Weight of ‘49 B1 cab

[Dodge_48]

I’m going to pull one of my ‘49s apart (strip it to the frame) next spring. I’m going to have the cab blasted inside/outside/upside down. I’m going to build a rotisserie so I can work on the cab. Here’s the question: how much does the cab weigh? The truck itself weighs about 3600. Seems like the cab oughta be no more than 750 lbs of that. Has anyone a actually weighed one, or have reason to think they can postulate an estimate?

[JBNeal]

750# is probably in the ballpark if it'sbeen stripped down of bolted on parts...I've seen several examples of guys rigging up a cradle that fits onto the door frames so as to use a 2ton engine hoist to lift a cab onto the frame without the assistance of others.  Moving the cab this way is about as difficult as moving an engine on the hoist chain...can't get in too big of a hurry, and it's only possible on a smooth flat working surface.