After pulling down a dead tree, a funny thing happened on the way to the shed. A quick chore took a little longer than I intended. 1st time stuck to the axles in mud.
That 1025r was too clean! Now it looks respectable! I have a 1025r- experience is the best teacher. You'll learn to utilize your attachments more than you ever expected.
I did the same thing. I got my 1026R in the fall, and was pushing snow all winter. Then it starts to warm up. I know the ground was a bit on the soft side, but i wanted to play with my new toy. I dont have a backhoe but was able to get it out with the bucket. Fun fun.
If you get in the mud like that. Use the backhoe to pull you out. Pick up rear end and pull. Walked out big backhoes that way. Pick up rear end and move it over out of the ruts.
Middle of Feb? Just leave it overnight. Go out early in the morning when the ground has refrozen, and drive out. Thanks for the video and NO... Im not posting a video of my Kubota BX stuck in my pond..... LOL.. we all make mistakes.
@@davids.9834 yeah but when the ground freezes it also will freeze the machine in the mud too . Don't ever do that. I have seen a 953 cat loader frozen to the ground tracks won't turn. Had to wate till it warmed up before i could move it. This was on solid ground as in not too muddy.
Use backhoe to get out of mud, put all the weight on it and rear wheels in air and push it forward.we rescued many tractors using this method from pudding fields...
You started out well by using the front bucket to help lift/push the tractor, all you needed to do was add in some help from the backhoe to lift / pull the backhoe. Sometimes just lifting the rear with the backhoe and pushing it a few feet sideways can get you to better ground. You could also lift the tractor and place boards or stone under the tires for better traction. Overall, you did just fine getting out of the mud. Subscribed.
Well, at least you got her out! Having the backhoe was the saving grace. Without it you would have needed a winch, or use the loader with a choker chain to inchworm along until drier ground. Thanks for sharing!
You had the right idea with the bucket, dig it in more and use the full curl of the bucket to push you backwards. With a backhoe you could use both, backhoe in tandem with the loader to lift the tractor and curl both at the same time to move backwards. Might need more hands though. I've ran a loader tractor for years, it takes alot to get them stuck, stuck, but it does happen.
This is the best advice yet. I've got 30 yrs operating and this is the way. PS NEVER EVER SWING A BACKHOE TOWARD YOU WHILE YOU AE STANDING BESIDE IT........Holy Crap that was scary....
I have a John Deere 790 tractor and got stuck across from my house in the ditch at my mother's house and if it had not been for the 4 wheel drive on my tractor I would have had to use another of my vehicles to pull it out. The tractor had a 5' bush hog attached to it and that made for much extra weight on it.After putting it in 4x4 the tractor came out by itself and that was within one day of receiving the tractor too when I got it stuck. I didn't have a bucket on the front of the tractor to help out, but on the newer one I do have a bucket on it.
Here in southern Kentucky my place is like a swamp! Our temps swing wildly so the ground will be froze in the morning and by noon it will be 50 degrees. The ground thaws into a complete MUSH. I nearly buried my 1025r yesterday just trying to drive over to my compost pile to dump a bucket of debris. Box blade on rear as ballast. I learned the industrial treaded tires aren’t worth much on soft ground. The clump up with mud and turn into slicks. Some Carlisle True Power tires...real farm lug tires...will make a big difference in these situations. Look up the true powers and you will see what I’m talking about. I have them on a X700 series garden tractor and they don’t tear the yard up or make any marks...but they will dig to China before getting stuck. Definitely going to buy a set for my 1025R it will be a major traction upgrade
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Have been stuck like that down to the tractor axles. Put a baulk of timber under the bucket to spread the load. Lifted the front wheels clear. Cut a heap of short section tree branches to build a corduroy road forward. Dug down the back wheels and placed more short timber under the back wheels and drove out. A winch would have saved a lot of work.
You got stuck in Gumbo Clay, you almost got it out with the bucket, I believe if you would of picked up the front a little more on the first try, you would of gotten out but a couple failed attempts dug you in deeper. Some times you have one shot and only one shot to make an escape, not this time but you need to practice this maneuver more to get proficient for the next time. Great vid, take care.
