Worst stuck pics

[sixdogs]

First time I read a negative review on R4s, what kind do have?

There are lots of bad vibes every time someone gets stuck in mud or snow. Then it's a love fest for them when it's summer on the lawn. Split the difference and you have the attraction of R4's; half of this and half of that.

 

[teg]

First time I read a negative review on R4s, what kind do have?

I have R4's now but would rather have Turf with Chains but that's not in the cards right now (money wise...) I just stay out of wet areas since R4 is near worthless in our slick mud.

 

[Thomas]

There are lots of bad vibes every time someone gets stuck in mud or snow. Then it's a love fest for them when it's summer on the lawn. Split the difference and you have the attraction of R4's; half of this and half of that.

BINGO. :thumbsup:

 

[Xfaxman]

I put R1 tires on the UTV and it has never been stuck. :thumbsup:

 

[sixdogs]

I drive an 7,000 lb Deere over lawns in the summer with R-1's BUT I have huge Firestone radials on it and rarely leave a mark. 5! PSI rears and with 80HP and radial tires I can float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. Radial R-1's are the real answer to the endless spy vs spy (R-1 vs R-4) thing but the solution is pricy.

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

There are lots of bad vibes every time someone gets stuck in mud or snow. Then it's a love fest for them when it's summer on the lawn. Split the difference and you have the attraction of R4's; half of this and half of that.

And the other side of the "best of both worlds" coin is "worst of both worlds". I find they still tear up the lawn as easy as R1s and suck as bad in snow/ice/mud as much or more than any of them. To me, where R4s shine the most is in how tough they are for driving over stuff and being less concerned about punctures or tears.

 

[BigBlue1]

My oldest boy used him younger brothers bike. I came back on a trailer.

I was riding as passenger with my buddy on his Honda 250 dirt bike many years ago (30+). We were maybe 13-14. Went out in a plowed field in spring and tried to drive through a water-filled area. Stuck that thing over the axles in nothin' flat. This was 50-100 feet from the nearest relatively dry ground. Had zero idea how we'd get it out, other than wait until everything dried up. Next day saw that it was gone. Apparently the farmer was able to go out with a tractor & loader and go right up to it and pull it out. Have no idea how he could have driven through that mud. This was back before front-wheel-assist tractors were very popular, but it may have been one of those. The bike looked like these pics pretty much.

Rob

 

[Zerk]

I put R1 tires on the UTV and it has never been stuck. :thumbsup:

Maybe you need to get out of OK. I have had my truck on mine, jerking. 3000lb winch would not do it. I use my winch a lot. Should go bigger. But I am up north in the woods.

 

[Zerk]

3 come alongs on back. Up hill. When rears were on solid ground, built up 4-6 foot logs and pushed back. Firewood just floated or got buried..


Spot I normally drove on.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

3 come alongs on back. Up hill. When rears were on solid ground, built up 4-6 foot logs and pushed back. Firewood just floated or got buried..


Spot I normally drove on.

Ouch! Frost melt? I

 

[Zerk]

Spring rain too. It was a low spot. I just figured tractor could go through. Comes longs are are skow, but amazing what they can do. Need to replace pawl on my smaller one. I also went to tractor supply and bought 3ton for $175.

 

[Soldier415]

Following

 

[Zerk]

For me it took 2 days until1030, lucky big moon, and a couple evenings.

 

[Thomas]

That's what we call belly hung.:confused2:

 

[BKBoiss]

Well I finally did it. Felt the front drop, went to back up and back end dropped. Got the wheel loader up on high ground, should have been no issue but hooked up the chain backed up 4' and belly panned the wheel loader with no bucket on of course. Get the cat had a heck of a time getting the wheel loader out, pull the little tractor out then clean up the soupy mess into something sort of resembling a ditch. I didn't get any more pictures because after the wheel loader dropped it just happened to be shift change at the mill and it was just embarrassing at that point.

 

[Thomas]

Bet pressure washer would come in handy.

 

[BKBoiss]

Haha. Cleaning the wash bay floor drains was the next job for the tractor before I took it home so I'm lucky that way.

 

[CarlR2010]

"Occasionally remove any installed wheel weights and check lug bolts for proper torque." And see if the bolts are still there!

 

[Sysop]

Almost forgot to post this here. Couple weeks back I was mowing a steep hillside that goes into a swamp. Ended up back too far into the muck and got stuck pretty good.

Took about 4 hours to pull it up the hill with a come-along. Had to leave the rotary cutter behind and recover it separately. The rear tires just piled mud over the deck as the tractor sank.

 

[sixdogs]

Almost forgot to post this here. Couple weeks back I was mowing a steep hillside that goes into a swamp. Ended up back too far into the muck and got stuck pretty good.



Took about 4 hours to pull it up the hill with a come-along. Had to leave the rotary cutter behind and recover it separately. The rear tires just piled mud over the deck as the tractor sank.

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Everyone needs one of those types of "stuck" in order to appreciate what not to do. My time was 30 years ago and it took me all day to get things out in pieces like you did. Lesson learned to not do that again.