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Pulling a stuck tractor

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Joe

10-02-2003 17:00:51




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Whats the best way to pull a stuck tractor when you can't pull it backward with a chain on the draw bar?? Espically the non framed tractors like Super C's




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uglyoldfatman

10-11-2003 17:32:22




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 Re: Pulling a stuck tractor in reply to Joe, 10-02-2003 17:00:51  
The use of a post or log or piece of pipe, chained in front of the rear tires is called "JUMPING", and it can get you KILLED !!!!!

If at all possible put it behind the tires, and use the rear gear.

If you must do it from in front of the rear tires, please, please use another tractor to pull on the front of the stuck tractor to keep it from turning over backwards.

There have been too many men killed by the tractor flipping over backwards, and smashing them on what they were pulling.

The best thing is to do whatever you have too do to get the impliment off the back, and then pull from the rear.

You can break a tractor in to at the engine/transmission.

UG!

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Andy Martin

10-03-2003 16:14:57




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 Re: Pulling a stuck tractor in reply to Joe, 10-02-2003 17:00:51  
If you are alone, chain a fence post to the rear wheels and drive the tractor up over the post. Of course you have to stop before the post hits the drawbar or transmission and reposition it. I've moved a tractor a long way out of the muck this way but usually if you've got the implement unhooked, one jump and you can drive away. I use a wooden fence post, even a 2-1/2 inch one will lift an M, and an old one so it will break if I go too far. I've also used an old tree branch and baling wire instead of chain to avoid a long walk.

You may have to dig a trench to get it under the transmission the first time to go forward. It is an old timers method and it works, by yourself.

If you have help, we just tie it to the lower bolster with the chain between the front tires. The chain keeps the tires straight and I've never seen or heard of one broken this way, just heard of people advising against it. Never ever jerk a tractor anyway, and a steady pull won't break anything.

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Matt K

10-03-2003 07:04:19




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 Re: Pulling a stuck tractor in reply to Joe, 10-02-2003 17:00:51  
I have watched my neighbor do this twice,he got into a soft spot and spun the back end down
a bit.He would bring another tractor to the front
of it,and place a 6x6 beam across in front of the
rear tractor wheels that was hung-up,then run a
chain from each end of the beam to the clevis on
the other tractor.He then would put the tractor
in low gear,and let it pull itself up by using the other tractor as a fixed pulling point.

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Randy in NE

10-03-2003 05:34:05




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 Re: Pulling a stuck tractor in reply to Joe, 10-02-2003 17:00:51  
I use the cultivator mounting bolts on my C to chain it down to the trailer. Those are 3/4" bolts. I just screw them in as far as I can and still get the hook of the chain over it. I tighten the chains with binders so I am able to squat the front tires pretty good. That is a big chunk of cast iron.



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Harold Hubbard

10-03-2003 04:30:18




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 Re: Pulling a stuck tractor in reply to Joe, 10-02-2003 17:00:51  
I always run a chain clear back to the drawbar. You have to use some judgement as to which side of the front wheels on a narrow front, but unless you're pulling a long distance you can usually hold the towing tractor to one side so there's not a problem. I do this even with a full frame tractor, unless there is also a loader frame or some other equipment tieing it togther. It is sometimes hard to hook up if the victim is badly buried, but that is when you should really hook it that way.

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Peabody

10-02-2003 18:57:02




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 Re: Pulling a stuck tractor in reply to Joe, 10-02-2003 17:00:51  
I was advised to screw a bolt through the chain into the side of the front end where the front cultivators were attached, never to pull on the bolster. Works well for me.



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kevin in michigan

10-03-2003 05:25:02




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 Re: Re: Pulling a stuck tractor in reply to Peabody, 10-02-2003 18:57:02  
Think I would bolt chain to both sides making a loop and placing the load onto two locations. Would not want to see the casting break due to loading the one small area.



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Nebraska Cowman

10-02-2003 18:17:24




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 Re: Pulling a stuck tractor in reply to Joe, 10-02-2003 17:00:51  
always hooked to the front end. on narrow front I just hook around the bolster right above the axle. Never broke one yet but of course don't yank on it.



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Andy Martin

10-03-2003 16:04:20




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 Re: Re: Pulling a stuck tractor in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 10-02-2003 18:17:24  
I'm with you, we've always hooked to the bolster because we're always in a hurry and have never broken one. But I've always had my wife or a neighbor on the stuck tractor so the rear wheels are at least turning.



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Brian

10-02-2003 18:06:32




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 Re: Pulling a stuck tractor in reply to Joe, 10-02-2003 17:00:51  

How about an extra lenth of chain under the tractor to the draw bar ?



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Joe

10-03-2003 09:42:05




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 Re: Re: Pulling a stuck tractor in reply to Brian, 10-02-2003 18:06:32  
Yeah thats the way I was thinking about, as long as it isn't too far gone to get onto..



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