This is the way that the two trucks spent the last 50 years. For whatever reason, the tires were left on the Studebaker and it rolled farther than the Ford slid.

Fifty years allows for trees to take hold.

This Raptor watched over the project late in the day. He or She was most likely waiting for scurring rodents, not caring about my endeavors.

I removed about two cords of firewood in the process of freeing these two trucks.

When we had lots of frost I tried to take an afternoon or morning to cut firewood and make a path.

I started with a chain fall and a come-a-long to break the suction that the vergenes clay was exerting.

It worked, every couple days I would get a little more.

When the cable started to "sing".

Success! I was concerned that brute force would destroy my Stude, so I waited to use heavy equipment. Turned out to be a good decision.

A good running saw makes things easier. I run flat file Stihl chain on this old 036 and it made short work of firewood and stumps.

The extendahoe allowed me to move it nice and slow. Once I could get a better grip I picked up the back a little and brought it up the hill.

After the first hook I had to see what the front end looked like. Amazing shape for the way it had been left.

It was nice to see the whole truck for the first time.

For the first time in 50 years the Stude is on level ground. The Ford was not actually in the creek, so it pulled out easy.