Need help with stuck tranny

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A little background first. 1961 C30, 1 Ton, Long Box Stepside. Was my uncle's, last registered in 1980. Dug it out of the woods a year ago.

Got the 235 running. Got all the wheels free. New master cylinder. New clutch slave cylinder. New line to and from.

Goal is to get it moving under its own power before the long winter.

Issues:
1. Having a real hard time bleeding the slave. I've read where it can be difficult but boy.

2. Thought the clutch was rusted to the flywheel. Did the putty knife thing. Finally put a ratchet strap on the fork and got the clutch to release but man it took a ton of force. Should that be?

3. Transmission is locked. Not sure if it is in gear or not. My wife and her siblings played in it when they were little so who knows what was done to it. I tried to remove the top cover of the trans but the most forward bolt is too close to the tunnel to remove. I know there are posts about lining things up but I can't see or understand how. I'd rather not drop the tranny if there is an easy fix.