Ballast Planted a tractor, hoping for bumper crop!

[Reyer Farms]

Got it out. Little red wonder and winch on truck- then we called in the big guns!!!!

 

[DJ54]

Half the fun of getting stuck, is getting 'em back out... So, how deep is the water line..??

 

[LJH]

Well sheeese, you've got a recovery expert on staff, that's cheating.

 

[Reyer Farms]

Well sheeese, you've got a recovery expert on staff, that's cheating.

Dj- the line is about 24" down. My uncle lives in Arkansas and dug it a few weeks ago. I told dang we need that deep here, but I'm glad it's so deep now!

Yea, the Butterbean can handle pretty much anything. When we finished she was rolling up the cable and I stopped here.
Me- hold on baby, let daddy get it
Butterbean- be careful daddy it's - sticky!

She is a tough little two year old. She always wants to help. Her motto is " I gedtit ".

 

[sam5570]

thats great pics i agree it's not fair to bringin the pros .

 

[wmonroe]

Any damage to the water line? Looks like the tractor was in there pretty deep.

 

[vtsnowedin]

My wife loves I gedtit"s picture. Enjoy while you can they grow up so fast.

 

[Reyer Farms]

She's a trooper, and the best thing I have ever did. No damage to the water line, thankfully. We have been very blessed with a good child that is joyful.
Jody

 

[Bob77064]

Great picture, beautiful little one.

 

[chim]

Please keep your bucket on the ground with kids in the vicinity. Your little cutie looks a lot like my granddaughter and seeing that bucket in the air gives me the chills!

 

[wmonroe]

Please keep your bucket on the ground with kids in the vicinity. Your little cutie looks a lot like my granddaughter and seeing that bucket in the air gives me the chills!

That's a really good point. I don't have any kids yet and never really gave it any thought but my little nieces come over a lot. I will keep my bucket on the ground from now on.

 

[oldnslo]

That wasn't stuck, being stuck is when you step up to get out of the cab...

Enjoy your little girl while she still wants to help.

 

[Reyer Farms]

Chim- thank you for concern. Danger is all around us and we must keep a watchful eye on little ones.
Oldnslo- I can tell you perfected what I dabbled in!
The process today took about an hour. I have certainly done worse.

 

[CliffordK]

That looks like you've come up with a great new trencher. Hopefully you wanted a trench there.

Glad to hear you got it out.

Buckets can do wonders for pulling yourself out of a mess.

You've got pretty low fenders. A long time ago we chained wood fence posts to the tires to make super tire chains. Although, I've heard you must be careful with the direction of driving. Stopping rear tire rotation when driving forward theoretically could lift the front wheels off the ground and could be quite dangerous. But, one might be able to back up without that issue.

 

[oldnslo]

ChiOldnslo- I can tell you perfected what I dabbled in!
The process today took about an hour. I have certainly done worse.

Not by choice, Hit a sink hole with JD 4840 with 600 gallons in saddle tanks and duals pulling 23 foot tandem disc and anhydrous tank. Could not see the front tires and saddle tanks where about a foot in the mud. Mud was about level with the cab floor. Didn't have digital camera or internet back then so no pictures it never happened...

Took an Case 1180 dozer and 4640 JD and case 580 TLB to dig and tug me out. that was by far the worst I had ever been stuck.

 

[kevin37b]

How big is that winch ? How did you get the truck to stay put ?

 

[Xfaxman]

That wasn't stuck, being stuck is when you step up to get out of the cab...

Enjoy your little girl while she still wants to help.

Here is one I had to step up to get out. I was glad that the silt was dry enough on top to walk on!

 

[Reyer Farms]

That looks like you've come up with a great new trencher. Hopefully you wanted a trench there.

Glad to hear you got it out.

Buckets can do wonders for pulling yourself out of a mess.

You've got pretty low fenders. A long time ago we chained wood fence posts to the tires to make super tire chains. Although, I've heard you must be careful with the direction of driving. Stopping rear tire rotation when driving forward theoretically could lift the front wheels off the ground and could be quite dangerous. But, one might be able to back up without that issue.

Yessir! You also don't want to chain it in the hole with your valve core stem!! Ask me how I know. We usually would just chain one. I was always scared of knocking my brains out if it got crooked on the way up.

 

[Reyer Farms]

Not by choice, Hit a sink hole with JD 4840 with 600 gallons in saddle tanks and duals pulling 23 foot tandem disc and anhydrous tank. Could not see the front tires and saddle tanks where about a foot in the mud. Mud was about level with the cab floor. Didn't have digital camera or internet back then so no pictures it never happened...

Took an Case 1180 dozer and 4640 JD and case 580 TLB to dig and tug me out. that was by far the worst I had ever been stuck.

Dang it boy!!!! Like your t-shirt

 

[Reyer Farms]

How big is that winch ? How did you get the truck to stay put ?

I think a 6000 warn. We dead maned to the fence post at ground level. 4wheel pull is out on the truck, so by the time I got it far enough away to really pull it was pretty stuck too.