Ok - 1025R - front end with 54" Brush Hog in the back. Mowing just fine in 4-wheel and trimming down to 3-4" tall. Then I spotted a section a stripe of weed that my beloved missed. I forgot it was an old onion bed and was deep in nice dirt into a bowl of heaver clay sand mix we have. I ended my last leg and came around the turn heading for the strip. What happened was the mower caught dirt and nose dived in. Halting the mower - in 4-wheel - all wheels making mud. I disconnected the mower and had a belly mower still on. UGH. I got some 1x12 oak plank from my maybe make something stack of sawed lumber. I put one under the left front wheel - using the bucket to push down the dirt and raise the front end a bit. Then the other. then a 4x8x3/4 ply I used to haul stuff on forks with. Used many times. That went over the two boards and just under my field tires. The backs were on their own. Now with the bucket up and in 4 wheel and full RPM for power when needed, I urged the tractor up on the ply - all four wheels. Then I turned left and then again to the left and headed for the barn. The mower stayed in the field for almost a month. I got it out by coming to it at right angles and with chains lifted it with the bucket out of the still slimy mud. The trick was to have the plywood. Simple as that. The 1x12's helped the rear tires to engage and to ease the belly mower up and out over them. Martin
I’ve been evaporator for over 40 years and I have gotten stuck or times that I would care to remember however I have learned a few tricks what are the first things you should learn is to put your rear bucket down and recently rear wheels and learning to move your machine left to right with the bucket and wheels off the ground this will help you to position yourself better and the other thing that you should’ve done was to put the rear bucket extended as far and pull your self towards it Those two procedures should help.
Ignore all the “you should” you did great I’ve been there. I wish these tractors had two brake pedals like the big tractors. After you were out I noticed the front sliding as you turned. Separate brakes would help. 👍
Use the backhoe bucket to pull yourself out. Stick it in the ground and have it pull. Another option, lift the rear up and like moving dirt, swing the back of the tractor to the side instead of the backhoe arm moving. You will be out of the rut, then pull with backhoe. Another option, use the stability arms to lift the tractor up and put wood or other debris under the tires (same with loader bucket). You should be able to lift the entire tractor up out of the mud and stuff things under the tires (tree branches or what have you). This will put you back on top of the ground and should be able to drive out.
I stuck my 1026 and didn't have the backhoe on at the time. Had the box blade on and the deck. Had to take the box blade off and use a farm jack to lift the rear end and place some 2x8 boards under the rear wheels and a sheet of plywood in front and drive it out.
yep, lots of good options to get out. I've been in past the axles in what appeared to be a sea of cake batter. the loader helped me inch my way out. when you're doing this, don't forget your diff lock pedal! you need 4 wheels working, not just 3.
@@wepplerd63 Nope diff lock on all these tractors is just the rear axle....there are some larger agriculture size tractors that do have front and rear diff locks, but all the sub-compact, compact, and utility sized 4WD tractors just have a rear diff lock.
You said "It may be different on the 1025 but thats how it is on my 1023"...so yes I read your comment which is why I mentioned what I did. Obviously you didn't remember the last sentence in your own comment....I clarified it for you in my comment as to other machines differing or in this case mostly the same only rear diff lock.
I got stuck this spring and I attached my atv to a tree and used my snatch block to another tree and pulled my JD out . your method was great so next time I will just do what you did but the atv worked great. I was unfortunately by myself .
Oh man, I'm not trying to get on you, but pulling tree down like that was very very dangerous. They can easily impale you when they are hung up like that. Gotta be smart when working alone in the woods. Keep on my friend, and thanks for posting.
i have the 260 model backhoe on a 2012 1023e and imho this is where the 2nd seat on the new 260B would be a disadvantage. what i would have done with my backhoe in this situation is stayed in the seat and operated the backhoe with the bucket teeth buried in solid ground while driving backwards at the pace you were coming out of the hole. Now i dont know how flexible you would be at twisting around like that but i know i am because ive been stuck in a situation like that before at the edge of my pond digging out cattails.
I gotta say.....I love that little tractor! I want one. Great machine to sneak around in the woods with and get work done! I’ve been similarly stuck many times.....I feel like a bit more force on the loader bucket or a paw or two in reverse w the backhoe woulda done the trick? Get er stuck again for practice!
Well with a diesel engine you aren't "sneaking" anywhere, but yep, they're great helpers for sure. My sub-compact tractor is a different color, but its saved countless hours of manual labor...I just call it my fancy expensive wheelbarrow LOL.
