Stuck?

[k0ua]

Everyone gets stuck once in a while. It takes guts to share pics of it on a tractor forum!

I've been stuck before and once a truck tried pulling me out. The tractor was an old Massey Harris 50 (1950's 2wd tractor, bout 4000lbs I'm guessing), stuck up to its belly. The truck didn't even wiggle the tractor.

I got stuck once really good, in a long 2360, 2wd R1 tires. Front tires disappeared in the muck, right rear really down to axle, left rear some better. I gave up after the wife and I put a large steel refrigerator door down under the FEL and the FEL pushed it 2 foot into the muck and never even raised the 2 front wheels very much. I walked over to the neighbors, (thats how you know you are stuck, you have to get off and walk:laughing
I was a 2 week tractor owner at the time, (many many years ago) and he was older and wiser. He said "aw we can get it out" he told me to get my ford explorer and a 50 foot cable, on a steep downhill grade at 90 degrees to the tractor. The Ford had very dry footing and was nose down many degrees. he hooked the cable to the loader frame on the tractor at the front, got on, fired it up and told me to proceed downhill. He applied "hard right rudder" on the split brake and turned the wheels downhill. the explorer slowley "twisted" the tractor 90 degrees and when it was lined up downhill he applied a little more power and it jumped up out of the muck. I could not believe it, how easy it was to get out, with the proper technique. The wife and I had only worked for about 2 hours with lumber and bricks and rocks. which all became part of the muck, and along with the refer door, are probably still there to this day,.

James K0UA

 

[9973720wb19]

I got stuck once and had to call a tow truck to pull me out. he mentioned that he needed to say on the pavement - which he was able to do. knowing i was lucky that time, the next day, i ordered a 9000 pound winch for my F250 with a quick hitch to the receiver. while i don't want to get stuck in the mud again...i'd like to try it out. anyone have a winch for their pickup?

 

[VTtractorguy]

Everyone gets stuck once in a while. It takes guts to share pics of it on a tractor forum!

I've been stuck before and once a truck tried pulling me out. The tractor was an old Massey Harris 50 (1950's 2wd tractor, bout 4000lbs I'm guessing), stuck up to its belly. The truck didn't even wiggle the tractor.

How did you get it out?

 

[Reg]

It's a little unfair to say "stupid" or "uneducated" when you don't know the facts or terrain. The fact is that someone hand dug a small ditch in an otherwise dry area and didn't tell me about it. We haven't had any rain here in about 3-4 weeks and the area is about as dry as it gets. The situation was further complicated by the fact that the grass was 6+ feet tall and the ditch was shallow and very narrow (more of a swell). Therefore, there was virtually no visible change in the tops of the vegitation. I was slowly backing into the area when the rear tire felt like it hit quicksand with no warning.

Gophers don't feel obliged to tell anyone where they dig holes either.
I don't expect much more of (some) humans.
If you can't actually SEE an area to be clear and safe to drive into the default assumption should be that it isn't.
I regard this as BASIC !
Your choice whether to think of it as basic stupidity or basic lack of education.
The fact of the matter is we just have to read ahead (behind in this case) to what our wheels are ABOUT TO get into, not "feel it" when ALREADY IN.

 

[boggen]

it has been a while. i want to say 1 to 2 months ago. on someones elses stuck thread. someone gave a 1 to 10 stuck rank 10 being really really stuck. i think i came out to be 6 or 7 or was 7 or 8 i want to say you came out to be about the same i have been on this scale.

a few folks spoke up of them breaking out dozers and cranes to get them unstuck.

been there done that, ya gotta start and learn some place, but even then stuff still happens. ya either out there doing it, or ya in the chair typing it, sadly at moment all i can do is be typing it. on hopefully soon be back at it. and hopefully not back here stating woops!

 

[Reg]

Everyone gets stuck once in a while. It takes guts to share pics of it on a tractor forum!

I've been stuck before and once a truck tried pulling me out. The tractor was an old Massey Harris 50 (1950's 2wd tractor, bout 4000lbs I'm guessing), stuck up to its belly. The truck didn't even wiggle the tractor.

Not "Everyone".
Not EVERY carpenter feeds their hands into a spinning saw blade, or fires nails into their feet.
SOME do, but MANY do NOT !
The careful ones generally do not.

I don't accept that accidents are inevitable - and getting stuck is a mild form of accident.

 

[hizoot]

:laughing::laughing::laughing:
I would equate getting stuck more to a carpenter mis-measuring a board cut or getting a splinter than cutting off fingers. Not a maiming accident. But ....I am not "all knowing"

 

[jwinner]

Not "Everyone".
Not EVERY carpenter feeds their hands into a spinning saw blade, or fires nails into their feet.
SOME do, but MANY do NOT !
The careful ones generally do not.

I don't accept that accidents are inevitable - and getting stuck is a mild form of accident.

I didn't think too much of your comments the first couple of times - but nails into feet? Saw blades?? Seriously? Do you realize some people intentionally take vehicles into the mud and get them stuck for fun? To the OP, don't pay any attention to this guy. If all that results is a muddy man toy err I mean tractor, and no severed fingers, by all means, learn by doing. Not everyone was born knowing everything like that guy up there...

Jamie

 

[trook]

I didn't think too much of your comments the first couple of times - but nails into feet? Saw blades?? Seriously? Do you realize some people intentionally take vehicles into the mud and get them stuck for fun? To the OP, don't pay any attention to this guy. If all that results is a muddy man toy err I mean tractor, and no severed fingers, by all means, learn by doing. Not everyone was born knowing everything like that guy up there...

Jamie

Yeah, I am beginning to think he may have some issues :laughing::laughing:

 

[donn12]

Not "Everyone".
Not EVERY carpenter feeds their hands into a spinning saw blade, or fires nails into their feet.
SOME do, but MANY do NOT !
The careful ones generally do not.

I don't accept that accidents are inevitable - and getting stuck is a mild form of accident.

I don't know if you realize how you are coming across here. Really smart people don't feel the need to prove they are smart to total strangers on the internet, especially multiple times. It does not say much if this type of all knowing criticism makes you feel better about yourself. I got my ZTR stuck in a muddy spot a couple of weeks ago. Do you think I am an idiot because of this? Do you think if you call me an idiot and proclaim that you wouldn't have gotten stuck (and never have) that most people will think that you are smart?