Unusual "Stuck in Park" situation?

[Bnoonan]

Was able to drive the truck yesterday. When I got in and fiddled with things, I was able to pull harder than should be necessary (pretty damned hard) to get the vehicle out of park and it came out. The truck was parked facing downhill, and I wonder if this contributed to the reluctance of the transmission to leave park. Going to test this out.
I also thought, given this shifting difficulty, perhaps the transmission had a fluid issue (never changed, dry, etc.). Drained the fluid and replaced. What came out looked fresh/clean so I think she is good. Going to change the transmission filter (no record of it ever being done) and fluid once more mid-week.

 

[Harv]

Ok, understading that the vehicle was being held back by the transmission park pin, I'm pretty sure your problem wasn't a vehicle fault at all. I think on the Rovers with our park brake being on the transfer case, not at the wheels, when parked on a hill, we should engage the park brake then release the foot brake before selecting park. This will prevent the transmission pin from being loaded up as it sits there.