[Schoolteacherjim]

Made some more progress over the last few days. Removed all of the wood and rails from the bed. Used a crowbar on the wood and blue wheel to cut the bolts. Made a cart to hold the bed and this afternoon my son and I lifted the bed with the aide of the engine hoist and my wife drove the truck out and rolled the cart under the bed. After some more PB Blaster I was able to loosen all bolts except the U-Bolts that wrap around the axle and the lower shock bolt. The shock mounts are very rust and if I put any pressure on them the mount will snap off. I do have new mounts coming as well as new U bolts. Tomorrow the plan is to remove the drive shaft and block the frame up so we can remove the axle. Then I will cut the u-bolts and we can start cleaning the frame and parts to get them ready for paint. We should have visits from UPS, FedEX and USPS over the next four days! It will be like Christmas in July!