Please post your worst mud experiences

[Firefighter Kubota]

BX25 in the mud by a stream. R4 tires, 4wd + diff lock and I just dug myself right in... Deep enough that the mud was coming over the sides of the deck.

That's when i found out the hydraulics won't really lift the whole tractor up, especially not when its stuck in like that.

I broke my winch trying to get it out then sank 1/4 face cord of firewood into the mud trying to get traction.

I eventually got it out using the FEL and backhoe (which, thankfully, was attached) and a few well placed logs and 2x6x12 boards.

My girlfriend was sworn to secrecy since she's the one who said "why are we carrying this [shovels full of mud] all the way over there, just bring the tractor closer".

I allowed no photos to be taken.[/quote]


Thank goodness the satellite wasn't pointed in your direction...

 

[amg280]

R4's clog pretty easy....they are great in snow though.

 

[manganos]

I've had all my tractors stuck except my new Mahindra (She is still super clean).

Here is my BX22 stuck -

 

[Evil the Weasel]

Whoa! Did the hydro fan survive that?

 

[General Lee]

Manganos - ****! I won't need to go through mud like that.

After reading these posts, I don't think I'll try my tractor. I will just have to cut the wood up and haul it on my 4wheeler racks, a few pieces at a time.

 

[manganos]

LOL - YES I WON! ... all kidding aside. Yes the hydro fan made it thru that particular incident but it did loose to a tree limb a little after that.

If I had taken off that box blade I would have made it just fine. The box blade got me stuck

 

[TRACTORMAN-DOWN]

if you have a wet or mud place and you have some old logs around lay them cross ways across the wet spot so you drive on themat a 90degree they will push down in the mud and if you need to keep adding them, this is called cordroding your road way and if after a while if you have dirt put it on top of the logs and mudd and it will harden up so you can keep using it. xxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[TRACTORMAN-DOWN]

why is it poeple have tractors with buckets and stuff on there tractors but they need a truck to pull it out of the mudd

 

[638]

Because they got stuck!

 

[hydrology_joe]

While I was a young know-it-all, I managed to get my dather's B7200 MMM 2WD stuck right in the middle of the lateral field. The turf lugs managed to get get filled with mud in 0.2 seconds flat and just sat there and spun on the slick muck. (never really sank in... just the thick grass held it back) So I put the tractor in low R and got off and went around front to push the tractor out of the tall grass. Of course, the folks were in the house watching the entire debacle unfold. I pushed, the tractor moved back, caught and continued to reverse without me. My center of balance was now beyond upright and I face planted straight into the "mud". The folks said they could hear the "Oh $&@#" from the house!