Got the tractor stuck...

[Mousefield]

Ground sure looks soupy. One minute you think you are on dry ground and next think you are stuck. Even if you had ag tires on I don't think they would have helped, the rear one that is higher up would have just spun.
Happened to me only once, was going over a piece of ground several times to clear it and get it level for the chicken place and all of a sudden got that sinking feeling. Lucky I had the backhoe on and could lift the back end to get boards under the wheels.

 

[PatasColo]

I think it was here on TBN that I saw a nifty video showing how some fellas got their tractor out of mud. I believe it was some Danish or Dutch fellas, blue tractor (?not sure?), and used some 2x4's that they somehow temporarily attached to the rear hubs. It was simple, yet ingenious.

Anyone got time to search it out and post a link to it here? (I can't just now, but may tomorrow if someone else doesn't). Seemed like a good technique to have in your "back pocket" in case you have to get the thing out under its own power.
-Mitch

 

[teg]

Did you lock the rear axle? Doesn't look like mud in the tread on the left side...

 

[PatasColo]

I think it was here on TBN that I saw a nifty video showing how some fellas got their tractor out of mud. I believe it was some Danish or Dutch fellas, blue tractor (?not sure?), and used some 2x4's that they somehow temporarily attached to the rear hubs. It was simple, yet ingenious.

Here's a link to that video I was talking about in this post:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnRRGW6z3UQ]Fordson tractor stuck in the mud - YouTube[/ame]

Big Disclaimer: CAUTION & DANGER: Some of the comments under the video are correct; You could flip a tractor using this method if you haven't thought out and prevented this. Better to drive out BACKWARDS. Also if this lifts one side of your tractor too high, you could have a rollover. You do that in the mud, and you could die even with a ROPS (drowning in the mud... awful way to go!) You are Responsible for Your own Actions. (End Disclaimer :thumbsup: )

-Mitch

 

[kwg]

If your not getting stuck your not using your tractor properly.:laughing:

I must be doing a great job with mine. I buried it the second day I had it!!!!!

 

[IronHog]

Cuts with FEL's are dogs in the mud.......... small tires, heavy front end, low ground clearance, no power......... just not designed for the slop.

 

[kiotiken]

Cuts with FEL's are dogs in the mud.......... small tires, heavy front end, low ground clearance, no power......... just not designed for the slop.

Not sure I agree with the no power comment, once you've got more power than traction, more doesn't help you much. The real killer is ground clearance, which comes in part from the small tires.

 

[IronHog]

Not sure I agree with the no power comment, once you've got more power than traction, more doesn't help you much. The real killer is ground clearance, which comes in part from the small tires.

CUT's are rated by engine HP instead of PTO like "real" tractors......... you can really tell the difference in the slop when you might want to rock a tractor or get some tire spin for whatever reason..... I'd never try to walk a CUT out with a chain like I would a big tractor either......

Nothing wrong with that........ they are designed that way for a reason.

 

[kiotiken]

CUT's are rated by engine HP instead of PTO like "real" tractors......... you can really tell the difference in the slop when you might want to rock a tractor or get some tire spin for whatever reason..... I'd never try to walk a CUT out with a chain like I would a big tractor either......

Nothing wrong with that........ they are designed that way for a reason.

Well, again I have to disagree, even the "real" tractors are now rated by engine hp instead of PTO hp. The DK90 would be a case in point.

Again, yes, your other points about clearance and tire size are true, but the OP's CK20 has ample power to spin 3 wheels with no problem, that's kinda what got him in the mess in the first place. Being from Ottawa and growing up in the snow, the one thing I know is when your tires start spinning, power is not your friend. We used to change from 1st to 2nd or even 3rd gear went stuck in snow to try and gently move without spinning.

 

[MapleLeafFarmer]

Did you lock the rear axle? Doesn't look like mud in the tread on the left side...

my thoughts as well.