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

[canoetrpr]

Good thing you got it out before the mud started to freeze up! Might've been there till spring!

Exactly! My policy if I get stuck is to put the effort in to get out right away!

 

[wykubotaguy]

My boss got his 200 horse jd7930 stuck up to the bottom of the cab. After a 400horse, 300horse and 160 horse were all pulling it finally came out!

 

[crazyal]

About the only thing worse than getting stuck this time of the year is when all the mud you just got on it freezes solid on your tractor.

 

[sandman2234]

A good idea. The only problem is the ridiculous price of pouring concrete around here!

I would really like to get more land so that I can grow my cattle herd. Probably a silly thing to do as I can just supplement with hay to be able to maintain a few more animals. Transaction costs (brokerage fees, moving fees) to sell my place and buy a bigger will probably buy me A LOT of hay.

The only other thing that drives me nuts about my current land is that it is in a valley and parts of the pasture floods very easily - spring, heavy rains etc.

So one always has to go through the thought process of "I'll never get my money back if I do this improvement... is it worth it or should I just move"

Selling and moving to a bigger place? Why not just buy adjoining land or buy another place nearby. Seems that is what my Dad has been doing. Works well for him and he has a place to go "hide" when being a husband gets to be a hassle.
David from jax

 

[ronjhall]

canoetrpr
No pictures. Are you telling us you didn't even have your cellphone on you.
Glad you got it unstuck before cold weather moves in.

 

[mpham]

Glad to hear you got it unstuck with no injury to you or the tractor! Hopefully you can get the mess cleaned up easily.

 

[Craig Clayton]

Here is a Hot Ontario subject as of late, Corduroy Roads. so what does that have to do with a concrete pad. I would suggest you put in a Corduroy Pad. As you stated you live in a valley and you are farming so that means southern Ontario. Purchase in Eastern White Cedars, they should be cheap in a valley area.
If we are thinking Green the trees will decompose over time so you just add another layer.
There are Corduroy Roads that have been down for ???? and will last until ?????.

I watched a building in the Port lands of Toronto being erected, it was on reclaimed land.
The pile driver drove in a 40' Pole and then they pounded another 40' pole on top of that one. That made 80' of pole straight down. Then they poured concrete footings and raised steel beams. All of this structure was for a HUGE bus barn. All total maybe 100 Poles for 50 pilings.
The Poles will rot but not for years ??????

As Red Green says ( were are pulling for you ).

If the idea works I am in the book, if not he just moved.

Craig Clayton

 

[LBrown59]

As others have said before!! NO PICTURES-----DIDN'T HAPPEN!!:laughing::laughing::laughing:

That's why I don't have any pictures.

 

[Alien]

This time last year we had a lot of rain and I was trying to clean up around the house for Christmas. Taking a load of dirt to dump down the bush (big mistake) the front wheels broke through and then the rear. The ground was so sloppy I couldn't even push with the bucket. It just disapeared out of sight. Six weeks later after I repaired my broken off oil filter etc I just managed to get it out. I felt sick about my little baby sitting down in the bush alone over Christmas....

 

[IndyIan]

A good idea. The only problem is the ridiculous price of pouring concrete around here!

I would really like to get more land so that I can grow my cattle herd. Probably a silly thing to do as I can just supplement with hay to be able to maintain a few more animals. Transaction costs (brokerage fees, moving fees) to sell my place and buy a bigger will probably buy me A LOT of hay.

The only other thing that drives me nuts about my current land is that it is in a valley and parts of the pasture floods very easily - spring, heavy rains etc.

So one always has to go through the thought process of "I'll never get my money back if I do this improvement... is it worth it or should I just move"

Maybe do a few loads of pit run, the stuff I get here is full of fist size+ stone that might as well be concrete once its been there for a while.
As for more land and hay, ask folks nearby with unused fields if they mind you doing a couple cuts a year off of it. I have a field that a neighbor cut a few years ago and I'd let someone do it again, just to keep the weeds down.