A huge thanks to my coworker Ross for coming with me to load up the Rover at the towing facility. A few miles later, we arrived back at Engelhart to unload the Sea Rover:

Removing the Rover from the car hauler was much easier than loading it, but it still took quite a bit of effort. At first, we tied a two strap between the Rover and Kevin’s Chevy 1500 with the Detroit TruTrack locker in the back. Our plan was to pull the truck right off the trailer and onto the ground. So much for that plan… the Rover stayed stationary, but Kevin’s truck did not. In what would be a huge boost to Kevin’s truck ego, his Chevy not only pulled the frozen Sea Rover (probably weighing in at 7000 pounds now…), but also our car hauler (2500 pounds) and our Dodge 2500 HD Diesel (another 6000 pounds). We finally chalked up the rear wheels of the Dodge which allowed the truck and trailer to stay stationary as Kevin’s truck pulled the Sea Rover off the trailer.

Getting it into the shop wasn’t an easy task either. A 7,000 lb 4WD Sea Rover stuck in park is never easy to move. We ended up using the shop’s plow truck to push from the back while Robert’s (store’s general manager and part owner) 4WD farm tractor pulled from the front. Once the truck was in the shop, we were able to use floor jacks to raise the front, allowing us to push the truck with just a few men.