Originally Posted by PHS79

Actually you can use an engine hoist no matter what size bed you have, you just bring the engine hoist in from the side of the truck instead of the rear. It works pretty good, but we used something that was a little easier last time I had to take a bed off a truck. After taking all the bolts out and removing/disconnecting all wires and hoses I took a couple of ratchet straps and attached them to the cargo hooks on the inside of the bed. Then used our Gehl Telehandler fork lift to lift the bed off, it worked great. The only problem would have been if I would have for got to unhook anything it would have just gotten ripped right off, but it was the easiest way that I had to remove the bed by myself.