Good morning!!!!

[ronjhall]

Not good Don. May have to wait a few days.

 

[daugen]

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Heading back out for another plan if the sinking does not stop. . . .[/QUOTE]

oh that doesn't look good at all Don, smart you stopped when you did.
not sure which way is driest land but I'm sure you headed for it.
hope it got better, not worse...
think you are going to need a good tow vehicle. Or a team of mules.

 

[sseelhoff]

Good afternoon NOT. I'm sinking. I found some dry sand to fill the washouts on my drive and got about 100 yards on top of the sand hill and the bottom dropped out from under me. I quickly dumped the load and tried to back up with the help of the fell but kept sinking in the sand.

I remember the the quicksand in the old Tarzan movies the more you move the faster you sink, so I quickly walked back to the barn and got a shovel. I dug some ditches around the tractor for the water to drain and hopefully it will stop sinking . . . .

None of the water was there when I dove on it it is hiding underneath. . .

There are no trees close to hook a come-a-long.

Heading back out for another plan if the sinking does not stop. . . .

Plan B. Let 'er sink. Report tractor stolen. Buy new tractor with insurance proceeds.

 

[rswyan]

Don,

Hopefully you guys down there will get a break in the precip real soon ...

Send some our way ... we'll gladly take it.

In the meantime, sit tight ...

 

[daugen]

Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

now only if one of your neighbors worked for Sikorsky...

 

[rswyan]

Just spent the last couple of hours working on and diagnosing our whole house vacuum system (VacuFlo brand) ... looks like the motor has a dead spot in it ... sounding a little noisy too. Supposedly should be covered by a "Lifetime" warranty ... which, at this point, will be likely limited to parts only - which is totally fine ... I can replace the motor easy enough ... and would be happy to get the parts gratis ...

Just another day in paradise ... albeit one which The 'Cake had planned to do indoor cleaning ...

 

[Larro Darro]

We have had one thunderstorm after another since noon. At least four longleaf pines are down {what I can see from the back deck}, plus other assorted limbs. The water was pooled up about 4" deep on the front steps, and with this sand, we never have puddles.

 

[txdon]

Tractor sunk another 2" getting nervous. Tarzan also spread out so the FEL and box blade are down.
Maybe. . .
There is a tree 100 ft away. I have 30' of chain +15' come-along + various other short chains it will be close. . . . got on my snake boots & going to get-er-done. . . .

 

[rswyan]

Managed to get the pipes covered and the rough grading done with 3' landscape rake before the raindrops started falling:

The soil is still very loose, but it's also pretty dry ... need to drive over it with the tractor to compact it and then probably cover it with a layer of screened topsoil before seeding ... so I figured I'd wait until it got a little moister to compact it.

The "rain" - which was accompanied with a lot of sound and fury - ended up being not much more than a few drops ... not even enough to settle the dust ... storm was apparently in the process of building when it passed overhead. There's another line of strong thunderstorms out to the west ... hopefully we'll get some of that before they fade for the day.

Our current rainfall deficit is almost two inches for the month, and almost four inches year-to-date

Awaiting Game Four of the ECF to start ... Go Cavs !

 

[RedNeckGeek]

There is a tree 100 ft away. I have 30' of chain +15' come-along + various other short chains it will be close. . . . got on my snake boots & going to get-er-done. . . .

Might want to think about laying in a few more tow chains. They've come in handy here for pulling logs up out of ravines and yep, rescuing stuck tractors! Harbor Freight has both 5/16" and 3/8" on sale now, Tractor Supply has it, too, but at twice the price. A tow strap comes in handy on a regular basis, too, enough so that I carry it under the seat in the truck.

Hope you git 'er out without too much fuss. Really handy if you have someone in a tow vehicle tugging while you push with the FEL and try not to spin the tires in 4WD.

Good Luck!!!:thumbsup: