If a dozer gets stuck ......

[Larry_Van_Horn]

If a dozer gets stuck in the middle of a field and noone is around to hear it does it really make a sound???? /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

OK here is the challenge: You have a 15,000 pound dozer stuck in the mud in the middle of a field. It is stuck up to the middle of the tracks. There isn't a tree or other solid structure around for more than 100 yards.


Your resources:
Dozer has a winch on the back
TC40D
Case 580D Backhoe (2WD gets stuck easy)
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Play the free the dozer game and win fabulous prizes!!!!
(prizes are not fabulous)- how would you do it?

Larry

 

[shoppintractors]

I need a picture to get a real good visual of this dilemma.

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Don

 

[pekabu]

Plant flowers around it.

 

[Larry_Van_Horn]

Don,
SO would I if it wasn't dark, and raining like the dickens. They'll be pictures to document my stupidity and the first time I got it stuck just wait.
L

 

[nobull1]

Build a road if possible with the backhoe to the dozer than you can dig out the dozer.Like was already said a pic would be nice.This idea could work but might be stupid when you see a pic . I would think if the dozer drove in recently you should be able to get the backhoe in without too much trouble and make a road for the dozer to back out.Once unstuck should be not problem to get both out of the field.The winch and the backhoe "could help" but if you don't know how to go about it I'm not getting involved /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif someone or somethig could get hurt bad /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif All this depends on soil weather location etc hard to give info without pic's

 

[nobull1]

Raining like the dickens = not good. Pic's get more important all the time.Sooner rather than later. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[Slamfire]

I remember the township sticking one in a snowdrift that was up to the peak of the barn roof. They sent a tank retreiver that also disappeared. They were lucky, spring freed both pieces of equipment. Just how you can solve your problem is harder to imagine. A crane to lift it out perhaps? /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[nobull1]

If water getting down by the dozer is a concern and by digging a ditch across the top side or whatever is possible.I would be out there now /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gifYou really don't want water running down your dozer tracks and making a bad story a nightmare.

 

[rjp444us]

Here's one that will do the trick "C4". Dig under the dozer and stick C4 and a cap to the center of the bottom of the dozer. Pop the cap and out she comes works every time...

 

[KAB]

Maybe a call to a Tractor Trailer recovery service.