Turns out it's really not difficult to tree a tractor. Here's a quick instruction, if anyone would like to try.
I was cutting down a steep hill (50 degree or so) thru 6' tall brush, mostly briars, heading down a track between a some trees. The path took me down the hill at two angles, the downhill slope and a 15 to 20 degree slope to the right. Just as I got to the bottom of my planned run and was ready to turn out after passing a final tree on my right, the ground turned to rubble. Someone has dozed up a bunch of stumps and such, now hidden by brush and briars. The tractor was on top to the rubble with a large pile directly underneath, raising the left rear wheel (the high side) off the ground slightly. And there was a distinct teeter-tottering going on as my left front tire suddenly went flat. I thought it best to cut my losses and try to turn out to the right which was now on an even greater rightward slant. The turn was slightly before the plan so that last tree on the right (a 7 inch mimosa) was being smashed down by the right rear tire as I began the turn. I figured this would have to work, since I saw few other options. Well as the tree bent down one of its branches hung between the hood and the right side of the FEL, which made the tree base pull more to its left, causing the base to become wedged between the right rear wheel and the fender. To make matters worse, another limb grabbed the FEL joy stick and pinned it back, raising the bucket to its fullest height, while the tractor was still halfway into the turn on the slope. A bit of puckering going on now. Fortunately the tree keep the tractor mostly upright.
In the end, I had to saw the tree down. First the limbs holding the joy stick (so I could lower the bucket), then the tree trunk which had the tractor treed. Of course I had to remove the bush hog which was uphill of the tractor and sitting on the afore mentioned rubble. I also had to remove the right lift arm so I could get in with a bow saw to cut the base down. So the end result, the flat tire will likely need a new tube, the right fender will need to be broken away from the tire, the right rear wheel has two small curls in the metal near the tire bead, the joy stick is bent slightly, and the FEL is a bit more sluggish then it was before (still need to assess that more, as well as the hog which is still on the hillside).
All's well that ends well.....just wish it would end
