Robert_in_NY
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- Case-IH Farmall 45A, Kubota M8540 Narrow, New Holland TN 65, Bobcat 331, Ford 1920, 1952 John Deere M, Allis Chalmers B, Bombardier Traxter XT, Massey Harris 81RC and a John Deere 3300 combine, Cub Cadet GT1554
When will common sense ever come to some people? I am home taking care of the critters getting ready to relax for the evening when a guy stops outside the house. Ask if I will come pull him out as he got stuck and another guy tried to pull him out but got stuck as well. So I say no problem and start the TN and finish my chores before I head down the road. Now here is the story.
The guy stuck is one of the guys who works on Bill boards. I saw the other day where one of the bill board workers tried driving thru a wet field (water sits on top of the field as it is so low and saturated). Common sense would say this field is wet and a truck would get stuck. These guys drove thru it the one day and managed to make it out but made a mess. This time they went further in towards the bill board and buried their truck. By the time I got invited to this party my friend who lives next to this party tried to pull him out and buried his Chevy. So I had to pull him out and the entire time the TN is sinking as I pull the ground is so wet (like every spring here). Finally hook onto the bill board workers truck ( a brand new Dodge Dakota crew cab and 4wd) His rear end of the truck was under the mud. The rear bumper is already caved in from the previous attempt to jerk him out of there. I hook on and I end up moving him about 20 feet before I was sitting on the belly of the tractor. The only reason I could move him that far was because I used the loader to pull us both thru the slop. We unhook and I repostion and lengthen the strap and finish pulling him out. By this time my TN was completely covered in mud. His truck was looking very sad and I was not too amused as he was joking around about it. Normally I pull people out for free but when this guy offered me $40 I did not hesitate to take it. The entire time I was thinking "what the heck would make this guy think his truck would make it thru there and back". The fact the guy almost got stuck before the last rain storm and still went back is what got me. But at least I made an extra $40 and I never had to leave the tractor seat /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Now the best part, the field this happened in was a farmer friends and it now has some very nice ruts from this little experience. I know the workers will not come back to fix it so I will get to go back and help fix it for free once it dries. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif Sorry for rambling but I just felt like, well rambling /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Take care.
The guy stuck is one of the guys who works on Bill boards. I saw the other day where one of the bill board workers tried driving thru a wet field (water sits on top of the field as it is so low and saturated). Common sense would say this field is wet and a truck would get stuck. These guys drove thru it the one day and managed to make it out but made a mess. This time they went further in towards the bill board and buried their truck. By the time I got invited to this party my friend who lives next to this party tried to pull him out and buried his Chevy. So I had to pull him out and the entire time the TN is sinking as I pull the ground is so wet (like every spring here). Finally hook onto the bill board workers truck ( a brand new Dodge Dakota crew cab and 4wd) His rear end of the truck was under the mud. The rear bumper is already caved in from the previous attempt to jerk him out of there. I hook on and I end up moving him about 20 feet before I was sitting on the belly of the tractor. The only reason I could move him that far was because I used the loader to pull us both thru the slop. We unhook and I repostion and lengthen the strap and finish pulling him out. By this time my TN was completely covered in mud. His truck was looking very sad and I was not too amused as he was joking around about it. Normally I pull people out for free but when this guy offered me $40 I did not hesitate to take it. The entire time I was thinking "what the heck would make this guy think his truck would make it thru there and back". The fact the guy almost got stuck before the last rain storm and still went back is what got me. But at least I made an extra $40 and I never had to leave the tractor seat /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Now the best part, the field this happened in was a farmer friends and it now has some very nice ruts from this little experience. I know the workers will not come back to fix it so I will get to go back and help fix it for free once it dries. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif Sorry for rambling but I just felt like, well rambling /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Take care.