Got a bit more done today, nice and in the low 60's, but pretty damp yet from all the rain we got yesterday. I took out the front driveshaft and plan on approaching things like this next:
1: Drain the transfer and transmission cases.
2: Position the frame under the come along up in the rafters in the barn and maybe do a bit of bracing up in the rafters as my friend Joe suggested awhile ago.
3: Support the transfer with a tow strap or two and separate it from the transmission and get it out with the help of the come along.
4: Remove the skid plate.
5: Support the engine with blocks of wood beneath the oil pan and then try to muscle out the T90 again with the help of the come along if the rafters look like they'll support at least part of the weight.
6: Once the transmission is out, remove the motor mounts and hope that the engine will just sit on the wood blocks while I remove the axles (or maybe just one axle) and then roll and lift the frame OVER the engine and voila, a rolling frame once I get the springs and axles clean and primed and painted.
Sounds like a plan? Anyone have any other ideas or suggestions? I may yet rent a cherry picker, but its not really even in the cards financially just now until I have to buy a stand and get the replacement f-head on the stand.
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