To all my friends on the DML,
I have been having some health challenges that last few months, just
figured it was old age. Late yesterday, I found out that I have a
tumor on my spinal cord. I will be traveling to Vanderbilt Hospital
in Nashville today for emergency surgery. There is a real possibility
that today will be my last post to the DML. I have enjoyed knowing
all of you out there, Bob with Daksy, Bernd, Jimmy Knox, and all the
rest. I am sorry that I never got to attend one of the barbeques,
sure sounded like fun. Anyways, thanks for all the wonderful advice
and information and may God be with all of you. I am a lucky man. I
have a beautiful wife, four kids and six grandkids, and a 98 Dakota
SLT, the best car I ever owned.
If you see me post here again, then you know, but if I do not post
within the next two weeks, then I am not returning. You guys, (and
gals), are the best.
Sincerely,
Rick Barnes, (Rascal)
Edmonton, KY
On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 5:33 PM, <jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote:
>
> Don Rey <radon220@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > When my fuel pump failed, I had nearly a full tank. I wasn't about to
> > drain it and certainly couldn't drop it without draining it. My dad
> > and I were able to lift the bed off with relative ease. I wouldn't say
> > it was like lifting pillows... but the two of us could handle it. I
> > took the plastic bedliner out first though... didn't need that extra
> > weight.
>
>
> If anyone is considering this who has access to an engine hoist
> (cherry picker), a frame can be slapped together out of some scrap
> 2x4s to fit under the lip of the bed or attached to the tie-downs
> which would allow one person to lift the bed. A chainfall and a handy
> tree limb, rafter, etc. would also work. (You actually don't need
> anything as beefy as a chainfall, $20 worth of hardware store pullies
> and some rope would do the trick.) Another method is to put it up on
> blocks, raising each corner a little bit at a time until its high
> enough for you to work on. A slightly different twist on the last
> method is to run a pair of 2x4s under the bed with the ends supported
> by the blocks. I've used a car lift with very good success, and a
> front end loader would certainly do the trick.
>
> There's probably a billion other ways for a person to pull the bed
> solo. Just depends on what you've got available and how far outside
> the box you're willing to think. Where there's a will, there's a way.
> :-)
>
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
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