Neighbourly Thing...

[trook]

If you don't get stuck from time to time, either you live in a very dry location or ain't tractorin' much. It goes with the territory. A little ribbin' is expected.

I even joke about myself when I get stuck.

 

[IslandTractor]

I can easily understand getting stuck but I don't understand how a light tractor with both FEL and BH cannot self rescue. He should have been able to use the BH to lift up the rears and push or then stick some logs or rocks underneath. Likewise with using the FEL to crawl out by dumping the bucket while on the ground.

 

[blueriver]

I've stuck mine (43hp) so bad the FEL couldn't lift it free of the suction the ground had on it ... I put 70 hp on it and when it started to break gound I thought it too was going to get sucked in ... I also had concerns of pulling the little rascal in half !!!

 

[IslandTractor]

I've stuck mine (43hp) so bad the FEL couldn't lift it free of the suction the ground had on it ... I put 70 hp on it and when it started to break gound I thought it too was going to get sucked in ... I also had concerns of pulling the little rascal in half !!!

I can easily believe that but looking at the photo in this case the tractor looks more like it doesn't have traction rather than being sucked into a mud pit. There looks to be 5-6 inches of space between the operator platform and ground so the tires couldn't be sunk much more than up to the wheel itself.

Maybe the new tractor owner has never been taught how to self rescue.

 

[Lloyd_E]

IT,

A combination of both... behind the tractor was a soupy mud hole. He did have some logs in place. He didn't have enough reach on the BH to push himself out. Also it is a HST tractor and he couldn't use the front bucket to pull himself out. I questioned him on this - and not knowing HST tractors took his word for it. If you or others could fill me in I will certainly pass it along to him for the next time. It seemed to be a challenge to get the revs correct and the ability to use the bucket at the same time.

A buried mine to the frame with the backhoe on. I was in such a muddy/soupy area that the BH could not push me and the bucket could not pull me out when curling it. What I did in the end was to put it in low range, 1st gear, set the revs up a bit and got off the tractor. It took a while but actually crawled out of the hole. I promptly took it home and parked it for the day - figuring I got off easy!

 

[sodamo]

All part of the experience. I used to get stuck pretty often. Wife has pulled me out with different 4x4 vehicles over the years. The worst time I had to call my neighbor and he came down with his JD and had me out in short order. Of course the best time I had to call him I had a the tractor piece of a tractor-trailor stuck. Between neighbors JD and my Kioti we got him unstuck. I even posted the pics here on TBN

David

 

[TripleR]

IT,

A combination of both... behind the tractor was a soupy mud hole. He did have some logs in place. He didn't have enough reach on the BH to push himself out. Also it is a HST tractor and he couldn't use the front bucket to pull himself out. I questioned him on this - and not knowing HST tractors took his word for it. If you or others could fill me in I will certainly pass it along to him for the next time. It seemed to be a challenge to get the revs correct and the ability to use the bucket at the same time.

A buried mine to the frame with the backhoe on. I was in such a muddy/soupy area that the BH could not push me and the bucket could pull me out when curling it. What I did in the end was to put it in low range, 1st gear, set the revs up a bit and got off the tractor. It took a while but actually crawled out of the hole. I promptly took it home and parked it for the day - figuring I got off easy!

I use the FEL and bucket on my HST the same way as on our geared units to get out of the mud.

 

[rambler]

'The' incident by the road I mentioned - I was plowing, bigger cabbed tractor, 4 bottom plow. Hit a small wet suck spot - it just sucked me in to the frame, and being a little new at things back then, I let it spin a bit.

I lifted the plow all the way up, and it was still in the ground. Really wedged in & pon so much we couldn't unhook it. Took not one but 2 tractors to pull me out.

That was 30 years ago, think a couple neighbors still remember seeing that....

--->Paul

 

[Oaktree]

If you don't get stuck from time to time, either you live in a very dry location or ain't tractorin' much. It goes with the territory.

Yeah, sort of like the saying for motorcyclists...there are 2 kinds of riders, those that have dumped and those who are going to. Likewise for tractors and getting stuck.

A lot of those small tractors are sold with the wrong tires. Those construction type are not made for traction, they are made to wear well on highway use.

Get good tires on that little tractor, and it will be a whole different animal.

With more experience and proper tires, it would be very hard to stick a light tractor with a loader & backhoe - it should be able to work itself out of 95% of the stuff it can get itself into.

I dunno, I've gotten good and stuck with R1's...the more aggresive lugs can just dig you in further and faster if you're not careful. When you're in soup, there's not much traction to be had no matter what you've got for tires. R4s may not have the traction, but being wider they have a bit more flotation.

Agree that lack of experience can make the situation worse. Sometimes you've got to know when to stop spinning and come up with a plan B.

 

[IslandTractor]

I use the FEL and bucket on my HST the same way as on our geared units to get out of the mud.

Me too. I have never heard that HST was a problem and cannot imagine why it would be.

It is certainly possible to get so sunk in soupy mud that these tricks won't work but with a relatively light tractor like a B2620 you'd think the axles would need to be almost in the soup before it became impossible to break out. I'm guessing the combination of new owner and helpful convenient neighbor made a tow easier than self rescue in this case.