He aint stuck that bad

[Jff24Gordn]

I'm about ready to get out of work, and a guy comes in asking who can pull him out. he says he has a Dodge dually. he says it will need a small tractor. So i go get my bosses deere 8420. They say that tractor is bigger than whats needed. Its got duals on the front and rear. Ok, so i get back there, and have the front locked in and the diff locked in and i am still almost stuck several times just trying to get near the truck to get a chain on it. After rutting 2-3 foot deep ruts around the woods/swamp i give up and they agree. I just wonder how they got it in there in the first place. it had street tread on it. I think they will need to find a log skidder or 2 to get it out. But it wasnt stuck bad, it was just sitting on the bumpers in the middle of a swamp.

 

[Boomer II]

Kinda like, "can you fix this, won't take long".

 

[illflem]

They may have driven in there when the ground was frozen and you may have to wait till it freezes again to pull them out.

 

[farmerzo]

Kinda had the same thing happen to me a couple of days ago at work. The kid working had the dump truck buried and it was still loaded (30k), couldn't unload it because it was so deep. He called me to come over early and help him so I did when class got out. First we take over a 7810MWFD and a 6400MWFD with a loader. Didn't budge it. We finally used a stieger with duals, and popping the cluthc the phord truck. what a day not we just need some new chains. alonzo

 

[Jff24Gordn]

The ground wasnt frozen, just had the ground cover holding it together. I'm half temped to offer him $1000 for it where it sets. Because $1000 will do him more good then a truck that wont move for a few weeks/months

 

[Scot]

Might have been one of my four wheeling buddies from the past. Close eyes and mash the loud pedal. Oddly enough, his engines did not last long.

 

[Jff24Gordn]

he still hasnt moved it. lol

 

[Evan A. Beck]

Call up the Army and see if they'll "lend" you a Chinook twinrotor chopper... That'll lift it out.

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

Good idea Evan, but if they don't chain it up right, they might lift it right off the axles and leave them stuck in the mud



Vaughn

 

[homeka45]

Any updates?

 

[Jff24Gordn]

Still stuck, and it rained last night and sprinkling now with rain and snow tonight. Did i mention that it is so soft around here that my hard packed driveway that is 100+ years old and has had millions of bushels of grain on semis over it is soft enough that my truck is sinking in 1/2 ".

 

[dseabaugh]

Just as soft here in MO. I spread 6" minus rock on a road spreading in reverse so I could back over the rock on a neighbor's road. The guy he had hired before me tore out two rearends trying to haul it. Doesn't always pay to hire the cheap guy. Ground freezing would be a bad thing if he is trying to get it out. the wheels will be frozen in and he'll tear it up. When he gets it out I'll bet the brake drums are caked solid of mud inside.

 

[ladyjaine]

He's gonna have to do a lot of digging... . Poor fool.



Jean

 

[Lnwing]

From personal experience, having buried spray rigs and combines, hire a large wrecker with a winch and lots of cable. Hook it right, though, because something will move!!

 

[Todd T]

i think its time for some pictures!