Originally Posted by
sledge
Where there is a will.. there is a way! Nicely done! Long hard days I imagine.. but good on!!
It took me two trips to the scrap yard. I hauled the body out in one load, then came back and pulled out the engine and transmission, loaded them in the bed, then cut the frame in half, wrapped a chain through it and drug each half down to where my trailer was sitting and loaded it with the help of Sidewinder. I would have left the frame in one piece and drug it out that way, but I wasn't 100% certain my little Dodge Dakota had enough weight on the drive tires (Only 2WD) to drag that much weight across rocks, up sandy hillsides, through the creek, etc. because all 4 wheels were froze up, and two of them had no tires so I was just dragging the rotors across the ground for a mile or so. Between the two trips I think I made a little over $300, part of which (the frame and engine/tranny) I split with Sidewinder. It took me about 2 days to get it out of there and cleaned up.
I've got a couple more spots lined up to go scout out as soon as the weather clears up, and may have to enlist his help again because it may involve winching several cars out of a hole.
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