tangent Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Who has removed theirs?? How heavy is the sombitch?? Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 I removed the bed on my old 68 520 & it took 4 guys to lift & carry it. Very heavy & the worst part is that all the bed bolts were rusted solid & had to be cut off ! Dont forget that the gas tank is attached to the bed,remove that 1st. Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 my dad and I lifted the bed off my 620. Actually two beds. We swapped them. Just the two of us did it fine so I figured it was 200 pounds or less. That was several years ago so I wasn't quite as much of a body builder as I am now... :) Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 The bed bolts have small tabs on them that are there to keep them from spinning when you tighten/loosen the nuts. I guess the factory never expects the bed to gome off 'cause they made them out of some thin shit that bend out of the way and you end up cutting them off. My two sons and I easily lifted a long bed so two 'could' do it but awkward. Quote Link to comment
tangent Posted July 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Thanks for the Input... Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 I removed the bed on my old 68 520 & it took 4 guys to lift & carry it. Very heavy & the worst part is that all the bed bolts were rusted solid & had to be cut off ! Dont forget that the gas tank is attached to the bed,remove that 1st. Me and Hainz lifted one with tank onto the blue 521 I used to own. I was about to shit my pants :D I gave Hainz the tank side :D my dad and I lifted the bed off my 620. Actually two beds. We swapped them. Just the two of us did it fine so I figured it was 200 pounds or less. That was several years ago so I wasn't quite as much of a body builder as I am now... :) My guess is closer to 400lbs :) Once at work me and a co-worker cairred a furnace up 2 flights of stairs. I was about to die by the top (I did have the bottom though :D ) The next day I looked it in the book, it weighted close to 300lbs :eek: Yeah and I was at the bottom!! thats just my guess. The bed bolts have small tabs on them that are there to keep them from spinning when you tighten/loosen the nuts. I guess the factory never expects the bed to gome off 'cause they made them out of some thin shit that bend out of the way and you end up cutting them off. My two sons and I easily lifted a long bed so two 'could' do it but awkward. I used my angle grinder and sawlzaw to unbolt them :D Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Ice: I used my angle grinder and sawlzaw to unbolt them Or the blue tipped wrench! Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Ice: I used my angle grinder and sawlzaw to unbolt them Or the blue tipped wrench! Blue tip...finest wrench around :D Quote Link to comment
tdaaj Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 i don't think it's more than 200 - 250lbs with fuel tank. me and my girlfriend lifted one off a truck here the other day Quote Link to comment
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