Removing Box on 5 Ton

Okay, this is the only section of the forum I could see this question could fit, so bear with me if I picked the wrong spot.

I joined up to ask a very simple question. I'm not in the trucking business and know absolutely nothing about it.

But I'm looking for suggestions on something. My Dad bought this old 5 ton Sears moving van sometime back and has it parked on some fellows farm way out in the country. He used it for storage and it's full of tools and what not.

Anyways, my Dad died a while back and I have to get this truck off the guy's property. The truck is a rust bucket and doesn't run, so I'm weighing my options on how to remove the box as it's solid and in decent shape (16 ft).

The way I'm looking at it, it would make sense to buy another decent 5 ton with just the frame, jack up the box on the one I have, pull out the existing truck, then back in the new unit, lower the box and tie it down.

Does that make sense, and how big a project would that be? All I can see is a bunch of shackles (U-bolts) holding the box to the frame? Is that all there is (besides the wiring)?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Appreciate the feedback guys.

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Yeah, thanks.

That makes a practical 3rd option.

Realistically, I know if I got another truck and put the box on it, I'd just have another expensive toy sitting in my yard that I'm not using. My idea was to do odd hauling jobs, but I know I'm not a spring chicken anymore and my back is shot besides. I have enough other business interests anyways without getting involved in that.

I priced out getting a hook to haul the unit into town, but I was quoted $150 an hour and I'm looking at at least 3 hrs. Besides, I'd have to pull the wheels off the back and take them down to the shop to get new tubes put in the tires. So that sounds sounds like a lot of extra work and expense.

Then I run into height restrictions if I put it on a flat bed.

But poppy's suggestion makes sense. Lay down a 16X8 concrete slab then cut the box off the frame and have someone with a rollback p/u the box then drop it on the pad. I was going to build a new shed this spring anyhow. Might piss off the neighbors having it in my yard, but I'm sure with a little work I can disguise it fairly well.

One question - I'm not sure what a "rollback" is. What am I looking for? Is that one of those units that hauls those big bins around town and drops them off at construction sites and what not?

Thanks.