This is one of the most useful items you can have if you pull even 1 cab.
I found it to be very adjustable and also very stable.I did find I needed to put a couple of concrete blocks in the back of cab cause I removed the gas tank and lost that weight. Other than that it lifted smoothly and straight up.I even leave the lower most mounting bracket attached to my hoist at all times as it doesn't get in the way and makes set up a 2 second operation as you just plug the top unit on. Joesjunk and some others wanted more pics and measurements so here they are.
Please let me know if you have any questions
I think your local welding shop could make one fairly cheaply. It's the shipping that would make these expensive, Otherwise I would build some and sell them.

few more pics

That's awsome :devil:

Another one for the hard drive! How about posting them over in the FAQ page.;)

Very cool. Looks easier than the method I just did. Now I need some steel! Where do you guys buy it?

That really looks like a great system. Would be heavy to ship but you could make some money selling it I would imagine.

Do you think this would support lifting a long box from under the rails? Have you tried it on the longhorn box in the background? I really like it and thank you for putting the measured plans out here for us.

Solver, very nice. I made something similar and added vice grips to the ends to clamp to the door frame pinch welds to keep the cab from shifting and tilting once its off the frame.

nice!!

do you have any blueprints or possibly cad drawings of that?

i'd pay for some good bluprints.

do you have any blueprints or possibly cad drawings of that?

i'd pay for some good bluprints.

The exploded view in the first pic is what I used to build mine.

that is a cool idea :metal:

Isn't that just the smartest thing ever.

Isn't that just the smartest thing ever.

why yes it's the smartest thing to come along since sliced bread.




Very cool idea by the way... Thanks. now I have another projetct to build. :lol:

Mongo

thats a good idea

pretty cool design i like the way it just lifts off when not in use.it could easily be adaped to use as a sheetrock jack as well!! cool beans

Outstanding fab work, I could have used this weeks ago when I pulled my cab.

Say that is pretty nice,I built one 10 years ago that is kinda like yours and pulled around 20 cabs with it,you dont have to put any wieght in cab it balances perfect.I could'nt live without mine.I will try to get a picture taken of it. I think the guys will like it also.

That looks like an excellent night shift project! I just pulled a cab last week using a skidsteer ,some boards, and a couple of straps. It worked great, but I wasn't worried about damaging it, cause it was pretty trashed. In a few weeks I'll be pulling one off another truck to replace it and don't want to damage it. This looks pretty easy to build. Thanks for the details.

man, I thought I was being smart using a 4x4 with an eye bolt at each end. That thing is sweet!