Woot she is home safe and sound. It took a lot of doing to get her out of her resting place, the 30 plus years of sitting caused her to sink into the ground several inches. We used some bumper jacks that are older than I am to lift the gran box up and moved 55 GAL drums under it. Once it was up I had to crawl under it with a cutting tourch and take care of some bolts that didn't want to cooperate. One burned butt check latter, all the bolts were off and we were ready to pull her out from under the grain box. It took a IH 700 series tractor to get her out and even then the tractor struggled to pull her out. With that complete I backed my trailer into the shed and unhooked my truck from it. We blocked the wells and put jack stands under the back of it in order to prevent the trailer from tilting as we pulled Nellybell onto it. I turned my truck around and put the tonge of the trailer against my trucks bumper. Unwound the winch and hooked up to her bumper. Once hooked up and all fingers and toes cleared we began pulling. We ended up having to take one of the duel tires off in order to get it to fit onto the trailer, and now she is residing at her new residence in Fort Sill, OK. The link will take you to my google photos that has pictures of the shenanigans. https://photos.app.goo.gl/nvEn63JQHEnqNnXC8

So now that I have her in the day light and have been able to get a good look at her there is some cosmetic work that needs to be done. My Grandpa spit for years and his aim wasn't always the best, as a result the inside panel that goes in the back of the cab is rusted through and needs to be replaced. Correct me if im wrong but the cab on the truck is the same used in the half tons and the parts are interchangeable correct? Same question for the grill on the front.
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Last edited by Phak1; 03/17/2025 11:41 PM.

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