Bed weight

[That84fordranger]

‘84 ford ranger needs the bed off to replace fuel sending unit but I have no idea how much it weighs like if it’s a 2 man or a 4 man job looked all over online wouldn’t give me an answer

 

[97RangerXLT]

2 man job, one on each wheel arch. Take the tailgate off for an added weight drop.

I think the 6 foot beds are around 300ish lbs, I have removed mine with one other helper a couple of times. 6 bolts, three screws on the filler neck and unhook the taillights right in front of the rear bumper and lift it off.

I have also seen it lifted off with a harbor freight engine heist and a chain...

AJ

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

2 man job, one on each wheel arch. Take the tailgate off for an added weight drop.

I think the 6 foot beds are around 300ish lbs, I have removed mine with one other helper a couple of times. 6 bolts, three screws on the filler neck and unhook the taillights right in front of the rear bumper and lift it off.

I have also seen it lifted off with a harbor freight engine heist and a chain...

AJ

Two people minimum, as long as they can actually lift something. Last time I had to move a bed it was three of us, but I was the only one who could actually lift it, the two on the other side together couldn’t. That was rough. Four people make it super easy. Two average adults should be plenty capable. Engine hoist or machine of some type would make it easy.

 

[JoshT]

One person... with an engine hoist, front end loader, lift, etc.

Doing it the old fashioned manual way I like three, but that's usually more able bodied people than I can reliably get. It can be done with just one on each side, especially the 6 foot. I like having a third at the back to help lift the bed up over the bumper and balance it front to rear.

Used to be just me and dad picking it up. As his strength deteriorated due to various injuries, we'd get an extra hand. That's when I figured out that three was really easier without tripping over each other, for us four on a 6 foot bed was about too many. Eventually he bought a tractor with a front end loader to do stuff around the house and hunting club. That was the shit for pulling a bed. It seems like a engine hoist or lift would work just as well if you have them and a solid surface to use them on, but that isn't often the case for us.

 

[RobbieD]

I have done the bed solo before by jacking it up, end at a time, sliding 2x4's under it and setting their ends on stacked cinder blocks. Rolled the truck out from under, and then back in for the reinstallation.

Gotta be creative when you're a hermit . . .

 

[pjtoledo]

yep, that's what I do
get creative with levers & fulcrums, have lots of board scraps handy.
don't be afraid to scare the neighbors

 

[JoshT]

I have done the bed solo before by jacking it up, end at a time, sliding 2x4's under it and setting their ends on stacked cinder blocks. Rolled the truck out from under, and then back in for the reinstallation.

Gotta be creative when you're a hermit . . .

Done that before too with a cab and bed both, and I know the hermit problem well. It works, but I don't recommend it if you have other options.

I don;t remember what part of GA you're in, but sounds like us GA hermits need to do a better job of helping each other out if we're in range and available.

Who am I kidding... I'm a hermit. I'll say something like that, but never actually ask for the help.

don't be afraid to scare the neighbors

I don't have to do anything janky for that. Just making an apearance in the yard where they can see me can be enough. If it weren't for the vehicles occasionally moving and the lights being on, I think they'd forget that someone lives here. If their cats don't stop fighting in my yard, I'll given them a reminder in the middle of the night.

 

[Rick W]

‘84 ford ranger needs the bed off to replace fuel sending unit but I have no idea how much it weighs like if it’s a 2 man or a 4 man job looked all over online wouldn’t give me an answer

Jeez, all you kids are cream puffs these days!

First question, are you worried about scratching the paint? seriously, is it a really nice truck?

I’m a sickly 69 year-old old fart with bad legs and bad blood, crappy disposition and an aggressive dog, and I’ve done it myself a half dozen times. 87 6 foot bed, and a 97 6 foot bed.

Take the bolts loose, take the lights out, and just make sure all the wires and such are clear. Take the fillneck loose. Take the tailgate off.

