I got my PT stuck!

[MossRoad]

Tree hugger! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[MossRoad]

Someone eles had a good suggestion when stuck on the uphill side of a tree like that... they said to drive around to the downhill side of the tree, if possible, and then do the wiggle. The tractor will slide down the hill, away from the tree.

Which one of you came up with that solution, anyway?

The other alternative was a chainsaw. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[toolz_not_toyz]

Can you bypass the hydraulic pump in any way so that the tractor can be pushed?

 

[BillCroasmun]

Toolz,
I remember reading about a bypass valve on the pump that powers the wheels for just this reason. Not sure if it applies to all PT's but I bet it does.

 

[Phils]

There was NO "driving around to the downhill side of the tree". It was lodged well. I could've brought an implement down and installed it, and maybe worked my way out but it was pretty easy to hook the snatch strap to the rear hitch pin and pull the back of the PT away from the tree. Anything else would've been more work and the same trip to get the pickup and come back. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

<font color="red"> TREE HUGGER!?!?! </font> First time I've had that label!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[BobRip]

I like to always have an attachment on the front for this purpose. The minihoe is the best. I did get stuck like this with a slope towards the tree. I used the come along to pull each end out a little at a time. I did not know about the PT "squirm" (my name for it) at the time.

Bob Rip

 

[jfh28]

From the PT manual:

The variable volume pump mounted to the bell housing end of the engine is also the pump used to tow the machine. Open tow valves two turns. Tow machine slowly, also note these ports can be used to check high pressure.

I have not had the pleasure of needing to follow these instructions yet. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Jack

 

[BillCroasmun]

Hmmm, I was just thinking... I always have a tow strap with me in a toolbox mounted on the engine cover. If you couldn't use the "PT crawl" method but had another tree close by I wonder if you could do this:
Steer fully in the opposite direction away from the tree. Attach strap to the front. Take it around the the tree and back to the rear. Then steer back toward the tree. Since your endpoints would be fixed the middle should swing away from the sticking point. Haven't ever tried this but it sounds like it should work...

 

[MossRoad]

I'd think if the straps were around different trees uphill of the stuck tracotr, it would probably work. You may have to adjust two or three times, but is sounds good.

 

[rox]

Or, you could always just carry a chainsaw with you and cut down the trees. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Actually my first thought was, "Cut down the tree"

It is interesting to participate in discussions and see so many different creative ways of analyzing and attacking a problem/obsticle.