Stuck, really stuck

[johneking]

Digging a watering hole for deer (low lying land, water table is just six or so feet down). Going great, hit the water - now to clean up the dug out slop. That’s where the “fun” started. Using the bucket to smooth it out and 1.5’ from the hole was too close, all tires stuck and just a bit of spin and I slide backwards/left into the hole. Three tires are out of the hole - but rear left and the backhoe are in the hole. LS 342 shuttle shift

Tried hooking a chain to my 2500 Cummins but couldn’t get enough traction.

Debating whether my 12k warn and a snatch block will do it. Oh! And now it’s raining so move quick before half the tractor starts practicing to work as a submarine…

Your 12K winch with as many "snatch blocks" as necessary will work!
Several years ago I "followed" along in my Yamaha Rhino 660 with the coolers while two friends used their Kubota tractors and bush hogs deep in the bottoms of Arkansas.
First tractor got stuck and the second one couldn't pull him out backwards.
I chained my Rhino to a big tree from behind, pulled out all 50' of "rope" cable from my Warn 4K winch and hooked up 4 snatch blocks.
Raised the hood on the Rhino -- just in case the "rope" {not a cable} broke and sent the snatch blocks in my direction {I was also behind a plexiglass windshield and still laid down in the seat to get behind the dash!} and started winching.
I've been stuck in just about everything one can imagine {a Cessna 150 included!} and have ALWAYS got myself out -- the old "rope around the tire trick and tied to a tree" etc.
One thing for sure -- whoever is on the tractor only needs to use it AS IT IS MOVING AND DON'T ALLOW THE TIRES TO SLIP!!!
So many people just keep digging themselves in instead of allowing the winch to "get it coming up" and only use the tractor to help.
Both of my buddies laughed the whole time I was rigging, chaining etc. and getting prepared -- we had no other option -- no way to get a truck etc. where we were!
After the initial pull with all 50' of "rope" in -- reset twice and he was out.
We took a LOT of pictures and videos {as I remember, it required several cold beers!} but I'm not sure where they've gone.
That "story" is still being told!
I hope this helps and always prepare for the worst when winching -- I saw a 5/16" CABLE break once when a friend was pulling out another guy's truck {the one guy never wound his winch straight and would let the cable "roll over itself" which pinches a weak spot!} and the cable went through his windshield! Luckily he was fast enough to duck somewhat and only got glass fragments in his face and neck -- we all started using blankets, jackets, tarps on the cables and raising our hoods for protection.

 

[aircommuter]

Digging a watering hole for deer (low lying land, water table is just six or so feet down). Going great, hit the water - now to clean up the dug out slop. That’s where the “fun” started. Using the bucket to smooth it out and 1.5’ from the hole was too close, all tires stuck and just a bit of spin and I slide backwards/left into the hole. Three tires are out of the hole - but rear left and the backhoe are in the hole. LS 342 shuttle shift

Tried hooking a chain to my 2500 Cummins but couldn’t get enough traction.

Debating whether my 12k warn and a snatch block will do it. Oh! And now it’s raining so move quick before half the tractor starts practicing to work as a submarine…

Load the 2500 truck with something.

 

[TSMART]

Digging a watering hole for deer (low lying land, water table is just six or so feet down). Going great, hit the water - now to clean up the dug out slop. That’s where the “fun” started. Using the bucket to smooth it out and 1.5’ from the hole was too close, all tires stuck and just a bit of spin and I slide backwards/left into the hole. Three tires are out of the hole - but rear left and the backhoe are in the hole. LS 342 shuttle shift

Tried hooking a chain to my 2500 Cummins but couldn’t get enough traction.

Debating whether my 12k warn and a snatch block will do it. Oh! And now it’s raining so move quick before half the tractor starts practicing to work as a submarine…

 

[TSMART]

Digging a watering hole for deer (low lying land, water table is just six or so feet down). Going great, hit the water - now to clean up the dug out slop. That’s where the “fun” started. Using the bucket to smooth it out and 1.5’ from the hole was too close, all tires stuck and just a bit of spin and I slide backwards/left into the hole. Three tires are out of the hole - but rear left and the backhoe are in the hole. LS 342 shuttle shift

Tried hooking a chain to my 2500 Cummins but couldn’t get enough traction.

Debating whether my 12k warn and a snatch block will do it. Oh! And now it’s raining so move quick before half the tractor starts practicing to work as a submarine…

 

[TSMART]

Would it be possible to attach a 2x12 to the the buried wheel face and slowly rotate that wheel to "paddlewheel" your way out?

 

[walnutman]

Boards are your friend. Get as many boards and pieces of plywood you can find. Lift the outriggers and put wood under them to spread the pad out. I've done this with a full size backhoe that was nearly rolling over in the mud hole. The last thing I did was slide the outrigger along boards using the hoe, the bucket and reverse.

 

[CoyPatton]

Digging a watering hole for deer (low lying land, water table is just six or so feet down). Going great, hit the water - now to clean up the dug out slop. That’s where the “fun” started. Using the bucket to smooth it out and 1.5’ from the hole was too close, all tires stuck and just a bit of spin and I slide backwards/left into the hole. Three tires are out of the hole - but rear left and the backhoe are in the hole. LS 342 shuttle shift

Tried hooking a chain to my 2500 Cummins but couldn’t get enough traction.

Debating whether my 12k warn and a snatch block will do it. Oh! And now it’s raining so move quick before half the tractor starts practicing to work as a submarine…

Using snatch blocks is a good possible solution. For each line part you add (a snatch block) you gain almost the winch rating in pulling force. So 2 lines/1 snatch block=24,000 lbs of pulling force; 3 lines 2 snatch blocks=36,000 lbs. The drawbacks to using snatch blocks is to move 1 foot of distance for the stuck vehicle is you 1 foot times the number of lines of cable, and having enough cable to keep the rescue vehicle safe from getting stuck also.

 

[tbear640]

Been stuck a few times in the woods around low lying water. My kid got my tractor stuck in my pond around 3 feet of water then he mentioned it and disappeared. Had my wife helping me using a block and chain and a come along. Seemed like I wasn’t making any progress and after a few hours only getting a foot or so. Then about 45 minutes later I started to get further 6 inches or so at a time after more than 4 long hours I was out enough to pull away, what an ordeal. Keep plugging away and all of a sudden you’ll be able to get out the rest of the way using tractor power.

 

[bsekf]

Well, what finally worked?

 

[houdel]

Does that truck have some kind of anchoring system, so it doesn't just pull itself toward the stuck vehicle?

Bruce

The square plates at the front and back of the truck bed are outriggers. They pull out and drop down. Fully extended they will lift the tires off the ground.