Tractor Stuck

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catvet

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Location
Hyde Park, Vermont
Tractor
Kubota L-39
I was down in the woods with my Kobuta B7800 and hit a soft spot and couldn't back out. I finally managed to get out forward with using my FEL to sort of pull me forward. I'm now on the other side of the mud with no way back. Our neighbor tried pulling me through with his ATV and winch but I just kept slipping. I managed to back it back to the dry area but there it sits out in the rain which is coming down heavily tonight. It has chains on it. Any ideas as to how to float it across the mud? No access from roads, it's about 1/2-3/4 miles into the woods. For the future are there any products, mats etc which are available for this sort of problem? Any help appreciated.
 
   / Tractor Stuck #2  
HOW deep and how wide is the mud you are talking about? chains, 4wd, atv with winch and you are still stuck? any way to get a large tractor to snake you thro it?
 
   / Tractor Stuck #3  
How far across the wet spot?

Short enough to cut a few small trees (4-5" diam) and lay them cross-wise for a mat? Probably about 6' in length and easy to carry. A couple planks (2x10) on top of the round 'logs' would help for driving on top of them to keep the logs from rolling up ahead of the wheels.

Apparently no way around the mud either, such as a new trail through the woods?


You are sure a lot wetter than we are. Very, very dry here.
 
   / Tractor Stuck #4  
If you can turn around it may be worth trying to back across, this often works, big tires first.
 
   / Tractor Stuck #5  
Wait it out. It will Save a lot of time and your tractor

Patrick
 
   / Tractor Stuck #6  
How thick are the woods? That tractor is the same size as my older B8200. Snake it between the trees? Maybe take a few smaller trees(sapling) out to give you the access? I've had mine in real tight wooded areas. But, my paint was already faded and had scratches...

The only product available is a winch... Bigger winch than an ATV has...
 
   / Tractor Stuck #7  
Use a come along and two people. Take it across backwards as has been mentioned. The come along will help pull and keep you going the right direction. Use the front bucket to assist. It'll go slow but you will get out.

There are commercial pads for swamp work but they may be a little heavy. Blasting mats should also work but again are heavy.

You will not be the first or last who has been stuck. Don't ask me how I know this.

Egon /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
   / Tractor Stuck #8  
You mention that you have a front-end loader on it.

Dig up some of the dry (or drier) dirt with the loader from where you tractor is sitting now and dump onto the muddy spot that you need to cross. When you get enough dry dirt you may be able to make it across.

Then just go back and fix it all when it dries out.
 
   / Tractor Stuck #9  
Catvet,
I have a similar area on my property and I have to drive over the area frequently so I put a lot of my brush, small limb cuttings and small trees across the area where I have to drive. I cover the brush with soil. This has worked very well for my situation but this a semi permanent fix for me and you may not want to make a permanent fix for your current problem but it should work for if you can do it from the side of the bog that the tractor is on.
Good luck.
Farwell
 
   / Tractor Stuck #10  
There is an old farmer's trick for getting unstuck.

Get a bunch of 4x4s or fence posts and place all but one in a sort of 'path across the mud'. Chain one 4x4 across the rear wheels. In low gear, reverse until the tractor lifts out of the mud (its amazing when it does).

Lock the brakes.

With the 4x4 bottom dead center, unchain it and back up some more onto the path of 4x4s. Recover the unchained 4x4 and place it on the path.

Repeat.

Its hard to believe but this works in the worst conditions imaginable. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 

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