I managed to get my tractor stuck in the holler again yesterday... was building fence, crossing a small creek, wanted to get a fallen cherry tree out of the creek to clear the path for the fence... front wheels got too far over the edge of the bank, and the more I tried to back out, the further in/down it went... a hour later, with the help of my wife and 2 sons, two ATV's, chains and come-a-long, it came out. Forks on the loader were nearly useless to self extract, tips just pushed into the soft damp dirt. Had the bucket been on, I likely would have bucket curled my way out. Not this time...