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Lifting bed dump-truck style


Why do people keep calling me Jim? My name is Eric. I have also been known to answer to "Alfonzo", "Gomez", "Enrique", "Spaz", "Dork", "Tail", "Shmendrick (sp?)", "Youngster #1", "Youngster #2", "Youngster #3", and on occasion and from the right people "Rodeo Clown". I just want to elect Jim for president.



This is freaking hilarious. I guess I got lucky having my real nickname as a username.


As far as tilting the box back, I do not think you could get away with it. There's too much snow on the ground for me to look right, now, but if I remember right the bed bolts pass through the 1" square supports on the bottom of the bed, which means you would have two holes the bolt passes through which wouldn't leave you much room to play around with angling the bed.
 
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This is a good point. However, my intent would be to raise the bed sufficiently to gain enough access to the tank to enable me to replace the fuel pump. And so hopefully this limited lift will not bring the bed into contact with the cab.

Al
 
A certified mechanic I know tried the 2 bolts only on his K1500. He scraped the S**t out of his cab and slightly bent the bed where the 2 bolts remained.

No offense but you are making this harder than it needs to be. Either drop the tank, take the bed off or take it to a shop. Or take your chances with your idea.

Sorry but these are the choices. And no, you won't get enough clearance.
 
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Why do people keep calling me Jim? My name is Eric. I have also been known to answer to "Alfonzo", "Gomez", "Enrique", "Spaz", "Dork", "Tail", "Shmendrick (sp?)", "Youngster #1", "Youngster #2", "Youngster #3", and on occasion and from the right people "Rodeo Clown". I just want to elect Jim for president.

this is soo full of win
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No, I'm not trying to make it harder . I'll be working alone and am trying to make it a one-man job.

Al
 
With a little patience I think you could slide it back 1" a side and just go back and forth until you have it about a foot or two back.



Tipping the entire bed up is a lot harder than you'd think with all that weight.
 
Actually you are better off removing ALL the bolts and tipping the bed by
lifting the DRIVERS side to gain access.

Tipping it up like a dump truck simply won't work.

AD
 
Allan, that's an interesting approach. Have you tried this yourself or seen it done? If so, any tips ---excuse the non-intended pun. 'Curious about high you can go without things going awry.

Al
 
Don't let the bed bolts scare you. T-55 torx, 10 inch extension, soak em in PB Blaster and have at it!

just wanted to comment on the bed bolt discussion on page1

wish mine came out easy haha, i have an 02 and the things were rusted so bad after days of soaking in pb i went through 3 t55's, it took a 6ft black iron pipe slipped over a breaker bar with one person turning the bar while the other held the t55 in the bolt. when the things finally came out all the threads were stripped off and the shanks of the bolts were twisted. . . i wish i took pics, needless to say when the bed went back on it went back on with new bolts and tons and tons of anti-seize
 
Couldn't you have just grinded off the bottom of the clips underneath the truck? They're all accessable except the one by the gas tank.
 
Allan, that's an interesting approach. Have you tried this yourself or seen it done? If so, any tips ---excuse the non-intended pun. 'Curious about high you can go without things going awry.

Al

I've seen it done that way. Can't remember how it was secured to the crane, but I think it was taken to a less than 45* angle.
 
Tilting the bed dumptruck style is a good way to damage things. Either take it all the way off or tilt it to the side like AlanD suggested. FYI, tilting it to the side, you don't have to take it up uber high, just enough to be able to gain access to the pump and pull it out. If you want to be able to stand overtop of the gas tank while working on it, the bed will have to come all the way off.

There are ways to take the entire bed off by yourself without much trouble. One method that could be used would be to empty the bed and get it disconnected from the truck. Then you'll need a couple sawhorses and 2x4 or 4x4 boards. Jack the bed up enough that you can slide one 4x4 or a pair of 2x4 nailed/screwed together under the front, then do the same in the back. The outer ends of the boards will sit on the sawhorses placed next to the truck. Then pull the truck out from under the bed. Reverse the procedure to put it back.

I've given thought to making a pickup bed tilt up like a dump truck before. The difficulty really comes into play when you consider the fact that a standard pickup bed was never designed to be tilted in that fashion and would require a bit of bracing to be able to handle that without risking damage. Ideally you would need to fab up the pivot mechanism as well as support for the bed. Since that would take up space, you would probably have to put the cab up on a 3" body lift so the body lines match up. Then you either need to trim the bed or increase the gap between the bed and cab enough to allow the bed to pivot without hitting the back of the cab. All in all, it's far easier to make a flatbed pivot and dump.
 
Generally I take my bed all the way off even to do simple things like
replacing shocks...

I'm too old and cranky to go under a truck and have crap fall into my eyes if
I can work above it

One of the things about tipping it to the side is that the offside TIRE keeps
the bed from falling all the way off.

How much do you need to lift it? lift it until YOU have enough room
I don't know if you are a skinny guy or 6'4" and 300lbs like me...

Working on a truck isn't rocket surgery...

BTW, another way to get the bed off involves ratchet straps and the rafters of your garage.

a friend actually had four $20 strap winches (intended for boat trailers)
mounted to the rafters of his garage and he can wind his bed (or cab) off and up
almost as easily as if he had a much more expensive lift...

AD
 
I see it being able to be done if the bed is removed and a second set of bed rails is hinged at the rear. then the bed is bolted to teh second set with a specialized bed crossmember for moutning the hydraulic ram.

If he just wants to dump snow out, then he must remove 100% of the bed botls (6) and then just lift it up. preferable with a friend.
 

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