But you have an F series, so it has no obstructions above with the hood open,
on mine it has the cowl above it, like 2 inches above it, it sucks, actually working from inside the van, it's easier than an F, but when I rolled it like you said to the passenger side, it was good, if it was an F, but then it hits, I had to really drag it accross the cowl, with more force than it should to remove.