couchsachraga
Gold Member
- Joined
- Dec 26, 2001
- Messages
- 306
- Location
- Adirondacks, NY, USA
- Tractor
- John Deere 4520 cab... formerly Yanmar 336D
Well, things are almost thawed out up here (I say almost as it snowed most of yesteray, and stuck until it changed to rain...), so Sat. I decided it was time to start grading the road (BIG ruts from 4wd trucks driving in and out right now). FEL down, cutting a bit off the top, and back dragging yielded decent results (I still want a back blade, however...). There were a couple locations that were a *bit* wet however...front tires almost completely under soupy mud /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif.
I did get stuck once...trying to push over / dig out some alder...wiggling the bucket back and forth, and the front tires were wayyy dug in before I even knew it /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif. So, I tilted the bucket down, lifted the front of the machine up, and curled the bucket back up while slowly reversing...worked great (though I imagine it stressed the FEL a bit...).
Next time (there's still A LOT of work to do) I'll try and take some photos....
Couchsachraga
I did get stuck once...trying to push over / dig out some alder...wiggling the bucket back and forth, and the front tires were wayyy dug in before I even knew it /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif. So, I tilted the bucket down, lifted the front of the machine up, and curled the bucket back up while slowly reversing...worked great (though I imagine it stressed the FEL a bit...).
Next time (there's still A LOT of work to do) I'll try and take some photos....
Couchsachraga
