I doubt it Mark - I can't see how much other than a pool of quicksand could stop your tractor and those Michelins. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif Hmm maybe we should keep this subject quiet...
Buried the tractor
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MChalkley
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Yeah, Muhammad, where I'm working next week is in the foothills, so should be pretty rocky. But I'm betting now it'll be mostly quicksand...
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Gordon, Somehow (tongue in cheek here) I don't think the general idea is to use the tractor for prospecting work. I always thought that was reserved for after the strike!
By the way, a lot of us would be interested in your methods, etc of the retrieval job. How did it go?
By the way, a lot of us would be interested in your methods, etc of the retrieval job. How did it go?
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I know that I recently (May '99) eased down to the edge of a small stream with the intention of trying to cross it (B2150/4wd/Ag tires/FEL/rotary mower) to mow on the other side. I had previously walked across it and it was a little mushy.
My thoughts: I'll let the front wheels get into it, see how much it bogs up and then back out while the rear tires are still on solid ground.
The Reality: The front wheels hit the stream bed and immediatly sunk to the front differential. With differential lock engaged all I got was three tires spinning (digging two pretty good sized holes with the two rear tires). The FEL would just disappear when I tried to lift the front end.
Getting it out was a real pain. It's amazing how macho a person can feel while using their weapon (tractor). It's equally amazing how deflated you can feel when your "super-machine" comes to a spinning halt.
Kelvin
My thoughts: I'll let the front wheels get into it, see how much it bogs up and then back out while the rear tires are still on solid ground.
The Reality: The front wheels hit the stream bed and immediatly sunk to the front differential. With differential lock engaged all I got was three tires spinning (digging two pretty good sized holes with the two rear tires). The FEL would just disappear when I tried to lift the front end.
Getting it out was a real pain. It's amazing how macho a person can feel while using their weapon (tractor). It's equally amazing how deflated you can feel when your "super-machine" comes to a spinning halt.
Kelvin
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I believe most of us have been there once or twice....I know I have...yep just one more pass,than one more quicker pass than the work begins./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
Nothing like a good pressure washer to clean the tractor afterwards. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Nothing like a good pressure washer to clean the tractor afterwards. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
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I've been reading this thread with kind of a morbid curiosity, all the while thinking, "Oh, boy! I hope that never happens to me!".
Well, I may get my chance sooner than expected. A couple of weeks ago when I ordered my culvert pipes, the dealer said he could get me anything I wanted in a couple of days. Fine. I placed the order and looked out the window -- sunny and warm. We don't usually get appreciable rain before October and mountain snow doesn't happen until November. I should just be able to construct the 3 culverts I need before the creeks fill up again (they're nice and dry now).
So it's October now and still no culvert pipes. Wasn't too worried yet 'cuz we've been having exceptionally warm weather right up until yesterday -- 80 degrees and sunny. Things just changed. Today the forecast is for rain and thunder showers and the first mountain snow will make it all the way down to the 4,000 foot level.
PANIC!!!
I called the culvert pipe place (for the 4th time in the last week) and they said they would call their supplier and see if they can find out what the problem is.
/w3tcompact/icons/mad.gif
Bottom line -- I'm heading up to the property right now to see if I can at least get the first 2 ditches squared away so at least the flow will stay where it's supposed to. Can't get to the third culvert site until the first two are finished.
Why panic? Without the culverts I won't be able to get the tractor to where 80% of the work is that needs to be done. Once the mountains have snow, the creeks could run solid until next July or August.
So, I will be learning how to use a tractor for the next couple of days, and attempting to construct my first culverts (assuming the pipe shows up while I'm there) in the rain. I can just see me doing what Kelvin just described -- trying to notice when the soil starts to get mushy, and finding out the hard way.
Worst part of it is -- no computer up there, so I won't have the benefit of your advice ("Don't do it, Harv. There's always next year!"), and I won't be able to report my progress or lack thereof until it's all over.
Maybe I'll show up on the 6 o'clock news. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif
Note: I sound panicy now, but your words of caution are already ringing in my ears. See you in a couple of days.
Well, I may get my chance sooner than expected. A couple of weeks ago when I ordered my culvert pipes, the dealer said he could get me anything I wanted in a couple of days. Fine. I placed the order and looked out the window -- sunny and warm. We don't usually get appreciable rain before October and mountain snow doesn't happen until November. I should just be able to construct the 3 culverts I need before the creeks fill up again (they're nice and dry now).
So it's October now and still no culvert pipes. Wasn't too worried yet 'cuz we've been having exceptionally warm weather right up until yesterday -- 80 degrees and sunny. Things just changed. Today the forecast is for rain and thunder showers and the first mountain snow will make it all the way down to the 4,000 foot level.
PANIC!!!
I called the culvert pipe place (for the 4th time in the last week) and they said they would call their supplier and see if they can find out what the problem is.
/w3tcompact/icons/mad.gif
Bottom line -- I'm heading up to the property right now to see if I can at least get the first 2 ditches squared away so at least the flow will stay where it's supposed to. Can't get to the third culvert site until the first two are finished.
Why panic? Without the culverts I won't be able to get the tractor to where 80% of the work is that needs to be done. Once the mountains have snow, the creeks could run solid until next July or August.
So, I will be learning how to use a tractor for the next couple of days, and attempting to construct my first culverts (assuming the pipe shows up while I'm there) in the rain. I can just see me doing what Kelvin just described -- trying to notice when the soil starts to get mushy, and finding out the hard way.
Worst part of it is -- no computer up there, so I won't have the benefit of your advice ("Don't do it, Harv. There's always next year!"), and I won't be able to report my progress or lack thereof until it's all over.
Maybe I'll show up on the 6 o'clock news. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif
Note: I sound panicy now, but your words of caution are already ringing in my ears. See you in a couple of days.
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Harv - I'm sure you'll do fine. Just keep all the safety advice ringing in your ears, and no matter what happens, it could've been a lot worse. When you get back, we expect a "proper report".
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If you're in the woods where there's a tree handy, or even a utility pole, you just run a chain to it, get your little "come-a-long" and winch the tractor out. Of course, I learned that provides a lot more exercise than I want./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
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glennmac
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What's a come-along?
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Glenn, a "come-along" is a manually operated (lever) type ratcheting winch, with either single or double line cable. I see in my Tractor Supply catalog, they call them "power pullers".
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