I still have plenty of stupid left.

[Harold Hubbard]

I spent the last four days cleaning up from the latest snowstorm. Everything finished and headed home.
“ I guess I’ll see if I can plow across the field to Bruce’s camp.”
Wrong!!! Slid off the entrance and got hung up. No problem, I’ll go start the MF175 and pull it out. Called my son to help me.
Decided to plow out the entrance s little more with the tractor, had to bucket walk myself back out the first two times I went in. Hooked on to the truck, and just succeeded in pulling it a little farther off the track.
Drove the tractor up the road, turned in and fought my way across the field, got in front of the truck, and plowed a path. Then hooked the truck from the front, started going with it and got the tractor off into the deep snow. Unhooked, thrashed around, got back on the track and finally got it out. Then I nearly went off two or three more times trying to back the truck up into the road.
Drove in there at about 4:05, got home at 7:15.

Massey Ferguson 175 diesel, loader, loaded tires, back blade with three IH wheel weights hanging on it, and skidded ring chains, still nearly helpless on hard frozen ground. And this snow is cold and dry and gives no footing, like driving on loose sand.

 

[Butch(OH)]

We have a smaller size Case W11B loader here and I plow some neighbors out whenever there is need. Fellow next door has a little Kubota and had it stuck nose down in the ditch by his drive. I was going by so I pulled him out and went on down the road to plow out another elderly neighbor. Came back 15 minutes later and the guy was stuck in same place. Pulled him out again. Went home, fixed the fires and went to town. Guess what, he's stuck in same place, same way.

 

[jhwis]

I spent the last four days cleaning up from the latest snowstorm. Everything finished and headed home.
“ I guess I’ll see if I can plow across the field to Bruce’s camp.”
Wrong!!! Slid off the entrance and got hung up. No problem, I’ll go start the MF175 and pull it out. Called my son to help me.
Decided to plow out the entrance s little more with the tractor, had to bucket walk myself back out the first two times I went in. Hooked on to the truck, and just succeeded in pulling it a little farther off the track.
Drove the tractor up the road, turned in and fought my way across the field, got in front of the truck, and plowed a path. Then hooked the truck from the front, started going with it and got the tractor off into the deep snow. Unhooked, thrashed around, got back on the track and finally got it out. Then I nearly went off two or three more times trying to back the truck up into the road.
Drove in there at about 4:05, got home at 7:15.

Massey Ferguson 175 diesel, loader, loaded tires, back blade with three IH wheel weights hanging on it, and skidded ring chains, still nearly helpless on hard frozen ground. And this snow is cold and dry and gives no footing, like driving on loose sand.

Not enough clearance I suppose. Drifted snow can be a real hassle.

 

[PJH]

Not enough clearance I suppose. Drifted snow can be a real hassle.

Back in the late 70's we had a big blowing snowstorm here in Southern Illinois. My mother-in-law was on kidney dialysis and the township road commissioner knew that she needed to get out for her treatments. There were two deep drifts on the township road and the road commissioner hired one of my friends to doze the drifts open. Friend had a TD? dozer, straight blade, with an IH M engine. Friend was pushing snow and spun out with the dozer. It bellied out and the tracks were not getting any traction. He was stuck. I drove around him with my JD 630 and spent the entire night opening those two drifts. Heavy snowfall and high wind. I had two pairs of gloves. One pair was on the manifold warming up while the other pair was on my hands. I had a key to the gas station and I drove in and refilled the 630 twice during the night. I wasn't able to move the snow, but I could pack it down. The next morning the sun was shining, the wind had stopped and traffic was flowing through the drifts. I had made a path around Gary's dozer. I had tried to pull him free, but the old 630 would not budge the dozer. When the snow finally melted, there was a three foot deep ridge of packed snow/ice in the middle of the road that people had to drive beside to get through the cuts where the drifts were. That packed snow took forever to melt. People talk about the "good old days", but some of my memories are not so good.

 

[Snattlerake]

We have a smaller size Case W11B loader here and I plow some neighbors out whenever there is need. Fellow next door has a little Kubota and had it stuck nose down in the ditch by his drive. I was going by so I pulled him out and went on down the road to plow out another elderly neighbor. Came back 15 minutes later and the guy was stuck in same place. Pulled him out again. Went home, fixed the fires and went to town. Guess what, he's stuck in same place, same way.

Are y'all neighbors?

 

[Snattlerake]

Back in the late 70's we had a big blowing snowstorm here in Southern Illinois. My mother-in-law was on kidney dialysis and the township road commissioner knew that she needed to get out for her treatments. There were two deep drifts on the township road and the road commissioner hired one of my friends to doze the drifts open. Friend had a TD? dozer, straight blade, with an IH M engine. Friend was pushing snow and spun out with the dozer. It bellied out and the tracks were not getting any traction. He was stuck. I drove around him with my JD 630 and spent the entire night opening those two drifts. Heavy snowfall and high wind. I had two pairs of gloves. One pair was on the manifold warming up while the other pair was on my hands. I had a key to the gas station and I drove in and refilled the 630 twice during the night. I wasn't able to move the snow, but I could pack it down. The next morning the sun was shining, the wind had stopped and traffic was flowing through the drifts. I had made a path around Gary's dozer. I had tried to pull him free, but the old 630 would not budge the dozer. When the snow finally melted, there was a three foot deep ridge of packed snow/ice in the middle of the road that people had to drive beside to get through the cuts where the drifts were. That packed snow took forever to melt. People talk about the "good old days", but some of my memories are not so good.

