Stuck in the pond

[Hay Dude]

Doesn’t the tractor run duels

No

as well as much taller front tires and a lot better weight distribution?

Taller front tires, yes, but you said a backhoe weighs more. Why we changing subject to tire height?

The backhoe definitely has lousy traction in mud but putting R1s on it wouldn’t make a revolutionary difference. It’s still going to get stuck all the time.

It would make a difference. if it didn’t, they wouldn’t be offering R-1’s now would they?

 

[4570Man]

No

Taller front tires, yes, but you said a backhoe weighs more. Why we changing subject to tire height?

It would make a difference. if it didn’t, they wouldn’t be offering R-1’s now would they?

I didn’t say it wouldn’t make a difference. I said revolutionary differences. The backhoe will never complete with the tractor in mud. It’s at numerous disadvantages.

 

[Martin Roper]

Well, it finally happened. I've only got about 100 hours on my yanmar YT 359 tractor. Just long enough to feel comfortable and try and do something I probably shouldn't have.
I was adding a run for my meat pigs to have access to the pond for water. I got a little too aggressive on how far I could drive out and scrape backwards with the bucket. My pond has a lot of that super sticky, gross, squishy, black muck, and I sure enough got stuck.
I tried all of the tricks with pushing the bucket down and lifting the front and going backwards and everything I could possibly do. I had it in four-wheel drive and the diff lock engaged, everything to no avail.
I ended up getting my farm truck out with a long chain to help move the tractor backwards. The wife was kind enough to steer the truck while I worked the tractor backwards.
Moral of the story, don't bite off more than you can chew, or dig!!

Truthfully we have all been there, the man that hasn't made a mistake hasn't done anything!

 

[sdef]

It happens. I got my tractor stuck in a similar, but not quite as bad situation while I was working on my new home build during a 100 year rain/flood event. A contractor with a large track steer was on the property and pulled me out.

After a heavy rain event, I also dropped the entire left side to the frame of my lightly loaded, 4wd, ext. cab, diesel RAM 2500 in a filled in trench previously dug by the power company. When I opened the driver's door to check out the situation, gravity pulled me out of the seat and into the muck with one hand still holding onto the steering wheel- ha, ha. There were no anchor points around for the 12k# winch to be of use and I was alone with no equipment help in the vicinity. I was quite surprised I was able to toss some large rocks in front of the tires on the left side and they sunk into the muck and the locked drivetrain walked me out like I was driving on dry concrete.

I have also used the 10k# winch on my Jeep GC to pull out a friend's Ford tractor stuck in muck on his farm at the bottom of a long hill after a large rain event.

Good times ;-)

 

[Little Red Tractor]

I don't recommend that way to wash your tractor

Glad you got unstuck!

willy

 

[Little Red Tractor]

Before I put some sub-surface drainage in, I had to have my wife drag me and my B-2301 out of a spot we used to call the "rice paddy." Embarassing, but no damage done.

 

[Doz]

Water mud or clay never plays well together through in a little peat and good luck

 

[Jcichy71]

In my experience tractor-ing (limited ) when I start getting stuck I find it best to stop spinning tires and get pulled out sooner than later… at the very least likely less damage. I also got some big ol’ chains for the rear tires of my JD 950 as I use my machine mostly in the dirt, woods roads and snow

 

[Hay Dude]

One thing I have seen mentioned over & over again is (paraphrasing) “once the tires are packed up with mud, it doesn’t make a difference”.

That’s true, but an R-1 tread is less likely to get stuck in those critical first few wheel spins than an R-4 tire is.

It’s not about what the tire looks like once you are stuck, its what tire you have to help prevent you from getting stuck in the first place.

 

[FERLING]

Well, it finally happened. I've only got about 100 hours on my yanmar YT 359 tractor. Just long enough to feel comfortable and try and do something I probably shouldn't have.
I was adding a run for my meat pigs to have access to the pond for water. I got a little too aggressive on how far I could drive out and scrape backwards with the bucket. My pond has a lot of that super sticky, gross, squishy, black muck, and I sure enough got stuck.
I tried all of the tricks with pushing the bucket down and lifting the front and going backwards and everything I could possibly do. I had it in four-wheel drive and the diff lock engaged, everything to no avail.
I ended up getting my farm truck out with a long chain to help move the tractor backwards. The wife was kind enough to steer the truck while I worked the tractor backwards.
Moral of the story, don't bite off more than you can chew, or dig!!

It's not yours until you find its limitations.
A man has to know his limitations as well as his equipments.