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Yeah, the TMs don't show any weights. As far as me being "patronizing", I'm trying not to be rude so that may come across as patronizing to people that read it that way. It seems like these internet forums go both ways, either to angry responses or to being patronizing. If me trying not to be rude is patronizing to you... then it is what it is.
Look, if people don't have the answer to the question, I appreciate their suggestions. But I still need to work with what I have. My physical abilities are my own and I need to use equipment that I already have... if I can do the job. I'll figure it out one way or the other, but knowing what I have to deal with would make it easier. I asked a simple question. If no one knows... then don't expect me to use the speculation you're throwing out as though it's useful information... to me.
If you don't like my response, my explanation, my physical incapability, my words, then don't respond to the thread.
If you can answer the question in the title of the thread, that would be useful and I'd appreciate it.
This is me being patronizing if you want to read it that way.
The thing is, friend, that a piece of paper out there that has the weight of the bed likely doesn't exist.
You have had several people, myself included, who not only have moved these beds, but have also given you tips on how to weigh it/lift it with your hoist safely.
One of which is a hanging scale and a test lift.
Hang your scale between the hoist and the bed and do a test life. If the bed is heavier than your hoist is rated for, you'll see that before damage to the hoist or bed occurs.
You can also test lift it, as I suggested, by picking it up with your hoist a few inches and letting it hang.
To post a question and not accept ANY answers or alternatives is just stubborn.
We all gained our knowledge different ways. Some of us were trained, some of us were taught and some of us learned the hard way.
The key to this site's success is that asking of knowledge from those who know to those who are learning.
You have been answered by people who have decades of experience, yet you reject their answers.
In the interest of compromise and learning, I get off the boat tomorrow. Early next week, I will weigh the bed of my M37 as I need to move it off the frame to start restoration anyway using the method listed above.
I will take photos and document the weight as I find it and post it for posterity.
That way, if anyone ever needs to know the exact weight of the bed again, it will be preserved here on the site.
In fact, I'll go a step further and weigh the cab as I move it and other body parts/panels and try to make a comprehensive thread of all of the weights involved.
Would that ease your worries?
