Snow Stuck in the snow

[SPYDERLK]

I've heard it more than once.

Who knows why the people you hear it from say it. I just know it only makes illogical sense. See post #50.
larry

 

[PhraminP]

Most of the time the ag tires work fine in the snow. I have done some sliding or spinning where chains would have helped. I have gotten the B7510 stuck a few times in the last week by dropping the front wheels over an ice lip into the soft snow at the edge of the road. I have used the bucket to lift the front and usually it puts enough weight on the back wheels to get me out. Chains would have made that more effective. Twice I used the truck to tug it out.

Why get so close to the soft stuff you ask? I am lifting and pushing snow as high and as far out as the bucket will reach. The snow keeps coming! The piles along the road (I maintain a 1 mile private road) are 5-6 feet or higher. Sometimes I have been able to climb the pile to get it higher. 13 hours logged on the Kubota last weekend. I actually plow with a pickup but the road keeps getting too narrow. It has been many years since this part of Idaho has had to deal with this much snow. It sure is beautiful.

Jim

 

[Renob]

Jim,

Post a picture of all that snow if you get the opportunity.

 

[Northland]

I'm 35 km north of Sault Ste. Marie just off the NE shore of Lake Superior. A major winter storm came from out west last night and is hitting us hard. All the schools, highways, malls etc., are closed today.

see
Montreal River, Ontario - Radar Imagery - Environment Canada

I'll post some clean-up pictures later tonight or tomorrow-once thee storm ends

 

[rtdiggr]

We had the wind come thru and is still here now. The Burlington skyway is closed right now maybe no work for me tonight i did lose my daughters trampoline.Shane

 

[gerford]

Heres a pic of my bx23 stuck. I was plowing downhill and had to shove some of the snow off the side to make room for more storage. I pushed the snow off the side and tried to back up and no go. I just spun the wheels and couldn't go anywhere. Even my f350 had a tough time pulling it out. I've got chains on order. You can get it stuck just like any other machine. I tried plowing up hill, so I can back out downhill and it works, but not as well as having gravity behind me. When the snow gets really deep, chains are needed in Colorado.

 

[DavidVT]

I don't count getting stuck if I can get myself out with my FEL....

However....

I pushed some snow down an embankment with my quick attach mounted truck plow..... I got stuck....

So I tried to use this QA mounted truck plow like I would the bucket to push myself out....

I found out the hard way that my plow's hydraulic lines were too short for this kind of move...

It was very ugly and then I had to use the Dodge to pull out the Kubota..

OOPS...

(Industrials without chains..)

 

[teachdocs]

Heres a pic of my bx23 stuck. I was plowing downhill and had to shove some of the snow off the side to make room for more storage. I pushed the snow off the side and tried to back up and no go. I just spun the wheels and couldn't go anywhere. Even my f350 had a tough time pulling it out. I've got chains on order. You can get it stuck just like any other machine. I tried plowing up hill, so I can back out downhill and it works, but not as well as having gravity behind me. When the snow gets really deep, chains are needed in Colorado.

Gerford,

Great pic of what I had in mind when I started this thread.
Not sure chains would help out much in this situation.

In your honest opinion, is this a result of the tractor or the operator?

Thanks again for sharing your adventure.

 

[gerford]

It must be the tractor.
The problem I have is that behind the tractor the drive gets really narrow where it crosses the ditch so the snow has to be pushed down the drive and then off to the side. There is no room to just push it to the side. I tried pushing the snow uphill above the ditch, but the tractor won't do it. The tractor pushes really well downhill, so thats what I was doing. The problem arose when I tried to back uphill after pushing the snow to the side. The back end slid downhill and I was stuck sideways. We had some warm weather earlier and then it got cold, so there is a layer of ice underneath the snow pack. The tires do like to spin, especially when plowing uphill. I finished the job by pushing the snow straight down the drive, and then pushing it off to the side from the downhill side. There were a few more times when I thought I was stuck, but managed to get it free.
I started another thread about having more weight on the backend by mounting the backhoe, but somebody mentioned filling the rear tires. I may try that.

 

[vic4news]

Gerford,

In your honest opinion, is this a result of the tractor or the operator?

Thanks again for sharing your adventure.

I would say it's the tractor. My tractor wouldn't be much use if I had to stay
on the driveway in order to avoid getting stuck. I need to be able to move snow
and access some trails. I can drive through two feet of snow when I need to with chains on the rear tires.

Vic