Dad always said, "When you are stuck, you are stuck, and it is going to have to be something bigger, with more traction and horses to get you out."

He says "It makes no difference if you are stuck in a small car or a Caterpillar, when you're stuck, you're stuck."

In 1973 we had a blizzard in Oklahoma. I was plowing the dirt road a half mile from our house and found a car. Thankfully, there was nobody inside.

 

[joeysmith]

Dad always said, "When you are stuck, you are stuck, and it is going to have to be something bigger, with more traction and horses to get you out."

He says "It makes no difference if you are stuck in a small car or a Caterpillar, when you're stuck, you're stuck."

In 1973 we had a blizzard in Oklahoma. I was plowing the dirt road a half mile from our house and found a car. Thankfully, there was nobody inside.

Grandpa always said leave the big tractor at home if you going to do something stupid.
Also pictures around the house somewhere with the big tractor stuck in the creek an the neighbors bigger tractor hooked to it

 

[Mcrafty1]

Grandpa always said leave the big tractor at home if you going to do something stupid.
Also pictures around the house somewhere with the big tractor stuck in the creek an the neighbors bigger tractor hooked to it

Grandpa sounds like he was a wise man.

 

[Mcrafty1]

I don't have any tractor stories ( never had a tractor till last year) But there was never a shortage of stupid. I remember when I was a kid, walking to school (it snowed everyday school was in session) It was uphill both ways and the wind always blew in my face. All I had to put on my feet was bread bags, they weren't very warm but they did keep my feet dry. Whats your story?

 

[PJH]

I don't have any tractor stories ( never had a tractor till last year) But there was never a shortage of stupid. I remember when I was a kid, walking to school (it snowed everyday school was in session) It was uphill both ways and the wind always blew in my face. All I had to put on my feet was bread bags, they weren't very warm but they did keep my feet dry. Whats your story?

Breadbags?? Who could afford breadbags? I remember the wind being so bad that it blew all the dirt away from around our well and we used it for a silo.

 

[jwal10]

I had a farm accident when I was 6. 2 skin grafts and all. Mom made all our bread on Saturdays so no bread bags for showers and such. When I did get to go to school I needed bread bags to protect the wool sock over the bandages. She had every one at church saving bread bags. When she moved to town in 1980, we found bread bags stuffed everywhere. I was born in '56....James

 

[37chief]

I spent the last four days cleaning up from the latest snowstorm. Everything finished and headed home.
“ I guess I’ll see if I can plow across the field to Bruce’s camp.”
Wrong!!! Slid off the entrance and got hung up. No problem, I’ll go start the MF175 and pull it out. Called my son to help me.
Decided to plow out the entrance s little more with the tractor, had to bucket walk myself back out the first two times I went in. Hooked on to the truck, and just succeeded in pulling it a little farther off the track.
Drove the tractor up the road, turned in and fought my way across the field, got in front of the truck, and plowed a path. Then hooked the truck from the front, started going with it and got the tractor off into the deep snow. Unhooked, thrashed around, got back on the track and finally got it out. Then I nearly went off two or three more times trying to back the truck up into the road.
Drove in there at about 4:05, got home at 7:15.

Massey Ferguson 175 diesel, loader, loaded tires, back blade with three IH wheel weights hanging on it, and skidded ring chains, still nearly helpless on hard frozen ground. And this snow is cold and dry and gives no footing, like driving on loose sand.

What a day. That's why I will stay in California. Stan

 

[randyrenfro7]

The wind blew so hard here we had a chicken lay the same egg three times.

 

[stevieb49829]

I never chained up the 1 ton plow truck until it was stuck. Then I drove it home and waited for better weather.

 

[Centerplate]

Harold,
Thanks for sharing your story. If you think you are the only one that has any 'stupid', you are wrong. Most people, myself included, have done tons of stupid things. I am sure everyone has enough stupid stories to tell.

 

[stevieb49829]

I never chained up the 1 ton plow truck until it was stuck. Then I drove it home and waited for better weather.

On another note: you never want to drive "in" on a frozen, snow-packed road while it is still frozen, on a nice sunny morning in March. Because it won't freeze back up until somewhere around 3am the next morning. My old '65 Malibu would float right on over that packed snowmobile trail - until it thawed. steve

 

[Mcrafty1]

I had a farm accident when I was 6. 2 skin grafts and all. Mom made all our bread on Saturdays so no bread bags for showers and such. When I did get to go to school I needed bread bags to protect the wool sock over the bandages. She had every one at church saving bread bags. When she moved to town in 1980, we found bread bags stuffed everywhere. I was born in '56....James

I'm a 56 vintage too.

 

[TerryfromSWIowa]

I'm a 56 vintage too.

Me too

 

[Harold Hubbard]

J

Grandpa sounds like he was a wise man.

Back in the late eighties, early nineties, we had a northeaster that buried everything three feet deep. I couldn’t move anything with the plow truck, the loader lost its clutch, and the reverser went out on my 1010 JD dozer. So I chased down my neighbor, who owned an excavation company and asked him if he had any equipment nearby that I could borrow.

“ The big Komatsu dozer is up at the farm, but don’t get it stuck , there isn’t anything in town big enough to pull it out.”