Any Tips on Removing a Gravity Furnace?

The ratchet strap is a great idea, I'll try that.

Thanks vikx

When you said these things are a pain in the arse, you weren't kidding.

I was able to loosen it a little by pushing, pulling, banging.... from the inside and outside.  It moved enough to make a puller to get behind it.  This is what I made.





I put as much pressure as I dared without busting the cabinet inside and it would not let go. All it did was pull the deflector back so in effect the housing is out enough to remove the skin, which is really all I was trying to do. The actual tube did not release at all.





I think I'll still try to remove it so I can bench test it. I know it fires but I would like it to run for an extended time to be sure it cycles good and would prefer to do that outside of the trailer. So I'll see if I can cut through the shield to get some spray into the tube area then repair the shield later.

Yes, cleaning it up is a good idea too Larry, another good reason to bench test for sure.  I had to step away from it yesterday before I got any more frustrated.  I'll let you know when I finally win.  

Yeah I like the heating idea. I'm gonna go outside and give it a shot, at least to see if I have enough room to get a torch in there, its pretty tight.  Or I might just pop a pop and not worry about it tonight either,  .