You can lay on your back underneath it, and push it up with your hand or your foot corner by corner and put a couple of two by fours across the frame so it will slide a little bit. Nothing fancy, if you’ve got common sense, you know where to place them so the bed can move a little.

Then go behind it, after you’ve eaten a can of spinach, and jerk it up like a barbell and just pull it back about six or 8 inches. If all you’re doing is fixing the gas tank stuff, you can pull it back a little bit more and you’ll have plenty of access.

Probably the hardest part is pulling it up over the tires. You can take them off before hand, but make sure that truck is solid on some jackstands. I didn’t do that. The bed is really very solid, so you can bang it around a little bit to pull it over the tires. Just be careful of the shiny parts on the outside.

If you want to take it completely off, you can slide it backwards 2/3 of the way off and set it on the ground, or slide it sideways 2/3 of the way off and set it on the ground, and then go to the front/other side and tilt it up. If it’s mostly level ground, it won’t tip over, but be careful of wind.

If you’re worried about scratching the paint, you can basically do the exact same thing, but you’ve got to get some drop cloths and moving pads so that when it hits the ground in the back or on the side, it won’t scratch it.

I’ve actually moved a couple of the 87 beds around in my yard by standing them on the tail or front, and then just tilting left to right and walking them 8 or 10 inches at a time. If you don’t go crazy, you won’t bend anything, and again, if you’re worried about the paint, you just have to put some padded protection down.

Of course, it’s easier if you have a friend. Doesn’t get your best buddy, get the biggest buddy!

My two cents, I hope it helps!

And will you other guys need to eat more spinach and spend a little more time at the gym…

 

[Roert42]

Getting the mud flaps and fenders over the rear bumper is the hardest part.

Alone, you can move it enough to get at the sender.

If you want it off completely, two people can do it. 3 or 4 people, it takes less then a minute.

My wife helped me put the bed back on my truck once, she may have even been pregnant.

 

[RobbieD]

And will you other guys need to eat more spinach and spend a little more time at the gym…

OK; and how much spinach would be needed, to change a tire without a jack?

 

[JoshT]

I was approaching things from the position of not scratching the paint, but your method works as well.

And will you other guys need to eat more spinach and spend a little more time at the gym…

That said, I'm definitely in this category. It would probably do wonders for my sleep, energy, and blood sugar problems. My energy problem is a direct result of lack of sleep, my lack of sleep is a direct result of not being tired enough. If I'd spend some time in the gym, or working exercising in general, it would probably fix the lack of tiredness. The calories burned would help with the blood sugar. The fiber content of the spinach would helps with blood sugar control as well.

 

[bobbywalter]

2 monkey job for sure if your worried about paint...3 is a good idea if your not young. 10 if your old fawks like most of us

i never cared about the paint.... and until i was 41 or so....never had a problem pulling or carrying a 6 foot bed by myself.


i dont think they weigh 300.... turns out the 8 foot bed fiberglass topper on the 150 weighs over 350 pounds though....moving that sucked.

i have spare bed in my back yard i can still stand on end and carry though....so no way that thing is 300 pounds.

 

[Rick W]

Getting the mud flaps and fenders over the rear bumper is the hardest part.

Alone, you can move it enough to get at the sender.

If you want it off completely, two people can do it. 3 or 4 people, it takes less then a minute.

My wife helped me put the bed back on my truck once, she may have even been pregnant.

What if he can’t find a pregnant lady?

 

[Rick W]

OK; and how much spinach would be needed, to change a tire without a jack?

Probably more than you need to just pick up the bed once you unbolt it

 

[Rick W]

I was approaching things from the position of not scratching the paint, but your method works as well.



That said, I'm definitely in this category. It would probably do wonders for my sleep, energy, and blood sugar problems. My energy problem is a direct result of lack of sleep, my lack of sleep is a direct result of not being tired enough. If I'd spend some time in the gym, or working exercising in general, it would probably fix the lack of tiredness. The calories burned would help with the blood sugar. The fiber content of the spinach would helps with blood sugar control as well.

And you poop better too