Need help moving a vehicle with no axles

[mbalbritton]

Anyone around the Trinity/High Point area have a backhoe or something that could lift about 1500lbs worth of a left over parted out Jeep and set it on a trailer? It's the Frame, Tub, Fenders, Hood, Engine, Tranny, T-case.

Or any ideas on how to get it on a trailer from the jack stands it's sitting on right now.

 

[shawn]

Relocate one set of jack stands as far toward the center of the chassis as the center-of-gravity will allow.

Back trailer under that end.

Put a pair of wood sleepers on top of the trailer deck (assuming you care whether or not the trailer gets damaged).

(Optional) take a bar of soap to the top surface of the sleeper.

Lay a wood crossmember across the sleepers. Using a high-lift jack, pick the Jeep up off the jack stands and set it down on the sleeper.

Use a winch or come-along to persuade the Jeep onto the trailer while simultaneously backing the trailer under it (or some combination thereof... basically, don't knock it off the jack stands prematurely).

Once the center of gravity is close to the end of the trailer, jack the back side of the Jeep chassis up with a high lift, lay a sleeper under it, and pull it the rest of the way on.

That's basically how we loaded a Bronco tub/frame onto a trailer. It weighed about 3000#. Loading a Jeep tub should be easy in comparison.

 

[snappy]

U need me, my trailer and winch again??

 

[RatLabGuy]

Relocate one set of jack stands as far toward the center of the chassis as the center-of-gravity will allow.

Back trailer under that end.

Put a pair of wood sleepers on top of the trailer deck (assuming you care whether or not the trailer gets damaged).

(Optional) take a bar of soap to the top surface of the sleeper.

Lay a wood crossmember across the sleepers. Using a high-lift jack, pick the Jeep up off the jack stands and set it down on the sleeper.

Use a winch or come-along to persuade the Jeep onto the trailer while simultaneously backing the trailer under it (or some combination thereof... basically, don't knock it off the jack stands prematurely).

Once the center of gravity is close to the end of the trailer, jack the back side of the Jeep chassis up with a high lift, lay a sleeper under it, and pull it the rest of the way on.

That's basically how we loaded a Bronco tub/frame onto a trailer. It weighed about 3000#. Loading a Jeep tub should be easy in comparison.

Or - you just back into the jackstands really fast, knocking the jeep off and onto the trailer.
At least, that works in my head.

 

[ManglerYJ]

Or - you just back into the jackstands really fast, knocking the jeep off and onto the trailer.
At least, that works in my head.

Only if you have an anvil on the other end of the trailer and everything is purchased from a company named Acme. Don't forget the dynamite...

 

[RenegadeT]

I've disposed of a few XJ's like Shawn has suggested, works pretty well. Wood chunks are good for sliding on metal trailers. Finding a set of junk leaf springs also provide a nice sliding point.

 

[RatLabGuy]

In all seriousness I helped a buddy put a Saturn shell into an F250 bed using Shawn's method, a come-along, and a lot of profanity.

 

[Reid]

Brent, lemme know if i can help.

 

[mbalbritton]

Brent, lemme know if i can help.

Sure you can! Anyone can come help. Hell I get enough of you to show up we can just pick it up and put it on the trailer.

Hell, if I have enough time, I'll brew a special batch of homebrew for the day.

 

[mbalbritton]

not bad.

U need me, my trailer and winch again??

Thanks for the offer. but a guy from Atlanta is thinking about coming and getting it. He'll bring his own trailer, but you're more than welcome to help load it.