That's not stuck, that's having fun 'cause you're smiling. Once the realization sets in that you are truly stuck, the smile subsides. That is when you are stuck. Stuck is a frame of mind.
who has gotten stuck worse pics!! lets see them
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That's not stuck, that's having fun 'cause you're smiling. Once the realization sets in that you are truly stuck, the smile subsides. That is when you are stuck. Stuck is a frame of mind.
First one
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That's a 2,400# cutterhead on the front of my skidsteer.
It only looked like a "small ditch" before I tried to cross
I ordered a 16,000# winch the following day.
You should have the" gotten stuck worst pic" for skidsteer so far,it looks like you might have had to get out of the seat for this one!
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This is a Mitsubishi MT4201 that I had prior to my JD. I was clearing this property and knew it was wet out becuase was recently experienced several days of heavy rains. However, I had waited long enough for it to dry and was careful to avoid the river bed. Well, I least I thought I was. The ground was saturated and this hole just opened up outta nowhere and almost swallowed my tractor hole. I had to winch it out with my jeep. I had to use a tree as an anchor becuase the jeep was not heavy enough to hold it alone.
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EddieWalker
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Great first post!!! and welcome to TBN.
I'm curious what you were doing in that ditch? All I can think of is that you were cleaning it out, but for the life of me, I cant believe that you were working with all that water in there. It's almost like you got stuck, then it rained, the ditch filled up and then you sat on it for a good picture.
What's the story and how did you get it out of there? Draging tracks takes allot more effort then wheels, so it must have been something big if you pulled it out.
Thanks,
Eddie
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Eddie;
A couple years back I had a fellow with a Case 1150 dozer filling in some trails from a recent logging effort. He drove down a steep incline and with the limited blade travel sunk to the undercarriage. He asked if I had any chain and sent me to retrieve it. The chain was about 30' long with 3/8" links. We anchored it to a tree and he stuck the hook in the track pad. With very slow pressure it walked the heavy machine back up the slope. He stated a light chain will pull alot of force as long as there are no sudden jerks. I was amazed it didn't stretch or break. I was a safe distance away not a total believer.
A couple years back I had a fellow with a Case 1150 dozer filling in some trails from a recent logging effort. He drove down a steep incline and with the limited blade travel sunk to the undercarriage. He asked if I had any chain and sent me to retrieve it. The chain was about 30' long with 3/8" links. We anchored it to a tree and he stuck the hook in the track pad. With very slow pressure it walked the heavy machine back up the slope. He stated a light chain will pull alot of force as long as there are no sudden jerks. I was amazed it didn't stretch or break. I was a safe distance away not a total believer.
The Haymaker
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slan
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I have been pretty stuck before not never had a camera around at the time. Usually to scared someone would see me
This is the only time I caught my adventures on camera because I had to wait for the excavator to come and lift me out!
There is a fine line between being "Brave" and "stupid" and one morning a few years ago I crossed it.
Was backing back from dumping a load of fill and the back wheel slipped over the edge. I dropped it in low to pull ahead and bunny hopped the front ending up with both right wheels just on the safety ledge of the pond.
Now this is where I just should have swung the hoe to the dry side and got the dozer to help pull me out.
But, NO! "I have been in worse situations that this" "I can get out of this"
Put the bucket down flat on the bank, deployed the stabilizer down to lift the wet side up a bit to take the weight transfer of the hoe, swung the hoe to the the wet side, and lifted the *** end up level with the bank. (wish I had a picture of that)
When I went to crowd over to the dry side the hoe bucket slipped off the safety ledge under water and the hoe and me went over. I just had enough time to grab the fuel shut off before jumping out the back window for a swim.
Two hour excavator rental, Front windshield, back window, new battery, and a S$%$t load of new fluids later I was ready to fight yet another day.
Just goes to show you how dangerous equipment can be if you don't respect them. I chalk this up to one of those lessons.
This is the only time I caught my adventures on camera because I had to wait for the excavator to come and lift me out!
There is a fine line between being "Brave" and "stupid" and one morning a few years ago I crossed it.
Was backing back from dumping a load of fill and the back wheel slipped over the edge. I dropped it in low to pull ahead and bunny hopped the front ending up with both right wheels just on the safety ledge of the pond.
Now this is where I just should have swung the hoe to the dry side and got the dozer to help pull me out.
But, NO! "I have been in worse situations that this" "I can get out of this"
Put the bucket down flat on the bank, deployed the stabilizer down to lift the wet side up a bit to take the weight transfer of the hoe, swung the hoe to the the wet side, and lifted the *** end up level with the bank. (wish I had a picture of that)
When I went to crowd over to the dry side the hoe bucket slipped off the safety ledge under water and the hoe and me went over. I just had enough time to grab the fuel shut off before jumping out the back window for a swim.
Two hour excavator rental, Front windshield, back window, new battery, and a S$%$t load of new fluids later I was ready to fight yet another day.
Just goes to show you how dangerous equipment can be if you don't respect them. I chalk this up to one of those lessons.
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NSBound
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Yikes, that looks dangerous! You were lucky.
radioman
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I'm sitting about 40 feet away from a spring which is behind me. it was sloping enough around the spring for me to go in and out to clean out some dead limbs and trash. I made one trip to many and the bank got too slick to get out. My brother in law came with his JD450 loader and cut a ramp from about 40 feet out down below water level. A pull with a long chain brought it rignt out. Not the worst i've been stuck but I don't have pictures. I wish I had some of my brother's D6 cat in a field with the 3 biggest farm tractors in the community hooked to it.
