine like Albert said. I strapped it corner to corner cross ways and lifted it straight up by myself with a hoist.


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[Budneeds2beers]

If you have a steady branch throw a strap over it and tie some lifting tackle (pulleys ect...).run a sturdy 2x6 or double stack 2x4 for more back bone under the bed rails. Slowly lift bed to find center and viola! How i did mine by myself. Use as wide of a piece of wood under the bed rails so you dont bend them.. hope that helps

 

[TLyons90]

I considered pulling the bed on my last truck. My thoughts were back under a tree or 2 with some good size limbs. Hook 4 tie down straps to each hook inside the bed. Then 1 bigger strap in the middle that hooked to the trees. Then ratchet up on each until I could drive out from under. Not sure it would work... But my help!

 

[TheBac]

It sometimes pays to have a teenage son with friends.

But I like the way Burn and Slim did it.

 

[WVRigrat05]

It sometimes pays to have a teenage son with friends.

But I like the way Burn and Slim did it.

That's what I'm going to do, lol, yeah I've got about 12 years and 11 months before my sons a teenager.

 

[02greysixer]

Full redneck here. Big branch, snatch block and a winch. Strapped the bed like everyone said

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[six5creed]

I found a picture of mine hanging from the A-frame.

 

[WolfLMM]

Love this! Y'all would shit a brick if you've seen some of the ways I've done things.

I have lifted my whole truck with 10ton overhead crane, and worked under it. I did park two 6000lb forklifts under each end to act as a life saver:thumb:

As far as lifting the bed, I've always used a 4x4 cut to length under the bed rails, find center of gravity and lift. If worried you can always C clamp the 4x4 to the bed rails using 2x4 block on top to keep from reforming the bed rails.