Anyone ever drove over plywood on soft grass or mud w their tractor?

[newbury]

Have you checked around for the real thing from land clearing/logging companies?

 

[civilian]

OP, can you plan ahead and put some 2x4's under the OSB and have them stick past the edges to allow getting a chain under them to lift the up? Just wondering if that would break the suction force. Jon

 

[boostmg]

OP, can you plan ahead and put some 2x4's under the OSB and have them stick past the edges to allow getting a chain under them to lift the up? Just wondering if that would break the suction force. Jon

I think i would use plywood not osb. But yes i probably could do that. That’s a good idea.

I’m thinking i might cut the large sheets into 4x4 or 2x4 pieces.

 

[boostmg]

Have you checked around for the real thing from land clearing/logging companies?

No i haven’t. Tomorrow i might call around. I am expecting it to be hard to find or expensive to rent.

 

[civilian]

I think i would use plywood not osb. But yes i probably could do that. That’s a good idea.

I’m thinking i might cut the large sheets into 4x4 or 2x4 pieces.

Yeah, missed the plywood vs OSB. Jon

 

[Gee Ray]

What are you trying to do with the tractor that you need to cross the mud? Would it be more effective to spread some stone if this is to become a repeated operation? Digging a drainage ditch an option?

Rental stores have rubber mats for rent but they are very heavy and hard to move.

Trying to move mats with a TLB will be difficult at best. An mini ex would allow you to pick up the mat behind you and move it to the front of you.

If this is a one time thing you might be able to cut some brush or tree branches and "pave the road" by laying them across your pathway.

 

[notaz3]

I've used plywood to cross a golf course section with a skid steer takes a little while moving the boards but it worked fine to keep from damaging green.
Also used plywood to get 5th wheel trailers on/off the beach.

 

[fatjay]

I've used plywood when using my bobcat with pallet forks to move a 12x20' shed on tiny 8" harbor freight wheels. I was leapfrogging the same 4 pieces of plywood. This was before plywood costs what it does now, of course. I keep a couple spare scrap pieces of plywood around though. I also moved my 3500lb scissor lift across the yard on plywood, and that has even smaller tires.

 

[2manyrocks]

I haven't tried it, but would horse stall mats work? Pretty heavy.

 

[boostmg]

What are you trying to do with the tractor that you need to cross the mud? Would it be more effective to spread some stone if this is to become a repeated operation? Digging a drainage ditch an option?

Rental stores have rubber mats for rent but they are very heavy and hard to move.

Trying to move mats with a TLB will be difficult at best. An mini ex would allow you to pick up the mat behind you and move it to the front of you.

If this is a one time thing you might be able to cut some brush or tree branches and "pave the road" by laying them across your pathway.

I have to dig a trench. But the area is soupy in spots. Its part of a field. I hear you on the mini ex. That is the best solution, mini ex with bog mat but i don’t have either. We were out there w the tractor yesterday and it did decent enough, just kind of sank in a few of these spots which seem like plywood may be able to assist with.

I haven't tried it, but would horse stall mats work? Pretty heavy.

These were what i was originally looking at. I don’t know if they would. Someone on FB said they tried them in mud and they didn’t work, but plywood did. I never considered plywood but once i started researching it seems like a potentially better option. About the same price as the stall mat, but it’s 4x8 vs 4x6 and it’s got the extra rigidity.

I also learned that a lot of landscaping companies use plywood as ground protection.