That's cool, I have a Kubota the same size without the hoe on it with turf tires so it would get stuck easier but it's mostly a grass cutter. Yours is too clean so that just got her broke in good, nice job.
As for getting out since you had 2 people I would have used the backhoe like you did w the chain but I’d have sat on it and had the driver up front. Reach the backhoe far out and put the bucket in the ground and pulled and had the driver reverse the same time. I think that might have been enough to get you out.
Had a similar situation but no trees nearby. Placed boards under bh stabilizers to distribute weight to keep from sinking. Lifted rear wheels high enough to slide boards under tires to give traction to back out. Logs, rocks, anything to overcome the mud will work.
Once I saw you were stuck, I was hoping you were going to use the chains to get out. My only suggestion would be to never go into an area without knowing your exit.
I have an 2500 lb electric winch on a still plate with 2 inch receiver and I can also hook a chain to it for wrapping around the bucket. I have two heavy wires running from the battery to the back end of the tractor where the backhoe hooks up for hooking up the winch
Just made me appreciate my older 1025R more. I can just reach over the back of the operators seat and operate the backhoe controls. No need to have another person assist me. I've pulled myself out of similar situations many many times. Maybe a quick release on your backhoe seat would allow you to do that.
I was actually thinking of for my own use.Where below the push guard on the 1025R on the frame.Mounting a steel platform a winch 2500 pound or witch ever winch fits into that space.That the alternator can still run on.To pull out trees from a far away staying out of the mud. These new winch have rope instead of cable these days ,I like the idea no matter if you had gloves on .The cable strands can still penetrate the glove obviously.Plus the rope is easier to work with.
I put a 5000 winch on mine. Haven't used it to get un-stuck but have used it to pull a dead horse out of the barn and to it's grave. Pulled logs up a hill when the tractor alone couldn't. I even pulled a stuck chevy 2500 out of the mud. I've found that a winch should be standard equipment on the 1025R!
I would sure like to see the unit on your tractor.Plus see how you set it all up.Maybe your on Face book so I could take a look at your set up.Yes I agree with the practicality of a winch. @@daviddelle774
Did you ingage the locker the lever on the deck lower part. Then lift and put rocks on or chain a chunk of a log to the wheel to make a paddle wheel can work but can wreak things too
The backhoe should be able to lift the back of the tractor and shift the tires out of the holes, then using the bucket like you were trying to should be able to push the front tires out. Every situation is different, and the solutions are not written in stone. Your method may not have been "the safest" but it was effective.We are in Ohio as well.
Lift the front end off the ground with the bucket and put something under the front wheels. Lift the back end with the backhoe and the outriggers and put something under the rear wheels. Then back the tractor out or pull forward.
Been there done that ! Did same thing for friend . Use bucket as down pressure and lift tractor front . Another person runs hoe and just keeps pulling along as buck acts as ski on top . If you buried right to transmission caseing you should do visual after good cleaning . Check hydraulic lines and filters under neath . You might of damage something
I think that I would invest in two (2) sets of wheel chains (4) chains in total, two (2)for your front wheels, & two(2) for your rear wheels, then you would still have some sort of traction even though your heavy cleatted tractor tires are now looking like slippery drag slicks.
I have had much bigger tractors, but if your Deere hoe has the power, use it to lift the rear of the tractor and set it over, out if the ruts. Once the rear is out of the ruts, lay the bucket almost flat and lift the front out of ruts and, if necessary, us the backhoe to pull yourself back, the front bucket will slide on the ground. I got out of subcompact tractors, because the ground clearance is so poor and once high centered, you're screwed. Deere does make a larger tire version of your tractor - 2025, I think. Good thinking with chain.
