Gearbox to come Out

Started the day in ernest and procceded well with the removal of the proshafts, and all the wires etc that go onto the gear box, problem started to occuur when I came to remove the box.

We where did that chain go and where are the shackles.... scratching round in my garage (read tip) but no joy, found a 15 or a 20 ton shackle and 2 10ton strops...  but nothing small enough to so through the noexistant lifiting eyes on the gearbox....

Eventualy managed to use the 10ton strop to choker the gearbox and fastened this to the chain fall with the BF shackle.

Lifting, well er no, more like pulling the roof in, the ragtop poles are just too weak even with a bit of angle beefing them up.

Found 2" box section  now where is that weld on PAD EYE.......  Eventually found it and welded it on to the middle of the box section to give a stonger "Sky hook"

Lifting again,  this time gearbox pops up and out very easily, next try and lift it from the Bed down to the ground.

gearbox out and stored,  next the engine and a cup of tea....!