I was going to say Cherry Picker, but it looks like you have all the info you need from your post and pics above.

What else are you looking for?

 

I should be set I guess..that picker looks higher and the arm looks longer than the one I have. I might have to put my stocker wheels back on to lower it down some.

 

Take the back wheels off and use a floor jack under the diff

If you don't have a paved surface to do it on, definitely get buddies. Not a one man job if you can't roll the picker or the jeep by yourself.

 

I've done it with a cherry picker before. I used some chain for sling legs and bolted them to the seat mounting points (on my CJ5). Wife jacked up the cherry picker while I balanced the tub.. pretty easy.

 

I did it similar to the pictures above with my Harbor Freight $100 engine hoist.

 

Also used a cherry picker, but from the rear and the roll bar was still in. My great wife also helped.

Bill

 

Here's another one

 

This is how I did mine, only I used a 2" rachet strap under the roll bar 45*. If the Jeep is to high,you could let the air out of the tires, before removing them.

Bill

 

I found a good balance point on a CJ-7 tub is the front center seat belt bolts. Shop crane from the side and link both sides of chain up at lift hook so it wont slip and rotate (had that happen). Best on empty tubs only. For loaded tubs, I pull the chassis out from under it.

 

Sweet nice pics guys..engine hoist it is then.

 

i did it with a chain fall to a beam in my Barn.

I just hooked a bracket up to my seat mounts and a strap around the roll bar.

I just removed pulled the bulkhead connector and a few other things off and lifted the whole tub up.
Wheeled the frame out the way and dropped the tub on a trailer.

 

I used 2" ratchet straps and my rafters in the garage....... worked with ease..... just be carefull though

 

Well, that's better than my method. We ended up using an air chisel and a grinder to take it off. Of course the tub was completely toast and came off in 6 major pieces. Used 4 guys to get the new one on though.

 

I did this with an '82 that is still tubless in the garage except I also had a sawzall with some of those torch blades.

 

The only thing about a hoist of any kind is that you can exert more pressure than you realize if you're tub snags something or you miss a bolt. The result could be dangerous. Go slow and pay close attention.

 

Ha i was thinking bath tub.

 

Did my CJ5 myself without a cherry picker or lift of any kind. Just stood it up (firewall down) and walked it wherever it needed to go. Eventually I used an old set of casters on a board to turn it into a giant roller skate and made it easier to move around the shop. I even reinstalled it myself. Not terribly heavy, just awkward.

 

Four dudes and a 18 pack of beer that tube could go around the block without wheels

 

That's what I was thinking. Buy some beer, call up a few buddies. When they show up, let them know the plan.:cheers2:

 

Cherry picker bolted to the seat bracket holes with a tie down strap connected to the rear of the tub to balance it out. Mine came off quick and easy that way.

 

I used a chain hoist that I bought for $29.00 at HF (Harbor Freight) and attached some chain/rope with eye hooks at the rear seat front mounts and the front seat forward mounts. A stripped down CJ-7 tub weighs just 225lbs with all the accessories taken off.

 

I know it's old but this is a great post and very helpful to me since it will just be me and my son removing our YJ tub.

I was looking for a video that showed how to do this and came across one on YouTube where some guy did it himself... with a pickup truck... not recommended!

 

yeah that'll work.....

 

Here ya go.

 

Damn that thing looked like it had been buried in that sand/mud for a while. Guess they just snapped the body mounts off

 

What! Why make this so complicated???

After removing the interior, dash etc. me and a buddy simply picked it up and placed it on a trailer.. he was on one side and I was not the other.. its NOT that heavy...

 

Tubs a resting/rusting now..

We put it on a trailer and took it into the back yard where it rest upon a shed. Found a replacement tub which my buddy and I loaded into his truck, just the two of us.. am I missing something here... it's not all that heavy..