if you curled the front bucket all the way back then put it down it wouldnt just slide because that’s a lot more ground that would have to be moved and also the backhoe
I would pull it out with my truck. You could also pound a piece of galvanize chainlink fence post into the ground then use a come along from that to the tractor, keeping the cable low on the angled post
The only thing I know of that works to get out of mud or snow without being towed is to dig all 4 tires out and then put a dry traction aid behind the rear of the tires like gravel and back out
Use backhoe to lift rear, then place 2x4" under rear wheels. Use FEL to lift front end, then place 2x4" that rest on the first 2x4s under front wheels. Drive out :-)
I've got stuck worse than that,i haven't got a backhoe,but what I did was put timber under the loader lift front wheels off ground and put an old gate under front wheels then reverse and use loader to push out.you did well though
I got a JD 410 burried in soupy mud up to the floor boards I opened the front bucket all the way lowered it till I raised the front off the ground then I extended the hoe lifting the rear off the ground till it got a little tippy then rolled the bucket closed while pulling the hoe arm in at the same time I also had the machine in reverse at I think about 1500 - 2000 RPM walked it out Thought I was going to have to get the dozer to get it out but that way worked good for me
It would be nice to have a 12 volt winch. Probably weld a quick mount bracket on the top of the bucket and use winch as needed. A winch of some sort would seem to be a must have.
@@ataleofthreecabins1025 even if back hoe doesnt have enough power to pick up use some of that tree and put under the leveling arms pick up rear and and put logs under the tires and do same for front end and drive right out i have been there more than once with my jd 970 with a back hoe att.
Not sure if backhoe is strong enough, but try pushing down bucket to raise rear tires out of rut and shit left or right with backhoe. Then reach out and pull with backhoe. Good luck.
look like you were trying probably best way push with loader pull with backhoe or other way around depending what's in front and back. good luck next time
I think the way you were pulling down the tree was very dangerous and hard on the hydraulics of the backhoe. If the bottom of the tree came up any higher before the top fell, it would have come straight back towards you and/or the tractor. IMHO
Ditto, very unsafe. Use the backhoe to dig it out by the roots it would have been easy since it was so rotten. Weld an "eye" or "chain hook" (They make weldable parthial hooks for chain ) to the link between bucket cyclinger and bucket pin. Stay Safe
Can't laugh,can't make a snarky remark,can't even snicker: been stuck more times than I can recall.It happens and if it doesn't you're not really working to the limit. One suggestion though: get/make some chains for the tires. Would increase the traction on those turf tires on the machine.
I don’t want get all up in your business or to be a safety sally here however Pulling that tree down like you did sure was dangerous. A number of things could have happened by pulling the bottom like that w the backhoe. The first thing is that the bottom could have come loose from the ground and or broke off too quickly and the top hung on a branch could have shoved the bottom towards you and the tractor like a slingshot. No way you could have moved out of the way especially when you put the outriggers down. If you wanted to pull it down like that I suggest getting a much longer chain then try but I would never have pulled it down like that. Dead trees are the most dangerous and a leaning one that’s caught up top doubles the danger. I’m not trying to be rude or anything just sharing my opinion and help with safety This worked fine but you never know.
You need a remote-controlled winch 12v from Harbor Freight for less than one hundred dollars. They are made for ATV's but I would bet they would get your tractor out of the mess you were in
#1 On An area that is wet , soft I would use Tire Chains All Year, I have (2) Deere 455 & live in sugar sand & stuck is the word my wife hates, I get out by lifting the tractor I putting Logs under the wheels. I'm 81 & have to use my head no brawn left, & you will learn how to use the tractor if you watch a lot of You Tubes. One Major problem if you do not carry a chain or two.
Stick the Hoe in the ground, pull yourself out,,, NEVER operate the Hoe when NOT Seated !!!!,,,Also, Keep the Backhoe CENTERED, while Driving, ( Keep from Tipping ),,From an Old JD 450D Operator ),,ed
Most of my work is done at idle. I raise the throttle for backhoe and heavy loader work. I do get used to the lower throttle and when I kick it up it’s like 2x speed.and takes a little getting used to. I took the ROPs off when at our homestead. It’s flat and I know I would take out my shed or garage door. I know you can fold it down, but it interferes with the backhoe and how I squeeze it my shed. I definitely put them on when we goes to Southern Ohio.
I would lift the front of the tracker of but the front bucket put logs under the wheels then said it now then with the backhoe lift the back of the tractor up put logs under the wheels then tried to back out
that is a nice unit but it is just a glorified lawn mower with a front end loader and back hoe.. I would step up and get a real tractor. To each their own. That was a good job getting her out of the mud.
I'm new to the tractor world. It has been a back saver as time saver. If I moved up to a larger series it would have strained the old pocket book, not to mention fitting into my shed. I also considered having the nimbleness getting around the woods and tight spaces. Lastly, as size goes up, so does the price of attachments. Thanks for watching, Tom
