Snows about once a month during winter, other than that it is cold a wet...
Today I made more progress. I checked the transmission oil, found it to be kinda low and added probably 2 or 3 gallons, or got the level about halfway on input shaft? Not sure it is right level, but it is not water so... better. With added lubricatiom it is no longer getting stuck in first gear... found out that was second gear lol. As for second gear, it is not getting stuck as badly, so not worth pulling apart, as I think it will keep improving with use.
Then I took the concoct a drawbar off the back to make way for a custom receiver hitch.