Reduced to crutches, then left in the woods.

[Dishtowel]

Dang. At least you have a winch too help you out.

Keep the photos coming. This is making a good trail story.

Winch, and TWO snatch blocks, and five 30' cables with chain on the end. Yes, I can reach that tree, lol. What I really need my Toyota friend back in action! We killed his alternator trying to winch the GMC + Trailer out. I bought him a new one but life is hecktick and it's not in yet, and he works till 7-8, the sun goes down at 10-10:30. Only 1-1/.5 hours to work.

Concerning this bloody trailer... If trails are rated on a scale of 1-5, 1 = stock truck can do. 5= stops 99% of the rigs featured on this site. This trail is a 1, but hook on to that land anchor of trailer and it goes to a 3 or 4. ARGH.

I have been putting in some effort to keep the camera working. I know it will complete the memories/story, lol.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Is the Kabota FWA? It should be a bear in the mud if it is, and still a force to be reckoned with if isn't. That is if it is a decent sized one, some of those Kabota's are glorified lawn mowers.

While moving round hay bales with our two wheel cart I have dug ruts like that just getting the cart to the bales (1980 F-350, dragging bumper, front hubs were pushing mud with brand new 235/85-16 tires) We decided there we would be lucky to get the truck out of there let alone the cart with a bale, so we left the cart and wrestled the truck back out. Once you get going out there you are committed, you can't turn around and that cart is next to impossible to back up with a pickup. We then fired up my great uncles old Farmall H (we was at his place) and to toddled back there without an issue, winched up a bale and it went out just as easy. It might as well have been a gravel road, it is amazing what those big tires can do for you.

Keep in mind if you bury a tractor though the only thing that will get it out is a bigger tractor...that can get really ugly

Best of luck, looks like you have an interesting project going on.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Is the Kabota FWA? It should be a bear in the mud if it is, and still a force to be reckoned with if isn't. That is if it is a decent sized one, some of those Kabota's are glorified lawn mowers.

While moving round hay bales with our two wheel cart I have dug ruts like that just getting the cart to the bales (1980 F-350, dragging bumper, front hubs were pushing mud with brand new 235/85-16 tires) We decided there we would be lucky to get the truck out of there let alone the cart with a bale, so we left the cart and wrestled the truck back out. Once you get going out there you are committed, you can't turn around and that cart is next to impossible to back up with a pickup. We then fired up my great uncles old Farmall H (we was at his place) and to toddled back there without an issue, winched up a bale and it went out just as easy. It might as well have been a gravel road, it is amazing what those big tires can do for you.

Keep in mind if you bury a tractor though the only thing that will get it out is a bigger tractor...that can get really ugly

Best of luck, looks like you have an interesting project going on.

It's not just the size of the tires, the tread design helps too and the fact that tractors by nature are geared VERY low, which prevents the problem you hit in a truck in mud, where you're trying to spin the wheels hard enough clean them and digging down at the same time. I've wondered if putting tractor tires on all fours for a truck and gearing down with a doubler if one could have the same end result as driving a tractor... just putter along right through mud.


Good luck with getting that mess out man! IMHO, it doesn't look like that bumper on your buddies truck was secured on all that well for being used to winch from an all. I woulda had 3-4 grade 8's and a backing plate on the frame. But then again I tend to overengineer things like that a bit after seeing people have bumpers ripped off.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

It's not just the size of the tires, the tread design helps too and the fact that tractors by nature are geared VERY low, which prevents the problem you hit in a truck in mud, where you're trying to spin the wheels hard enough clean them and digging down at the same time. I've wondered if putting tractor tires on all fours for a truck and gearing down with a doubler if one could have the same end result as driving a tractor... just putter along right through mud.

As I recall the tires on the H were all but slicks, but yeah tread design is a huge factor as well.

Floatation was the name of the game that day for sure, a game that a 6k lb (at least) one ton on pizza cutters didn't have a hope at.

