SS stuck in snow twice, tire chains?

[JOHNTHOMAS]

My Cat 246 was a tire machine and it was not very good in the snow or mud. I bought a Loegering undercarriage with 18" tracks....it's a animal now.

BET THAT WOULD BE A CHEAP PURCHASE FOR THE RARE SNOW DAYS WE HAVE HERE. T

Ya got to be very carefull with a SS. They have a ridgid frame (no suspension or axle movement) and unless it is on flat ground (not necessary level), you have only one wheel on each side firmly on the ground diagonal from each other, and 2 wheels "light" if not touching the ground at all. Imagine putting a 4 legged table down with one leg on the carpet with the others on the wood floor. That equals 2 wheel drive. Chain it up on all 4 corners. IIRC you just got this machine, you will come to know how to use it.:thumbsup:

GUESS THAT'S WHY MY ONE FRONT TIRE ISN'T TOUCHING THE GROUND

How about a winch.
9000 lb. Off-Road Vehicle Electric Winch with Automatic Load-Holding Brake

ACTUALLY HAVE A WINCH I BOUGHT SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO MOUNT ON MY RTV1140......IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THE GARAGE.

Are there holes in the rims that you can run a bolt through? If so, you could bolt a single chain holding a 2 X 2 piece of scrap steel or lumber. I once chained a small wood fence post to my tractor tire and it got me out of the divot I had made. Just be really careful and stop after 25 % of one revolution of the spinning wheel.

SAW THIS ONCE ON A YOU TUBE VIDEO AND LOOKED COOL BUT DON'T THINK MY RM HAS HOLES.

Purchase larger diameter winter tires and wheels for your SS.
ANOTHER CHEAP SOLUTION FOR THAT ONE TENTH OF 1% USAGE TIME USING MY HOME LANDSCAPING SS. MAY LOOK AT WINTER TIRES WHEN TIRES WEAR OUT, WELL I'm 68 AND I USUALLY DO 50 HOURS A YEAR OR LESS ON MY Kubota TRACTORS AND MOST JOBS ARE DONE......

THANKS. :thumbsup:

I learned the hard way, only in mud. Wheels did have some openings so I threaded a heavy 1/2"nylon rope through and around as much as I could. I then found a 6' length of old chain link fence and jammed it under the rear tires ( I was stuck nose down is a mud bog). I got just enough traction to get up on the chain link and out I went. Try some old fencing.

Now as to a final solution some of the track sets do work, but a contractor friend had issue with jumping out of them. He did finally find one that worked, but I do not know the brand - they have a heavy center track the tires rid in and tensioners that can snug things up. He drives the heck out of his equipment, so I would not judge his luck against the norm. Otherwise there are a lot of chain sets out there, some very aggressive with big studs.. Check out Quality Chain.

ALREADY FOUND OUT THIS SS IS NOT USABLE IN WET/MUD GROUND, TIRES LOAD UP QUICK AND BAD AND BECOMES LIKE BALOON TIRES.

I doubt that would be enough sole. Depending on how much he is buried and how big of a SS he has. If you had a second operator to operate the skid steer and the chain hoist it would probably work.

Edit. This SS only weighs about 4,000 pounds. A 5 ton chain hoist should be able to pull it out. Without spending any money him and an assistant should be able to pull it out with his truck.

WIFE IS A GREAT ASSISTANT, SOME TIMES, AND SHE KEPT DOING CHAIN REMOVAL/MOVING YESTERDAY AND I COULDN'T GET MY COME ALONG TO UNWIND BUT IF RTV1140 WOULDN'T EVEN SLIGHTLY MOVE IT DOUBT I'D OF HAD ENOUGH STRENGTH TO MAKE THE COMEALONG HAVE ANY IMPACT.

I really do appreciate everyone's input. Strong wind last night and 45 degrees and supposed to be rain and 45 degrees today so snow will go and not be a part of my problem. I have some gravel, no sand, and with Truck being able to get closer in front of SS so one chain will work and wife driving truck and doing some removal of mud buildup between front and back tires I believe I'll get it out. Also one side has snow piled up 4' to 5' preventing any movement that direction for swinging/rocking/bouncing but that to will be gone. Had 3 hours on it when I got stuck and probably have 5 on it now. but learning more about it every day. I also have new non swing backhoe in the barn that I could have brought down and swapped out bucket for backhoe and pulled myself out but having trouble picking up the BH and wife couldn't lift it either. Will look close at my winch, when I find it also. Thanks again for helping a new SS guy. I started new with Kubota tractors about 12 years ago and swapped many times as I learned what worked for me and what didn't or thought didn't/did until I ended up buying over 15 Kubota tractors plus Fs and RTV. Don't want to do that with the SS, just figure out what works best that I can afford to add to it. Have 3pt adapter plate and boxblade to try when it drys up. Would like to have the rotating plate but $2500 may be more than it's worth to me. I know, it's just money.:cool2:

 

[aczlan]

steel tracks the answer after you get unstuck....tractors to repair the damage from the tracks

I hadn't thought of that. A friend has them on his skidsteer and he says that they will outperform a tracked skidsteer in muddy terrain.

Aaron Z

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Snow melting rapidly. Will try pulling out with 4wd Tacoma when drive way gets dry. If a picture is worth a thousand words, here's 2 thousand if they will post. Often times they won't on TBN.

 

[KYErik]

Get a strong cable long enough to hook to a nearby tree or another stationary vehicle and the other end to your truck hitch. Chain a pulley (snatch block) to the SS run the cable through it and try pulling again with the truck- you will have twice the pulling force on the SS this way.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

I haven't tried pulling with truck, yet. Waiting for drive way to get dry. STILL WON'T LET ME UPLOAD PICS.................Amazon.com: snatch block pulley: Tools & Home Improvement ONE???? FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

 

[GPintheMitten]

It makes sense to wait for snow to melt in your situation. I suspect this is a one time problem, now that you've experienced this.

But we would still like to see pics sometime.

 

[4570Man]

The truck is heavier than the RTV so it might work, but I kinda doubt it.

 

[GPintheMitten]

Don't you have a neighbor that can help you?

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

It makes sense to wait for snow to melt in your situation. I suspect this is a one time problem, now that you've experienced this.

But we would still like to see pics sometime.

I'll keep trying to post pics and have tried several times.

Don't you have a neighbor that can help you?

My brother is willing to help but I don't think he can pick it up or pull much more than my wife can, he's 70 but he'd try.
Still won't upload pic. I'll try video it and post to You tube and link here.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

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