Creek got me again

[JOHNTHOMAS]

I live on a hillside. Bought acres, had dozer clear some trees into a big pile (on hillside) to burn later. Bought a BX2200 MMM FEL. Continued to push the edge and beyond of its limits when I discovered it was a Sub compact TRACTOR and not just a high priced lifetime mower with a high priced wheelbarrow on the front.
Decided the pile of trees and branches covered to big of an area and needed to be a smaller pile. Started pushing it all around the edges. From the bottom, from each side and it was much easier pushing downhill from the top. Oh bye the way, never took MMM off since it was a mower that happened to be becoming a tractor. Welllll, I was so successful pushing that pile into a smaller taller pile that I got very aggressive pushing from the easier top down side that some way I got on top of that pile of trees, rocks, limbs and branches. The MMM became a real thorn in my flesh because it just sort of locked into the "pile" and FEL would raise my front up and down but wouldn't push me in any direction. After quite some time of running out fuel and trying every thing I thought possible I finally decided I'd have to get my chainsaw and maybe in a month or two be able to get that SUB COMPACT TRACTOR off/out of that pile. Turned it off and went into the house. Pondered a couple of days and the man that had been doing dozer work came back to get his dozer. I told him to go get my SUB COMPACT TRACTOR off the pile for me. With a grin he did.:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :ashamed: :cool2:

 

[ror105]

John, the precise reason I decided to go with the B over the BX at the last minute. I knew it would only be a matter of time before I was high centered on something.

Thanks for the story!

 

[Lloyd_E]

"It put a smile on my wife's face and she got to say you owe me. 30 years ago it was my mom who would have been shaking her head!! Back then it was a 12hp Lowes that was an hour hold. Boy was she mad at me. Said she can't have anything nice and then "you wait until your father gets home". I still laugh about that one. Boy i drove that woman crazy That time I couldn't find the brake."

When I was a young whipper-snapper... I decided to dig to China in the yard/driveway. My mom was peeved... "wait till your father gets home". He did come home after work... as it was getting dark, and backed into the hole slightly! On man I go it! So the next day I filled in the hole and about a month later the driveway was paved. Mom was still peeved... but Dad was somewhat happy that winter when he(or rather me) could shovel the snow off the driveway faster!

Got stuck like you with my tractor - 1st year. I had the back hoe on but it was too sloppy to pull the tractor out or use the loader to bush back-wards. In the end I extended the Back hoe out horizontally, put it in low, 1st gear, and watched it slowly crawl out. I took it back to the house washed it down and considered it a day.

 

[deezler]

Ok that being said, I do see your point. haha.

 

[hawkeye08]

I don't worry too much about the internet bullies. They are usually lashing out because they they can...

Regarding the stuck tractor, I would expect the conversation in person or on the phone would be pleasant and fully understandable. Sometimes trying to type the story is not as easy. I seriously doubt that it was funny at the time, but we all look back and laugh at ourselves (at least the ones of us that are mentally healthy) for something that we did...

 

[fordmantpw]

If you haven't figured it out yet; I don't see events like this as FUNNY !
or a learning opportunity.

As I tell my kids, EVERYTHING is a learning opportunity!

 

[RTII]

Reg, Give us all a break. You sound like your the only one in the tractor world that has never done anything wrong and learned from it. Makes you better than everyone in your own mind. The name calling makes you, well, you. Dang easy to speak down to people on the internet. Me personally, I got a chuckle out of the story. It happens. No one harmed, no equipment damaged. And I actually understood exactly what he meant in his post. You on the other hand, pretended it was his fault you misunderstood it. Get a life.

 

[Pixguy]

Appears some posts were deleted, just as well.

 

[fordmantpw]

Constructive criticism, instructions, tips, and ways to help out are always welcomed.

 

[CliffordK]

These kinds of things always look far more stupid in hindsight, than they seemed when one was actually heading towards the creek, bog, slope, whatever. Is that a road 50 yards away?

The important thing is knowing when to stop and go get help. And, that everyone was ok.

BTW:
I had a nylon tow strap break on me in the past. I'd never use anything other than chain or cable for towing a vehicle now. Ropes & straps are still good for many things, but use steel for towing.