My tractor is STUCK

[Jim.ME]

Best value I can find for tow straps.
What I recommend ,I get two and hardware links to handle the weight .

Tow Strap Heavy Duty 4 in. x 30 ft. 20,000 lb.

Use to tow or recover cars, ATVs, SUVs, boats or light trucks. Abrasion and weather resistant polyester web strap will not rot or tear when used in extreme conditions. Reinforced looped ends for maximum strength and durability. Capacity: 20,000 lbs.

www.familyfarmandhome.com

Just something to be aware of. That 20,000 lb. rating is breaking strength, not the working load (6666 lb. by the tag shown on the website). I am not saying it won't work but advertising the breaking strength, not the working load, is misleading. A shock load can exceed the working load.

 

[Brown David]

Someone better check on the OP.

He might be stuck trying to get his tractor unstuck.

 

[DWF]

OP has not been on the site since he posted this thread.
DWF

 

[Ultradog MN]

What kind of person do I call to pull my tractor out of the pasture?

I would call a man.

 

[mechanicfred]

sometimes you need a hand!

 

[showcrop]

Use the log method- just do it correctly.

 

[bc]

sometimes you need a hand!View attachment 75181

We moved a lot of oil well rigs and equipment in and out of muddy and snowy locations with D6 winch cats back in the day. Can't go wrong with a winch cat with a 1 inch cable. I see they have a large strap going to that excavator.

 

[Fritz Maurer]

sometimes you need a hand!View attachment 75181

That excavator ain’t going anywhere… not with that setup… maybe if he backed up 2 feet and poured the coal to her , it would slingshot out

 

[NoDakInMN]

We have always used nylon ropes rated for the load. They stretch which allows you take a small run at it which in turn allows you to apply your momentum to the stuck object. Now, before the naysayers get all lathered up, I'm not saying that you back up half the length of the rope and floor it, but just a few feet to get some momentum added. The rope will store that energy as it stretches and you let that work for you. By putting that energy in the rope you have increased the pulling power over what you would have in solid hookup. The stretching of the rope also acts as a shock absorber when you apply the momentum so you are not damaging anything by jerking it.

 

[HFJ]

Best value I can find for tow straps.
What I recommend ,I get two and hardware links to handle the weight .

Tow Strap Heavy Duty 4 in. x 30 ft. 20,000 lb.

Use to tow or recover cars, ATVs, SUVs, boats or light trucks. Abrasion and weather resistant polyester web strap will not rot or tear when used in extreme conditions. Reinforced looped ends for maximum strength and durability. Capacity: 20,000 lbs.

www.familyfarmandhome.com

nice. wish i lived near romeo - i'd buy one just cuz.

on the plus side, you didn't almost snap it in half like the one guy with that modern tractor that was dragging a log and snagged it.

 

[rustred]

Looks like you and I are the experienced ones pulling stuff out, and understand nylon. Lol. Lots of key board finger exercising here. Really funny reading the posts making fun of the correct answers. Must be sitting in the pub instead of the coffee shop with too many wobbly pops.

 

[Ultradog MN]

If you can find another heavy tractor or maybe even a grain truck and park it sideways to the rear of tractor, as far away on dry ground. If the tractor that is stuck has an axle sticking out the side or if tires way out and there is axle inside. you can take a good 1 .5 inch cable or I have used 4 inch flat straps. One on each side of the tractor. slowly back up and let it wrap on the axle. I did this a couple times and was amazed how smooth it came out.

Years ago I pulled my 2T truck out that way. A cable between the duals and a tree. Family and extended cousins laughed at me for driving it in there in the first place. Then wondered how I got it out of there alone.
Your nylon strap on the axles is very nice.
A 4500 isn't that heavy of a tractor.
A 2T or better truck would snatch it out of there with a chain and a nylon strap.

 

[E.B. Haymakin']

Your best bet is to find a neighbor who has a big piece of equipment and is willing to help. Depending on the distance to solid ground, you may need to make up a tow cable long enough to reach the machine. Or it might be possible to get it out with a winch mounted on a vehicle, if the vehicle is heavy enough.

If you can't find a neighbor who is willing and able to help, and the local towing companies aren't able to do anything, then call an earthmoving contractor. This is a routine problem for them, and they'll have no problem getting your tractor out...for a price.

I agree....when I was in our local volunteer fire dept we had a 1977 half ton Chevy Scottsdale 4*4 with a 200 gallon tank. That water weight gave it enough traction on the mud tires that rivalled a tractor in two or four wheel drive. If you ballast a 4*4 t truck you might have a chance, pull slow, no full throttle snatches or you'll tear the tractor apart. Or set the truck and if available use it's winch.

