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[Bob Carriere]

Hi Jim

Had pouring rain on Saturday so that was a waste.. unwrapped the truck on Sunday and found part of the tarp still frozen in ice on the ground even after all the rain we got. Been spaying every nut and bolt with ReleaseAll hoping that will help.

Then broke my 3 point hitch home made device moving frozen fire logs...... therefore had no means of moving the truck closer to the barn.
So I spent the sunday afternoon building a better stronger one that allows me to use the tractor as a tow truck whereby I can lift the front end of the ground and move the truck like a traielr on its rear wheels.

Tried my and at a few of the nuts and screws holding the inside engine cover ..... hiyaii could not move even one.. so I soaked again ( 3rd time) with more oil..... will no doubt have to drill or grind a few..... not an interesting prospect considering the confined cab space... may actually have to remove the seat frames first. I am thinking of applying low heat with a small propane torch and try again with impact hammer on low setting... the screws are particularly hard.... another appoach maybe to weld small 1/4 inch nuts on the screw top... all very time consuming.

So far I could not see any numbers on the frame... but I am told that not all trucks have them. As to the tranny numbers.... they are going to be hard to reach.

One question... the floor in my truck is a very heavy deck plate with an unusual dashes and round buttons.... a different style of deck plate that I am familiar with..... is your like that???

Thanks for the info... stay in touch...