Hi folks, What do you reckon a front beam weighs? Can I lift one (I'm on the lean side of skinny with arms to match but I can bench press a large toddler!)? I've had an offer of one up north, now I'm thinking 'How am I going to shift the thing'? Anyone know of a super cheap courier who loves shifting unwieldy goods? Thanks.
Up in Doncaster, I'm in Stroud, Glos. My bus just failed it's M.O.T so I'm wondering if I can fit the beam in my little car with the seats down and the passenger seat removed and whether I can lift it in in the first place! I once heard that a guy put on his C.V for a job 'I can lift more than it looks like I can lift'. I'd say that was true for me too, but I'm not exactly the incredible hulk!!
OK well a beam is easy to pick up A beam with the arms and steering knuckles on you'd pick up on your own to put in your van but you wouldn't want to carry it too far A beam with arms, steering knuckles, discs, calipers, shocks and steering damper on (i.e. how it'd drop from a bus) you'd need to phone a friend How's that?
Try these or someone like it , if your seller will pallet it up you . http://www.speedshift.co.uk/index.asp?refer=adwords
defo get it in your car mate, i took mine off dragged it out and lifted it onto work stands on my own is yours not fixable?
It isn't so much that it's not fixable, the fail(s) was for the suspension components but I want a standard beam as the lowered one I have is driving me nuts. Its cut and turned and has previous repairs, so I'm just going to build the suspension components onto a beam I actually want to keep. Thanks for the replies, the pallet route looks good Poptop2.
fair enough mate! at least you'll be able to sell your old one to finance the new. be wary of buying a new beam unseen though. my solid rust free beam was full of holes once i removed all the crud
