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Unloading Axles - Local Cherry Picker?

dhcomp

dhcomp

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Hey guys,

Finally picked up a set of 4.10 axles for my burb.

Luckily, the guy who i bought them for had a forklift to get them in.

Now the question is how to get them out.

What have people used? I figure the 10 bolt front can be man handled with 2-3 guys, but what about the 14 bolt?

Thinking of borrowing an engine hoist.....

Any suggestions? Remember, this is in a burb, so overhead stuff won't really work.

Thanks!
 
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I did it like this:

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For both the 10b, and the 14b.
I'm 5'5", and 170lbs., and I managed to muscle both out by myself.

The axles are so heavy, they lightly slid down the ramps.
 
back when I was younger/dumber. I unloaded a dressed 10 bolt front by myself, then did the same with the 14 bolt. laid on the floor of the garage for a few minutes. I used to load/unload 10 bolts all the time by myself. The 14 made my head swim. I will say, loading a 14 bolt that had disks was a LOT easier :)

I'm also the same dumbass that loaded a 465 into the back of my lifted Blazer by myself...

Now, engine hoist, HF Furniture Dollies. Those dollies are the BEST! I've moved TONS with mine and they still look new. I've had jackstands sitting on the dollies to move the axles, worked good. When you work alone you think of creative ways to move stuff around the shop...

KP
 
The ramp idea looks legit, but would definitely work better with a truck tailgate.

Already bought a set of HF dollies, so i'm on board with that one. Going to add some blocks/wood to them to eliminate the need for stands.

Unfortunately, both my room mate and myself are in various stages of back injury, or shoulder injury, so just manning up and lifting them out is kinda out of the question.

Thanks for the examples and ideas, glad people have gotten through it!
 
dhcomp said:
Unfortunately, both my room mate and myself are in various stages of back injury, or shoulder injury, so just manning up and lifting them out is kinda out of the question.
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Good on you recognizing when NOT to try and "man up" I used to joke that I would have to name my hernia's Chevy after working on my trucks. Don't know how/why I didn't injure myself doing it, but I managed to get through it for the most part. I can only remember 1 or 2 trips to the ER LOL
 
The funny part is, i had no idea how we were going to load them when i bought them.

Hadn't talked to the kid on the phone, just text messages, and he ended up being at some odd old gov property that was turned warehouse park, etc. Strange location.

But, he had tons of tools, full mobile repair trailer, fork lift, etc. Wonder if he's a member here, didnt' ask. Real nice guy, not much over 16, drove a forklift like he had 10+ yrs of experience. Was parting out this 79, and building an early 80's ford with a 460 and getting ready for 37 Hummer tires.

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Nice. Going full float huh?

Beg, borrow, or steal some kind of a engine hoist or something. After having a Dana 60 shove me across the floor like I weighed 10lbs I wouldn't try and "muscle" one of the bigger axles around again. In my case luckily the shocks were still connected.
 
AJMBLAZER said:
Nice. Going full float huh?

Beg, borrow, or steal some kind of a engine hoist or something. After having a Dana 60 shove me across the floor like I weighed 10lbs I wouldn't try and "muscle" one of the bigger axles around again. In my case luckily the shocks were still connected.
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Yep.

79 style though, so wrong backing plates/ebrakes. And open diff.

We'll see if i convert this to work, or find another rear locally.

For the price, after driving all the way out there, it was worth picking them up.

Have had a hard time finding a 14ff with 3/4 ton perches in the bay area.
 
Anyone local have a cherry picker i can borrow? I'll buy pizza/beer if you help me unload!
 
Harbor Freight sells a 750lb cherry picker for like $50 FYI.



Going to go rear disks or keep drums?
 
AJMBLAZER said:
Harbor Freight sells a 750lb cherry picker for like $50 FYI.



Going to go rear disks or keep drums?
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Drums all the way. Really, when the fronts are in good condition, and rears adjusted, it stopped well.

People have too many issues setting up the caddy rear calipers with ebrake on these swaps. I rely too heavily on my ebrake in towing / boat launching situations to deal with the swap.
 
Very true. That's why I'm leaving my 10 bolt's rear drums alone.
 
AJMBLAZER said:
Very true. That's why I'm leaving my 10 bolt's rear drums alone.
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Any by leaving your 10 bolt drums alone, you mean you should be upgrading to 3/4 ton running gear....

I'll have a set for sale shortly, nice and close to you too. :haha:
 
If you had a 6 lug 14SF with 3.73's and an open diff we'd talk.

I'm not going bigger than 33's, have a Detroit sitting under my work bench, it came from the factory with 30 spline axles, and I don't beat on it hard so I'm not worried about it. The Gov-Bomb and carrier are being replaced so that'll make the known failure points going away.
 
i just used manpower.nothing extra.i just moved the axles to the rear of the truck.pulled one side to the edge and spun it length wise and lowered that end to the ground.then picked up the remaining side and spun it to the ground.then put it on my kids wagon and wheeled it around to where it sat til iu rebuilt it and put disk brakes on it.once the disks were on it i could pick up the axle and carry it.i dont know how i didnt hurt myself.youth definitely has its privilages.now id spend the money and get a lift of some sort.engine hoist would work well because it can get under the truck and the arm will reach inside the burb to pick it out.
 
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