Put it in the river like they use to it ends up there when it melts anyway. People think all that salt just stays where they put it but all that ends up in the river no matter where you pile it.
Ready for spring, got tons to do. We get ours from lake effect off lake Erie. Tired of seeing it melt and come back. It never got real hot here last summer. Maybe 1 or 2 days in 90's and not humid. I'll take that over cold and heating bills.
Might have pressure in it making it tight. Like when you try to hook an implement up and can't connect the couplings because of pressure. If you bleed some off might be normal.
Always use a brass pin or even a brass hammer to pound on the pin. You might also have pressure on it by the hydraulics. If it truly stuck you should notice when running it up and down even by noise. Spray it good and run it up and down so penetrating oil works in and take pressure off and start...
Same exact one I have a TM5 and when the bearing went it destroyed the aluminum housing. At that time Messicks had a used one but they wanted $300 for it because they quit making them. Good luck trying to find one. I only paid $300 for the whole thing wasn't paying $300 for one spindle.
I have an Iseki and it starts great in winter. Don't even use the glow plugs. Make sure your battery connections on starter are clean and a lighter grade oil helps. I replaced my battery 2 yrs ago and replaced the positive cable to a heavier one and cleaned it all up.