Got the truck home. One heck of a retrieval though. Very tight area. Very small "barn"! We arrived at the home of the owner thinking we'd be done fairly quickly. After all, it's just a matter of pulling it out and loading it up, right? Nope, not even close. It took almost an hour to maneuver the trailer into a very small (for a 16 foot trailer and a F250 four door 4x4) driveway. Then we had to work out the mechanics of a very old and damaged garage door. After battling that open, a quick call to hendersonj to help figure out which lever was the brake and which was the winch control. There was an overhead street light over the doorway, broken loose from its mount and hanging by the wires. Inside the globe was a very large hornet nest. Very active and oh by the way, I'm highly allergic to their sting. The globe was also hanging down and partially blocking the doorway. So, got the door open, tied off the light to the nearby fence to get it out of the way and figured out the lever situation. Hooked up the winch and started pulling the truck out. And promptly stopped the pull when the bow hit the upper door jam. Ended up having to remove the bows. Just started winching it up when one of the trailer tires went flat. Had to ask to use the air compressor and about 50 feet of air hose to fill the tire. It seemed to fix the problem so restarted the winch. I must take a moment and thank my wife whose help was key to getting the truck loaded. Got the truck loaded, strapped down and ready to go once I returned the various tools I borrowed. Then on the road we went. Getting out was much easier than backing in. All went well so we went to pick my son up from school and just as we were pulling up to the school, I noticed that tire that went flat was now totally shredded. I'll continue this once my hands start working again...
