8ft Bed Removal with a 1 0r 2 ton Cherry Picker?

Hemp8709 · Post by **Hemp8709** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:26 am

Was curious if a 1 ton would be able to reach to help take the bed off. I am basing my questions on the Harbor freight cherry picker. I know the 2 ton has 60 something inches of boom length. I wasn't for sure if the 1 ton would be able to do the job. Any info is greatly appreciated.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:19 am

i done one by hand a few months ago. and i didnt damage it at all. i have no idea what the reach of the picker is your talking about. i would try to get the adjustable length picker if they have one.

goldies67 · Post by **goldies67** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:29 am

ive seen other member post pics on here doin the same swap with cherry pickers! 2 tons should do it i would think! id go slow and be sure your on level ground! good luck!

towtruckerfour · Post by **towtruckerfour** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:47 pm

It should work. That is what I used when I took mine off. I just took the tire off so the picker could reach the middle of the bed. Just make sure you are centered.

BobbyFord · Post by **BobbyFord** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:51 pm

One ton should be plenty but it wouldn't hurt to buy a 2 ton. This is a short bed but there is room to extend the boom out enough for a long bed.

Hemp8709 · Post by **Hemp8709** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:05 pm

BobbyFord wrote:One ton should be plenty but it wouldn't hurt to buy a 2 ton. This is a short bed but there is room to extend the boom out enough for a long bed.
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That's exactly what I wanted to hear! Appreciate it.

I couldn't decide if I wanted the 1 ton or 2 ton. I though that the arm length wouldn't extended out enough to where it might damage my bed or just not be enough length. Harbor freight has a 1 ton for $99 bucks on sale and a 2 ton for $209. I would rather save a hundred and spend it on something else for the truck.

Hemp8709 · Post by **Hemp8709** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:07 pm

fordman wrote:i done one by hand a few months ago. and i didnt damage it at all. i have no idea what the reach of the picker is your talking about. i would try to get the adjustable length picker if they have one.

Forget that!!! No way am i doing it by hand! Kudos! The harbor freight ones are adjustable and was just curious if the 1 ton had enough arm length to get the job done.

BobbyFord · Post by **BobbyFord** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:23 pm

If the boom isn't long enough to go from the rear then you can pull it from the side.

Hemp8709 · Post by **Hemp8709** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:28 pm

BobbyFord wrote:If the boom isn't long enough to go from the rear then you can pull it from the side.

I though about that. Just wanted to make sure I was in the right direction. The only place I have advice for is here. I do appreciate it very much.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:54 pm

i'd go slightly backwards first so you dont hit the cab.

Whateverman · Post by **Whateverman** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:01 pm

i've done a few boxes the hard way... the last time was a total disaster : swapping from one chassis to another which were side by side -and just far enough apart that when i tripped and we dropped the box it wedged itself over the rear tires on BOTH chassis- which took a full 4 hrs and a bunch of damage to the box to free up ...never again

i'd go for the 2ton crane -i love mine.
mines some un-named adjustable thing made in china that i got about 12 or 13yrs ago at a tool liquidation place ,you can get 8ft boxes off fairly easy-ish if you sling it right and the extra reach also means extra height when you swap engines and other stuff that will seem like a great idea to do with it as well
the only thing i don't like about mine (that i 'm too lazy to fix)is that the front legs are slightly splayed so that the wheels are toed out,which can make it a little hard to push it forward when its loaded

sargentrs · Post by **sargentrs** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:41 am

I bought the one ton HF and have had no issues with anything, cab, frame, bed, engine/tranny, etc. The 2 ton is a definite improvement just for the ability to add additional length to the boom without compromising lifting capacity too much but the 1 ton is sufficient. Here's pics of all my lifts in my project thread..
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... ed#p556075

Hemp8709 · Post by **Hemp8709** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:50 am

sargentrs wrote:I bought the one ton HF and have had no issues with anything, cab, frame, bed, engine/tranny, etc. The 2 ton is a definite improvement just for the ability to add additional length to the boom without compromising lifting capacity too much but the 1 ton is sufficient. Here's pics of all my lifts in my project thread..
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... ed#p556075

That's what I wanted to hear! I have been following your project thread. Thanks

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