Got Real Stuck, Had A Blast....

Enjoyed some good old stuckness today. Swamp totally owned me though

Had gotten brush mower stuck, went in with Tacoma to save it, got mower out, then Taco got stuck. Going in was a huge mistake. Had to save the Taco with the CAT. Lucky I had a CAT. Otherwise truck would have been there...forever.

Worst part was, I had 60 feet of tow line but the closest I could get the CAT to the truck without risking getting the CAT stuck (I had nothing bigger to pull the CAT out with!) was 90 feet. So I had to rock the truck/jam lumps of swamp grass under tires to get it to move 30 feet closer. Fun times.

 

Oh yeah, don't open your door while you're flinging mud. Whoooops



All clean!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJWLnW11ft4

 

Looks like a fun time!!!!

 

Looks like a blast! I wonder how a locked up rear end would have done?

 

I'm gonna say probably not much. Your equipment is only as good as your tires, and mine are a mild A/T that are pretty much worn out, so there was hardly any grip there.

 

I think tires would have helped too. Lots of fun lol

 

More skinny pedal

 

I like they way you clean! I might have to try it that way some time....

 

You should see how I do the dishes.

 

thats great
at least i am not the only one.....
+1 for sharing

 

Does it start out like this?

 

lol who has a pettybone/rt/reach lift sitting around?

lucky you! btw, as long as its not a 2wd crap gradall, those are very difficult to get stuck. ask how I know lol

 

Stupid question, couldn't you just boom-out and get the forks 30ft closer?

Does look fun though, I have seen a 3/4 ton Chevy get plucked out by a Cat 330 excavator... He picked up the rear end of the truck and rotated the cat and just whipped the thing out.

 

LOL I was thinking the same thing, extend the boom!

Maybe he did just not in the picture.

 

But u would of had two mild at with hardly any grip pulling instead of one, which by my calculations doubles it rear traction. ( a 50% overall traction increase)

 

Uh no thanks.

 

At least its mud and not water if you were stuck in a water crossing there goes your interior

 

nah.... you can just take it out and wash it off with a hose. the carpet is pretty resilient. I didn't even brush mine and all the coffee stains came out with just a hose

only takes about an hour to strip the interior down and get it out

 

I had to pull my grandpa out two days ago with the tractor because thats all we had at the farm at the time, I didnt have my truck because my dad had to borrow it while his was in the shop, so i know how you fell OP haha