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TOMY · 06-25-2005, 09:09 AM

just wondering how you guys got your clip off a flatbed. Getting it on of course is no problem, but getting it off is the tough part. I mean is it possiable with like 6 guys er something? I have a cherry picker put i don't know how much it can handel.

thanks

sepulchral · 06-25-2005, 09:24 AM

engine hoist the clip by chaining each strut to each other and ift up by the middle of the chain.. roll back the flatbed and carefully move the engine hoist back and lower the clip onto some blocks of wood or something.

kazuo · 06-25-2005, 02:18 PM

Use the picker, mine can support a ton.

Or just get 5 people to pick it up and move it.

We used both methods.

infinitexsound · 06-25-2005, 02:48 PM

2 big pieces of 2x4, jack the clip up with the flat bed tilted.. and drive the truck away slowly

TOMY · 06-25-2005, 11:10 PM

hmmm, sounds like it will work. I'll try it.

thanks

SpeedMonkeyInc · 06-26-2005, 10:51 AM

Bolt wheels on the front hubs and wheel-barrow it! That is of course if the front hubs are still there, that is how my brother did his.

smellslikecurry · 06-26-2005, 11:11 AM

if its crated u can also try and bolt those small casters on the bottom and wheel it off the flat bed to where ever you want...

TOMY · 06-26-2005, 12:56 PM

ah... yes.... wheel barrell! Why didn't i think of that. Thanks for the idea.

SpeedMonkeyInc · 06-26-2005, 02:43 PM

Yeah my brother said it worked great, and used a jack to pick up the back, the wheels on that just rolled it down the driveway. He and one other guy did it just themselves iirc.

alexchanman · 06-26-2005, 04:52 PM

you can put it on a tote and then move it with one of those forklift thingies.

420sx · 06-26-2005, 05:38 PM

just pick it up, it aint that heavy. no need for cherry picker

06-25-2005, 09:09 AM	#1
TOMY BANNED Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 237 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	how to transport front clips just wondering how you guys got your clip off a flatbed. Getting it on of course is no problem, but getting it off is the tough part. I mean is it possiable with like 6 guys er something? I have a cherry picker put i don't know how much it can handel. thanks

06-25-2005, 02:48 PM	#4
infinitexsound Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: INtraweb Age: 42 Posts: 3,522 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	2 big pieces of 2x4, jack the clip up with the flat bed tilted.. and drive the truck away slowly __________________ S14 TrackSlut coming to a raceway near you... 510 TimeAttack on its way...

06-26-2005, 05:38 PM	#11
420sx Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Age: 41 Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: 420sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	just pick it up, it aint that heavy. no need for cherry picker __________________ hydropgrahics! ls1......

06-25-2005, 09:24 AM	#2
sepulchral BANNED Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Midlothian. VA Posts: 2,050 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	engine hoist the clip by chaining each strut to each other and ift up by the middle of the chain.. roll back the flatbed and carefully move the engine hoist back and lower the clip onto some blocks of wood or something.

06-25-2005, 02:18 PM	#3
kazuo Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Posts: 2,762 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Use the picker, mine can support a ton. Or just get 5 people to pick it up and move it. We used both methods.

06-25-2005, 11:10 PM	#5
TOMY BANNED Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 237 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hmmm, sounds like it will work. I'll try it. thanks

06-26-2005, 10:51 AM	#6
SpeedMonkeyInc Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oakland Age: 44 Posts: 1,271 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Bolt wheels on the front hubs and wheel-barrow it! That is of course if the front hubs are still there, that is how my brother did his.

06-26-2005, 11:11 AM	#7
smellslikecurry Post Whore! Join Date: May 2003 Location: bangladesh Age: 37 Posts: 4,590 Trader Rating: (33) Feedback Score: 33 reviews	if its crated u can also try and bolt those small casters on the bottom and wheel it off the flat bed to where ever you want...

06-26-2005, 12:56 PM	#8
TOMY BANNED Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 237 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ah... yes.... wheel barrell! Why didn't i think of that. Thanks for the idea.

06-26-2005, 02:43 PM	#9
SpeedMonkeyInc Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oakland Age: 44 Posts: 1,271 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah my brother said it worked great, and used a jack to pick up the back, the wheels on that just rolled it down the driveway. He and one other guy did it just themselves iirc.

06-26-2005, 04:52 PM	#10
alexchanman Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: boston, ma Posts: 428 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	you can put it on a tote and then move it with one of those forklift thingies.