Lesson Learned on being nice

[Treemonkey1000]

Time to get out there with some shovels and dig around the wheels a bit. Then jam some logs or rock down to give you some traction.. Next put them horses to work besides making manure. Hook em up start up the tractor and drive that thing on out of there.

 

[turbo660]

All this good advise, and still no one has asked for pics.

there's another good thread on here asking for pis of worst stuck. sounds like you have a good one.

 

[Eric_Phillips]

Thanks for the suggestions. It started snowing before the ground froze. It has been snowing for about 1.5 days now and is getting about 1-2' now. It is light and dry since the temp is in the teens. The Farmtrac is not too deep yet. One back wheel is almost to the axle so I decided to stop before I made things worse. They are also stuck out in the middle of an old farm field about 150' from the closest tree. The old thoroughbred mare would look at me with a real stupid look if I tried to hook her up. The pony on the other hand might actually try pulling. With the depth of the snow I am not sure I could get a 4x4 back there. I did remember a new neighbor has a tractor about the size of mine a couple doors down. I will try tracking him down this week.

I am still a little bitter about the wife spending so much on this ring. I thought there should have been more discussion and she thought she had discussed it. The guy did what she asked I just didn't think it needed to be such a big project. This was also the second time in two years I took a trip out of town only to find dirt moved where I didn't want it. So is i right to blame him? Probably not but he isn't around and I was pissed for getting both of them stuck trying to do something nice and I needed to rant.

 

[Ridgewalker]

Well, I think you should get your snow shoes on and walk out there and put a rope or something on the equipment so you can find it next spring when it is sunk below the mud.

Now that's funny!!!!!

 

[Mark_in_NH]

Mark, it doesn't take a wrecker to get a snow-blower out of the mud.

No **** Sherlock !
I was being facetious.
But since you opened this door. There is also a tractor that is stuck. If the equipment were mine I would do whatever I had to to retrieve them out of the mud. Even if that meant calling a Wrecker !

 

[Joe Malovich]

dig around the tires and shovel the snow off the ground so it can freeze, then pull them out. As for something to pull against, drive a stake in the ground for a come-along to hook to.

 

[Eric_Phillips]

dig around the tires and shovel the snow off the ground so it can freeze, then pull them out. As for something to pull against, drive a stake in the ground for a come-along to hook to.

Not to sound unappreciative for the suggestion but that stake will either hit rock at about 6"-12" or go into sand with water at 2.5'. Glaciers do weird things.

I will try a shovel and some hay tomorrow. Hopefully I can creep it out.

 

[Diamondpilot]

My mechanic got a Ryder Truck stuck in a field about 300' from the road. It was the big one that was a cab over with a lift gate. He called me for help. I simply loaded up every length of chain and tow strap I had. I then went to every neighbor ect and borrowed every chain I could get. Used my F-150 to pull it out by putting it on the road and pulling 20' then taking a link out. Only took 30 minutes to get it out.

Chris

 

[two_bit_score]

Eric, are you sure it's right to blame a guy that did some grading for you for your bog-land?
Jake

Jake, did YOU do the grading work fir Eric??


Just kidding....

 

[deepNdirt]

My mechanic got a Ryder Truck stuck in a field about 300' from the road. It was the big one that was a cab over with a lift gate. He called me for help. I simply loaded up every length of chain and tow strap I had. I then went to every neighbor ect and borrowed every chain I could get. Used my F-150 to pull it out by putting it on the road and pulling 20' then taking a link out. Only took 30 minutes to get it out.

Chris

So Diamondpilot............ How much does 300 ft. of chain weigh? you really had a workout that day lending your helping hand didn't ya! Good guy alert