ruffdog
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- southern wisconsin
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- Bobcat Toolcat 5610G, Deere X744, Cub Cadet IH 982
Is all that wire from the tire bead?
Is all that wire from the tire bead?
Wow, when it rains it pours! Git er done Eric!It is. I don't know if that wire came out while my payloader dragged my tractor up my driveway, but that tire is shot and a PITA to handle since I cannot hose off the sticky Beet Juice (might go at it with some buckets of water later on today). Monday I quest for a replacement tire as snow is coming.
I would freeze eventually, you need to pack a trail down wider than your tractor to compact the snow and cat tails down and let it sit for a while with a good stretch of cold weather if it snowed then you have to pack it down again if you have a few days above 32 degrees Fahrenheit you would have to wait some more... for a tractor that size you probably need 12'' of ice to support it.
I have a similar area near the river. Part I think was caused by a road that followed the river years ago but flooded often and was abandoned. The roadway was built up some and that dirt is still there and traps water trying to flow downhill and get to the river. Watching your posts with interest.
I "cleared" out an area of less than an acre. The contractor said to tile it to the river. Really not sure how equipment could get in to do that. Also full of scrub trees and junk ones.
I suggest that to make a frozen road to your chosen location, that you use a 4-wheeler or UTV to pack down a track to the aforementioned location. Drive it out there and pack it down every time it snows. Be sure you go wide enough so you don't fall off when you take your tractor on it. By February, you will probably be able to drive your tractor out there.
Myself, I would "probe" your newly frozen road PRIOR to actually driving on it with your heavier tractor. Use a long masonry bit and a cordless drill. I wouldn't be out there with less than 16" of frozen something underfoot.