I have one of these. Not the fastest or easiest thing to use, but it works.
we have one about that vintage....with a 3pt attachments welded on for tractor work.
It has a rope that runs to the back you use to dump the load.
Testing the water... er Mud
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we have one about that vintage....with a 3pt attachments welded on for tractor work.
It has a rope that runs to the back you use to dump the load.
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What you need is a Toyota on standby so when, not if, you get stuck so hopelessly you'd take the first offer that came along for your CUT, oh, and yeah, you can keep the Chevy 
, you'll have something to drive home in!
I just did what you want to do and did it with what's called a 'long arm excavator'. It cost some money but nothing got stuck and all necessary silt and trees, etc. were removed in a very timely fashion late this spring BEFORE Irene hit my state: VT, which took a real toll on our state; roads, streams, rivers, ponds, nothing was unscathed. It'll be years before we're back to 'normal'.
You can try it but probably grab that beer while you can still reach it from shore and dive, I meant to say, drive right in. Figure you will get stuck and consider it gravy if you don't. A wrecker or HD tractor winch may be able to haul you back out when you're done- but do you really want to subject your tractor to that kind of abuse? Have you considered what happens if you contaminate one or more of your engine/transmission's vital fluids with mud/silt/ water? $$$$$$$
, you'll have something to drive home in!I just did what you want to do and did it with what's called a 'long arm excavator'. It cost some money but nothing got stuck and all necessary silt and trees, etc. were removed in a very timely fashion late this spring BEFORE Irene hit my state: VT, which took a real toll on our state; roads, streams, rivers, ponds, nothing was unscathed. It'll be years before we're back to 'normal'.
You can try it but probably grab that beer while you can still reach it from shore and dive, I meant to say, drive right in. Figure you will get stuck and consider it gravy if you don't. A wrecker or HD tractor winch may be able to haul you back out when you're done- but do you really want to subject your tractor to that kind of abuse? Have you considered what happens if you contaminate one or more of your engine/transmission's vital fluids with mud/silt/ water? $$$$$$$
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What about running the pickup or ATV in there FIRST .... just to "test the waters" so to speak... that way you would have the tractor to pull them out vs the other way around.
Looks like a "Memory Moment" if you take the tractor in there to me.
Looks like a "Memory Moment" if you take the tractor in there to me.
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Have enjoyed reading all the "advice," sounds like I should go for and take pictures or curl-up in a ball and whimper.
The property is 50-miles from where I live so any work gets done on weekends. Heading out today to see how my mud spa is doing. I really want to get those trees out of the pond while I can see them so I am hoping it has dried up considerably. Will take camera in case I have a Braveheart moment. I am slightly tempted just to get my CUTS stuck to demonstrate what a 4WD Chevy with 650 ft-lbs of torque can do.
On another note - should I decide to assume the fetal position and not try to use my tractor does anyone know how well rubber tracked skid-steers perform in this type of mud/muck. Thanks!
The property is 50-miles from where I live so any work gets done on weekends. Heading out today to see how my mud spa is doing. I really want to get those trees out of the pond while I can see them so I am hoping it has dried up considerably. Will take camera in case I have a Braveheart moment. I am slightly tempted just to get my CUTS stuck to demonstrate what a 4WD Chevy with 650 ft-lbs of torque can do.
On another note - should I decide to assume the fetal position and not try to use my tractor does anyone know how well rubber tracked skid-steers perform in this type of mud/muck. Thanks!
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We did this on our pond and it was fine until we broke through the top layer into the muck with our tractors. But like I said previously, we did not get stuck to the point we couldn't get out with the use of our FELs.
I guess everyone's situation is a bit different.
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I recently worked a 10" water main break. The soil was a sandy ancesteral river bed that was highly saturated from the broken water main. If you tried to walk on it, you would sink to your stones in seconds. We ran a Bobcat skid-steer with tracks (not track belts over rubber tires, but actual tracked skid-steer) through the site repeatedly and it walked across the quagmire like it was on dry land. Those machines are amazing.
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Dear Fetal Position, (aka Belzington),
You should definitely go for it, and in a big way, so we can all view the video on YouTube when you're up to your axles on both tractors and the Chevy 'rescue vehicle'.
The rubber track-hoe is too upscale for this application. It would work too well; definitely DO NOT go for this!*:thumbsup:
* Note: using a little reverse psychology on this guy will get him to do what WE want him to do.... shssh, don't tell him
You should definitely go for it, and in a big way, so we can all view the video on YouTube when you're up to your axles on both tractors and the Chevy 'rescue vehicle'.
The rubber track-hoe is too upscale for this application. It would work too well; definitely DO NOT go for this!*:thumbsup:
* Note: using a little reverse psychology on this guy will get him to do what WE want him to do.... shssh, don't tell him
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A couple of people mentioned getting unstuck by "walking a chain with the diff lock" or something like that. Can anyone tell me what this means/how to do it?
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Depends on your wheels, but you can run a chain through one of the holes, then hook a chain to it and anchor it taut to a solid point so when you start backing up, the long chain will wind around your tires which will tend to pull you up and out of the mud. You can use planking under the chains if needed.
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Sorry Yote - No stuck pictures for you.
Yesterday I found the pond basin to be much dryer then last week so I made a fairly level ramp down the slope and decided to give her a go. Figured I would find out soon enough without exchanging my RC for the BB. Looks like all the naysayers we right all along, hard to tell from the picture but as soon as the front tires hit the bottom they started to sink and spin. Had to use the rear dif-lock to back out but lesson learned.
Don't think the rain is going to hold out long enough for the basin to dry out enough to use my tractor. I hope to at least get all the fallen trees and branches out this season so it looks like I will need to invest in more chains or rent/hire better suited equipment.
Thanks for your er... encouragement. :thumbsup:
Yesterday I found the pond basin to be much dryer then last week so I made a fairly level ramp down the slope and decided to give her a go. Figured I would find out soon enough without exchanging my RC for the BB. Looks like all the naysayers we right all along, hard to tell from the picture but as soon as the front tires hit the bottom they started to sink and spin. Had to use the rear dif-lock to back out but lesson learned.
Don't think the rain is going to hold out long enough for the basin to dry out enough to use my tractor. I hope to at least get all the fallen trees and branches out this season so it looks like I will need to invest in more chains or rent/hire better suited equipment.
Thanks for your er... encouragement. :thumbsup:
