I was as stuck as I hope to ever be today :-(

[WilliamBos]

I do have a good spreader. I got stuck in the area I store my manure in - rather than in the pile itself. The whole area has been used by the different owners to store manure and then spread it over the years for many many decades.

End result is that the whole 80x60 ft area is rich rich rich in top soil. I'll bet I could dig 2-3 feet and only find black organic soil.

I have the same problem in my barnyard as well.

My buddy who helped me dig out suggested that next year I spread about 2-3 feet of the topsoil I can dig out of these spots and then find some free sandy fill and grade.

I'd love to do the whole manure area in concrete - just can't afford it. Heck I'd REALLY like to put a coverall over that 80x60 area so that the manure is covered and then I can use the extra space to store my hay bales covered! Just not in the books financially - particularly given that every few months I think about finding larger property

When you do that, if the budget is there, get some crushed asphalt for where you park the spreader while you fill it. And if you can, maybe a bit wider, for the turn around area, or path to the pile also.

Works great, and if you can get it in the summer, it will pack down solid.

 

[AGGIE00]

I've posted this before, so if you've seen it enjoy again. I got stuck the day I took this machine off rent and they were picking it up the next morning. I ended up having to haul in a Deere 700 lgp dozer to get out.

 

[catdozer]

I've posted this before, so if you've seen it enjoy again. I got stuck the day I took this machine off rent and they were picking it up the next morning. I ended up having to haul in a Deere 700 lgp dozer to get out.

Wow never seen a backhoe that stuck, now bulldozer we had very well stuck, check out farm journal as my uncle took the pic and sent it in for us but here's 2 pics of it

 

[canoetrpr]

Ouch! That is pretty stuck.

 

[canoetrpr]

When you do that, if the budget is there, get some crushed asphalt for where you park the spreader while you fill it. And if you can, maybe a bit wider, for the turn around area, or path to the pile also.

Works great, and if you can get it in the summer, it will pack down solid.

I've heard of people using crushed asphalt on their driveways as well. I'm going to have to redo and extend some of my driveway next summer as today I have to drive over grass to go to the barn yard. As you can imagine, that whole areas is pretty chewed up and all mud given the multiple meltoffs we have had this year.

 

[WilliamBos]

I've heard of people using crushed asphalt on their driveways as well. I'm going to have to redo and extend some of my driveway next summer as today I have to drive over grass to go to the barn yard. As you can imagine, that whole areas is pretty chewed up and all mud given the multiple meltoffs we have had this year.

We use it up by the house for the parking area. John Eek is who we got it from.

 

[catdozer]

We do driveways a lot with crushed asphalt, use it as a base then top with a finish stone. makes the best finish and holds up to 90,000 pound grain semis no problem