Update - Spent a few hours today trying to implement the front axle advice [35YO]

Status update - lot of good suggestions in the thread. Spent several hours today just drilling it as much as I could. Not even worrying about the dismount, just trying to get truck on axle. Really tried to throw weight further back and dig in with my heel as much as I could. Unfortunately its just not quite there....

Started working on front slashes too, but it's gonna be a long battle. Not even close to touching coping on that one yet.