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[Hughman]

Was adding a gate when I found an underground spring that ate my tractor.

 

[Semper Paratus]

Yep I've seen that before. Except it was a pickup and then the tractor

 

[Hughman]

Neighbor came over with his kabota and almost buried that too. Linked up about 100+ feet of chains and straps so he could get his tractor on the street. Still took a bit of persuasion to get it out

 

[etpm]

I have never had that happen to me. It's a good thing too because I have never seen a Kabota that could pull me out of anything. In fact, I have never seen a Kabota. However, I did see a dump truck get stuck in my driveway after I told the driver to get out and walk the stretch of sketchy driveway. He declined my advice and got stuck. The rescue truck got stuck too. The third guy actually took a close look at the situation and the two stuck trucks were pulled out. It was funny, sorta. The first driver started to give me a hard time about the soft roadway after he was pulled out. Then I reminded him that the reason he was there was to dump his load into the soft area. And I reminded him that I told him to get out and walk the road because everything was getting stuck in the soft roadway. And I didn't want him to get stuck too. It was kinda funny. The first driver to get stuck told me he didn't need to get out because he knew what he was doing. Implying that me, the dumbass homeowner, didn't know what he was talking about. The second driver also knew better that everybody before him so he got stuck too. The third driver actually paid attention and didn't get stuck. Of course the reason that I, the homeowner, knew about getting stuck was because I got my Case 580 CK stuck after dumping 4 yards of rock into the soft spot. At least I had the hoe to pull me out. And it wasn't easy.
Eric

 

[masseyrider]

Was adding a gate when I found an underground spring that ate my tractor.

Not to worry.
It's only a New Holland and a Kubota helper.

 

[Jstpssng]

Now it's broken in.

 

[MossRoad]

Was adding a gate when I found an underground spring that ate my tractor.

Mushy!

 

[tacticalturnip]

Now that is buried!

 

[thclimer]

Oh my, nice that you have a good neighbor.

 

[oosik]

Not all that bad. You were able to keep the engine above the goo. Loooong ago. My first tractor fell thru the ice on my moat. Rear tires on dry land - engine being held out of the water with the FEL and bucket.

I hand winched the tractor - up and out with a hand operated come-along. It was my 1982 Ford 1700 4WD. Purchased brand new in '82 and I was not about to give up on it. Took the better part of an hour and a half. It was darn cold too. Learned a valuable lesson. Ice in the moat is NEVER as thick as on my lake. In other words - stay the Hell off the ice in the moat.

Subsequently - there IS a place where I can cross the moat - any time of the year. Live and learn.

 

[Thomas]

Yup that's what we call belly hung.

Glad your friend was able to help...whew.

 

[BackRoad]

That's some fine looking clay - looks like 99% pure!

That's what's wrong with America today...nobody appreciates good clay anymore...

 

[Hughman]

Yup, brownish red clay is what we grow around here. Hard as concrete in the summer and creamy peanut butter in the winter. There's a sweet spot where it's still moist enough to dig but dry enough to support the tractor. My timing is a bit off this year.

 

[Carl_NH]

.Ice in the moat is NEVER as thick as on my lake. In other words - stay the Hell off the ice in the moat.

Subsequently - there IS a place where I can cross the moat - any time of the year. Live and learn.

Oosik - didn't know you lived in a castle Redirect Notice

 

[ponytug]

Yup, brownish red clay is what we grow around here. Hard as concrete in the summer and creamy peanut butter in the winter. There's a sweet spot where it's still moist enough to dig but dry enough to support the tractor. My timing is a bit off this year.

My sympathies. Here the sweet spot is a small window, too, and I don't get the timing right sometimes, either. I stay off my land all winter, or I would need a backhoe in around May to excavate it, mostly because I would probably have slipped sideways down some slope a couple hundred feet before planting the tractor.

I'm glad that it ended well.

All the best,

Peter

 

[EddieWalker]

Good to see you took pictures, that's the important thing!!!!!

 

[rangerfredbob]

On average I get my tractor stuck pretty good at least once a year, I live on the edge of a wetland that I try to mow the reed canary grass but too swampy to get to when it needs attention for real control... In the 9 years I've had my tractor I think I've only skipped one year but have been stuck similar I think up to 3 times in the same year...

 

[CliffordK]

Mom's front hay pasture has eaten a variety of things. I know we got a tractor stuck in it a couple of times, although I think it was the old International 2WD tractor.

I'm sure we got a hay swather stuck. And, a year or two ago one pickup getting hay got stuck.

One old option is to tie wood fence posts to the rear tractor tires like super tire chains. However, you MUST back out. If you drive forward, you risk the torque lifting the front end of the tractor which is extremely dangerous. Backing up the torque pushes the front end down.

I think the older tractors could walk themselves out of a lot of woes with the bucket. However, I'm not sure the bucket on my Ford is strong enough to do much crawling.