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[Chris2]

Trying to dig a ditch to help relive a muddy spring.

 

[Grn mtn boy]

I hate it when that happens...

 

[LJH]

You dug it too big, your tractor fell in.

 

[MIKE R]

Did you try pulling yourself out with the back hoe? Won't be the first or the last person to get their tractor stuck. It happens to all of us sooner or later.

 

[dave1949]

That's a fine mess you've gotten yourself into.

Did you get it out?

 

[Xfaxman]

Been there, done that!

 

[Dozernut]

We have all been there at one time or another. It appears that you did a fine job, you should always try your best . If you can dig down to solid ground you might be able to work it out, but if it is wet for a few feet, you might need to call a buddy with a bigger tractor.

I did that in wet, soft sand down by the creek. I got in it and the tractor sunk almost immediately down to the axles. Luckily I had a winch on the truck and could get close enough to winch it out. I had to use a snatch block and I still was unsure if I was going to get it out but managed to pull it out. That sand was pretty close to being quicksand. Worse stuck was with a dozer.

 

[dragoneggs]

Ummm... don't have any useful or even witty response here but at least you didn't roll it! This is what friends are for.

 

[Sysop]

Might try placing some long timbers along side the tractor under the BH outriggers and use them to level the tractor up, putting other timbers under the wheels. Set it back down on the timbers and drive away. If you plan on doing a lot of that kind of work I'd recommend AG tires. Industrials get packed up way too easy. As Xfaxman shows, AGs can be packed full too though so in your situation it may or may not have helped.

Good luck and be careful!

 

[PhysAssist]

Hey Chris,

Good golly Miss Molly that sure is stuck. It could be in the dictionary next to stick in the mud. If you got it out, then great, tell (and show us) how. If not, good luck, and tell us what you have tried.

Safety first, then safety again, then everything else!
Thomas

 

[Chris2]

Oh yea I got it out, and Sysop they are R1 (AG) tires. I used my little Jeep.

 

[redman135]

Hello, chris2, that tractor is not very stuck. Put the bucket on the ground , flat, and lift the front wheels out of the mud. Then lift the rear out with the backhoe. NB gently does it.
I have used this method on a JCB (wgt about 5 tonne). Also, I learned this from commercial operators.

 

[redman135]

Hello, Xfaxman, is the 4x4 factory original, or is it after market? Here in new zealand they only came out in 2wd which was a shame as 4wd would have made this tractor. It was light well balanced and handled very well in hill country from pumice to wet clay (natural grease) and that was only 2wd.

 

[Xfaxman]

Hello, Xfaxman, is the 4x4 factory original, or is it after market? Here in new zealand they only came out in 2wd which was a shame as 4wd would have made this tractor. It was light well balanced and handled very well in hill country from pumice to wet clay (natural grease) and that was only 2wd.

Factory option, and a Perkins 2.5L 3-cyl diesel, 41 PTO hp., made from 1983 to 1998.

Had to winch it out.


It was high-centered.


Info from, TractorData.com Massey Ferguson 240 tractor information

 

[Xfaxman]

Oh yea I got it out, and Sysop they are R1 (AG) tires. I used my little Jeep.

That is an awesome looking Jeep! Need details and more pictures please. :thumbsup:

 

[brin]

Hello, chris2, that tractor is not very stuck. Put the bucket on the ground , flat, and lift the front wheels out of the mud. Then lift the rear out with the backhoe. NB gently does it.
I have used this method on a JCB (wgt about 5 tonne). Also, I learned this from commercial operators.

I've done the same...it works great...:thumbsup:

 

[Sysop]

Indeed they are, first pics they're so packed up I thought they appeared to be R4s on the back. Nice jeep! Seems just "small" enough to do the job :thumbsup:

 

[redman135]

Hello, xfaxman very nice tractor.

 

[redman135]

Hello, chris2. Do you have inspector gadget (telescopic) legs to get in the jeep?

 

[royabbott123]

Were you able to relieve the muddy spring?