My Stupid Problem

[DT86]

Drainage ditch, yes that's exactly what it is, Troll.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Not taking it personal,just consider the source it came from.

Yeah ,The guy who would have drove it home 10 minutes after it happened before 3 days of rain and requiring an Old farmer to tell him how to get it out , Why sugar coat it ?

 

[murphy1244]

The pruning shall continue!

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

And he obliviously tried that first based on the ruts in this picture and this one...

Careful, dont want to dislocate your shoulder by patting yourself on the back... About your suggestions though, you posted:


Those your your chain related suggestions, neither of which involved using 2 loaders to lift and rotate the mower.
As wet as things look (especially here), a straight pull with a 20' chain would have just made more ruts. It needed to be lifted from both sides and moved at the same time or it would have slide sideways into the hole.

Aaron Z

It wasn't raining when it happened and with 1 chain and dry ground this should have been a non issue ,my shoulder is just fine thanks for asking !

 

[Larro Darro]

That was one mean looking hole. Glad you got your equipment out without any damage. Thanks for sharing with us. And the mowing job looked great. Now you can get back to the rest of your customers.

 

[aczlan]

It wasn't raining when it happened and with 1 chain and dry ground this should have been a non issue ,my shoulder is just fine thanks for asking !

Hmmm, pulling with a chain on a mower stuck in a hold in the ground (as seen here and here
Sounds like an excellent to bend the output shaft on the center gearbox if the stump jumper is hooked under something as could happen in a hole where "the deck hit the ground and the blades contact the dirt, killing the engine before I can stop the PTO"

Aaron Z

 

[dave1949]

I wonder if the quarry operation had something to do with the hole? Or, there could be caverns below the rock too.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

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Drainage ditch, yes that's exactly what it is, Troll.

I've read it many times in this forum ALWAYS WALK A PASTURE THAT IS NEW TO YOU BEFORE BUSH HOGGING THE OWNER MAY NOT HAVE BEEN OUT IN THOSE PASTURES FOR A LONG TIME AND THERE MAY BE FENCES OR DROP OFFS THAT YOU MAY NOT SEE UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE ! accept the fact that it was an unfortunate mistake !

 

[DT86]

 

[coobie]

I've read it many times in this forum ALWAYS WALK A PASTURE THAT IS NEW TO YOU BEFORE BUSH HOGGING THE OWNER MAY NOT HAVE BEEN OUT IN THOSE PASTURES FOR A LONG TIME AND THERE MAY BE FENCES OR DROP OFFS THAT YOU MAY NOT SEE UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE !

AND REMEMBER stay by your equipment to all hours of the night at all cost.Pack a sleeping bag,water and some courage.LOL