 

[4play]

If you want to tug on it, a kinetic recovery rope is the best choice, safest too, and a heavy recovery vehicle. Just don't buy the cheap china brand ropes, bubba rope, and Yankum are two solid brands. Kinetic recovery ropes are not tow ropes, or straps, they store and release energy like a bungee. If you choose the right size by weight, (prob want a 7/8" or larger). You can always static pull with these, but you can hit them easy or hard if needed. If you have a little time, think of ways you might be able to do it yourself. You might find buying a winch, or come-long and some other recovery gear is handy to have around.

A harbour freight winch, mounted on one of their receiver hitch mounts, set of jumper cables and maybe an anchor vehicle is all you need, and that is cheaper than a towing service, and you get to keep the winch.

 

[bc]

Well, Well. 54 posts and 2.5 days later and the OP hasn't checked back since his original post (logged in anyway). Typical forum etiquette would normally suggest an update from the OP as to what is going on and what worked or didn't work or request additional info.

Oh well. This has been interesting. Reminds me of my oil field days driving a Semi sized winch truck with a big Tulsa winch on back moving rigs. Made a set of wheel chocks for winching when the truck would slide in the mud. Took a piece of 7 inch casing as wide as the duals and cut it in half lengthwise. Cut a slot into each in the middle and welded in some 3/8 inch chain with hooks on the other ends. Set them behind the tires with the chains between the duals and just long enough to hook in the bed frame under the rolling tailboard. Once those half moon shaped chocks dug in and the tires started up on the pipe, that truck wasn't going anywhere. Loads always moved but design was so the chain would break before the bed frame or springs, etc. Probably need a different design if you don't have duals.

 

[mechanicfred]

That excavator ain’t going anywhere… not with that setup… maybe if he backed up 2 feet and poured the coal to her , it would slingshot out

We slowly let that 8 dig a hole in the frozen pad and a very good operator in the hoe drug himself out. We did not have a winch cat available to us this day. Experience, patience and three 6 inch straps did the the job for Sam and I on this cold arctic morning. We did not stick the hoe, just tasked with getting out and back to the shop.

 

[641Dave]

The OP may be gone but some of us are still out here trying. lol
Going down the electric winch rabbit hole today. Right now the Harbor Freight 12,000lb Apex winch with wireless remote has my attention. My four wheel drive is an '02 toyota tundra and makes for a pretty good anchor to have a winch on with the tires chocked. I figure with a wireless remote in one hand and me back on the tractor would be a pretty good 1,2 punch of getting out of these messes. Bogged it twice this year and plan on more.

 

[Geo-TH,In]

We got a Ford 6000 tractor stuck real good up to the axles in a field. ;
My dad did something very dangerous. He chained a log to both rear tires and very gently pulled forward. It lifted the tractor out of the hole. Then he filled the hole with other logs. The 6000 had the SOS and was very slow in first gear. Again it was very dangerous.

 

[Mcrafty1]

If you've been stuck since June it might be time to find a Yankum rope dealer, Never used them but watched some videos of them working wonders at getting bad stuck equipment out as long as the tow vehicle can stay on solid footing. The ropes are not known to snap so if the stuck/tow vehicle hitch holds at least you won't get hurt or worse when the rope snaps. Oh. and I'm not affiliated in any way with Yankum Ropes.

 

[INCase]

Hey All-

So We have had a very wet spring/early summer, and I was trying to get something done a little too fast after the rain and have sunk my tractor pretty good.

I buried it more trying to get unstuck. This is a 2 wheel drive Ford 4500, and i have a hay spear on the loader right now.

I have tried the trick attaching logs to the wheels like a paddle and all I have managed to do is dig out a deeper hole with those.

Im feeling like I am at the point where I don't have any other ideas and am going to need to call someone for help.

What kind of person do I call to pull my tractor out of the pasture?

like others said you need a bigger tractor with long chains to get them away from the wet spot.

sunk my IH 444 last spring in a wet spot (and it was a dry year too) and got the neighbors tractor (4x4 with loader/backhoe) stuck too as he had too much weight and sunk in and the backhoe was about 6-8 inches closer to the ground than the tractor frame so it didn't take much to get him on the ground. took quite a bit to get him out luckily he could kinda pick himself up with the loader and hoe but still needed beams and planks to do that even.
ended up getting a tow truck out. he was reluctant to go off road but it was close to the farmyard and grassy pasture so he agreed. took him 15 minutes from the time he got there to the time he pulled out of the driveway. cost a ton since it was a Sunday and I was going to be out of town for awhile so i didn't want it sitting out.

neighbor back home used to dig out some in front of the rear tires and put planks in to help the tractor drive out. seen it work a few times. I tried that but the heavy heavy thick grass did not allow for hand digging.