Screwed up big time :mad

[stoyan79]

Yep, she is getting power washed on Monday.

Oh brother, that looks stuck real good! Might need a power-washer to jet that guy out of the sand.

 

[stoyan79]

Few minutes after it happened, I had already lined up to be pulled on Monday.

This is a good reason to list your location. There might be someone with a bigger tractor reading this just down the road and does not know it who could pull it out in five minutes. When I was growing up we had a 3000 pound ditch witch that we stuck really bad on a regular basis (oilfield work) and often pulled it out with the frontend loader.

 

[stoyan79]

Had to catch a flight shortly after this happened.

Yep. My offroad buggy anchored to another vehicle or a tree would winch that right out. No way I'd leave my tractor stuck there.

 

[stoyan79]

Yes, air box is above battery, but suction pipe is pointing down and radiator fan is splashing water like crazy not far from air box.

Is starting the tractor not as option and using the FEL to lift the front. The air filter on my tractor is at the top of the engine compartment and the water doesn稚 look much higher than the bottom.

 

[4570Man]

Could you pull the fan belt off and start it?

 

[stoyan79]

Probably, but like I said, I had to leave location shortly after this happened.

Could you pull the fan belt off and start it?

 

[MossRoad]

You're making the right call for your situation. Good luck. Hopefully nothing is heavily damaged. :thumbsup:

 

[Code54]

An excavator will get it out without issue. I wouldn't think twice about getting it out with my mini ex. He will dig around with the bucket and pull the mud back to break the suction then pull it free fairly easily. It is a good safe way to remove it without worrying about causing damage to the tractor.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I have a large cylinder with about a five foot stroke with shackles at each end. Great for helping yourself out of a stuck situation, provided you have something to hook onto to.

I am always amazed that more tractors don't getted pulled apart, seeing Youtube videos of several rescue vehicles chained in tandem.

 

[MossRoad]

I used to get my '71 Toyota Landcruiser stuck in the mud quit often while playing. I didnt' have a winch, but friends with chains and winches were usually around and it was an easy out. Once, however, I was too far out for them to get me, and had to call a tow truck. When at the garage to pay my bill, I saw a roll of 5/8" wrecker cable leaning against the wall. It was an old cable with frayed ends that they were replacing. I bought it for something like $20. Took it home and trimmed off the ends. It's still about 100' long and over the years, I've used it for getting unstuck, pulling people out, pulling me out, pulling fallen hanging trees, etc... with great success.

It's a great tool to have around. Even if there are no anchors nearby, you can dig a few post holes at an angle leaning away from the stuck item, about 8' apart in line with the direction you want to pull, slip in some logs or posts, chain them together, and use them as an anchor point to pull with a cable or chains.

Or you can bury a deadman log perpendicular to the pull path and anchor to that.

Lots of ways to make anchors when there's no trees or friends around.

Then you can use a come-along or hi-lift jack as a winch if you have one.

 

[MossRoad]

I have a large cylinder with about a five foot stroke with shackles at each end. Great for helping yourself out of a stuck situation, provided you have something to hook onto to.

I am always amazed that more tractors don't getted pulled apart, seeing Youtube videos of several rescue vehicles chained in tandem.

Sounds like a hydraulic hi lift jack! :thumbsup:

 

[John Fitzgerald]

This is exactly my point. It is very important to know your limitations and walk away when its time.

Please let us know how this turns out tomorrow.

 

[MossRoad]

This is exactly my point. It is very important to know your limitations and walk away when its time.

And BTW, I am in Mishawaka.

On your trip or you live over that way?

 

[Omega Woods]

The main reason I walked away from the situation is, the exhaust is deep in the mud, radiator fan is splashing water like crazy just few inches from air box suction pipe, and air box itself is just few inches above water.

I do not feel safe to start the engine, until tractor is pulled out and thorough inspection is made to air filters, fluids and submerged electricals.

I didn't say to start it. I didn't start mine until I had it free. No way in heck I would start it at this point. Best of luck to you!

 

[stoyan79]

Live in Mishawaka

On your trip or you live over that way?

 

[MossRoad]

Go Cavemen!!!! woo hoo! :laughing:

 

[Industrial Toys]

I have worked on a lot of stuff I know nothing about. But my number one rule is "do no harm". Good policy to just quit (no macho crap) when you are in over your head or haven't a clue, and go to plan B after a good nights sleep.

 

[MossRoad]

I have worked on a lot of stuff I know nothing about. But my number one rule is "do no harm". Good policy to just quit (no macho crap) when you are in over your head or haven't a clue, and go to plan B after a good nights sleep.

Heck, sometimes it's better to step back and watch it burn, too. If you're brain says hmmmm, it's telling you something.