 

[Dishtowel]

Is the Kabota FWA? It should be a bear in the mud if it is, and still a force to be reckoned with if isn't. That is if it is a decent sized one, some of those Kabota's are glorified lawn mowers.

Hows this?

Kabota show his 2.9 pulling skills.

And then, when he's stuck, we have two of these, except bigger. (one 955, and one 975) (google image)

It's not just the size of the tires, the tread design helps too and the fact that tractors by nature are geared VERY low, which prevents the problem you hit in a truck in mud, where you're trying to spin the wheels hard enough clean them and digging down at the same time.

lol, 85_Ranger4x4 knows a thing or two about tractors. He is in tractor pulls. (I think?) Thanks for the concern thought!

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Hows this?

Kabota show his 2.9 pulling skills.

If I had that beast at my disposal a old F-150 with bald tires would have been the last thing I would try. If all else fails you could pull yourself out with the loader (done that before too) From the looks of your pictures I doubt it would be easy to get the big 4x4's back there though.

lol, 85_Ranger4x4 knows a thing or two about tractors. He is in tractor pulls. (I think?) Thanks for the concern thought!

It is a lot smaller/older than your stuff though, 1953 A-C WD-45, great grandfather bought it new. The competition has gone above modification-wise what I want do to an heirloom and gas prices have gotten outragous so I have retired.

 

[rickcdewitt]

how come you diden't try to weld it up using jumper cables and drive out?

 

[Dishtowel]

If I had that beast at my disposal a old F-150 with bald tires would have been the last thing I would try. If all else fails you could pull yourself out with the loader (done that before too) From the looks of your pictures I doubt it would be easy to get the big 4x4's back there though.

It's not going to be easy to get any tractors out there. The Kabota would be 2.5 - 3 hours of roading, and the 4x4 would be more. I'll tell you right now, the 4x4s are not leaving the yard. And seeing the progress we made last night, neather is the Kabota. We have about 40% of the bog left to go, (so the trailer is fairly sunk in the middle, lol)

how come you diden't try to weld it up using jumper cables and drive out?

Do you carry welding rod?? And some sort of eye protection?
I will now.

 

[rickcdewitt]

Do you carry welding rod?? And some sort of eye protection?
I will now.

no i have a couple coat hangers though,you can weld with them using one battery.but thats not what i ment,i was talking about the second time you went out.

 

[crbnunit]

I have seen some damn fine welds made with two batteries in series (24v), cables, a helmet and gloves. I'd surely pull the rad arm and drive shaft off, repair them and drive out before doing all this other stuff. I cary a Ready Welder and installed another battery just for this kind of situation!

 

[Combs Customs]

Did you try to leave the log under and use 2wd? You have the winch hooked so the tire can't go backwards. I would have thought that would have been an effort. And if you got stuck, unhook winch and pull truck thru mud.

 

[Dishtowel]

Did you try to leave the log under and use 2wd? You have the winch hooked so the tire can't go backwards. I would have thought that would have been an effort. And if you got stuck, unhook winch and pull truck thru mud.

I drove a tiny bit like this to get lined up for trailer, it was not nice. There is nothing holding the axle from twisting = mangled drop bracket. When I unhook the winch from the axle to pull thought mud how do I keep the axle from folding back and into the cab?

Fighting with this trailer mess I see that I should have put more effort into other avenues, but live and learn.

 

[mhughes165]

I drove a tiny bit like this to get lined up for trailer, it was not nice. There is nothing holding the axle from twisting = mangled drop bracket. When I unhook the winch from the axle to pull thought mud how do I keep the axle from folding back and into the cab?

Fighting with this trailer mess I see that I should have put more effort into other avenues, but live and learn.

do u know anyone with a duece and a half??

 

[Dishtowel]

do u know anyone with a duece and a half??

English please?

Sounds like we're going to get the Kabota out there, probably tomorrow.

 

[94STXRanger]

The duece and half was a two and a half ton military vehicle, i think.