Finca SDR
Well-Known Member
Today I got to a job that was make a building site in a big depression hole type thing down a steep “landscaped“ access road. Only had road base down halfway, the last thirty meters or so were just grass growing over soft clay. I even walked down first to see what I was getting myself into, the driveway at least seemed dry enough. The flat area at the bottom was a little soggy but I figured I'd be able to do something useful at least.
The dry access road was an illusion cuz the morning sun had dried the top layer. Once I got past the section with Gravel the front and rear wheels started sliding freely, the 4x4 transmission didn't slow anything down. The tractor slid down like 20 steep meters like a toboggan. Luckily didn't crash into any trees.
So began sloshing around on the flat spot, if the dry road was an illusion so was any structural integrity of the damp building area. Tried to move some piles of brush and logs out of the way before I started digging and nothing was working. Couldn't move at all unless it was pulling or pushing around with the tail.
The engineer that was watching the job told me this was a waste of time and we'd have to try again during the dry season. I agreed and furthermore how the heck was I going to get out of there? Hopefully wouldn't have to make a mess to get out...
Had to make a terrible mess to get out. Was well past the point of helping the tractor up backwards by pulling with the teeth a little bit. Had to make deep holes That fit the whole bucket and pull myself up with the engine revved full and mostly no transmission. Cuz if the wheels start spinning that sucks worse.
Took like 50 minutes to get out like 20 meters. Had to pull myself with the tail up the whole way, one tail length at a time. The driveway looked like it got shelled afterwards. This afternoon it's pouring again, can only imagine how bad that mess is. I only charged them one hour instead of two cuz I felt bad. Sucked for everyone involved.
This instance was only an inconvenience, not really dangerous. There was one time when I started to crumble off the soft edge of a steep farm road in a coffee field, that was dangerous cuz every time I did anything the tractor would zip a little further down the steep mountainside. That was dangerous... Took a couple days to resolve that one.
So what are y'alls craziest stories about getting into bad situations with big ol' hoes?
The dry access road was an illusion cuz the morning sun had dried the top layer. Once I got past the section with Gravel the front and rear wheels started sliding freely, the 4x4 transmission didn't slow anything down. The tractor slid down like 20 steep meters like a toboggan. Luckily didn't crash into any trees.
So began sloshing around on the flat spot, if the dry road was an illusion so was any structural integrity of the damp building area. Tried to move some piles of brush and logs out of the way before I started digging and nothing was working. Couldn't move at all unless it was pulling or pushing around with the tail.
The engineer that was watching the job told me this was a waste of time and we'd have to try again during the dry season. I agreed and furthermore how the heck was I going to get out of there? Hopefully wouldn't have to make a mess to get out...
Had to make a terrible mess to get out. Was well past the point of helping the tractor up backwards by pulling with the teeth a little bit. Had to make deep holes That fit the whole bucket and pull myself up with the engine revved full and mostly no transmission. Cuz if the wheels start spinning that sucks worse.
Took like 50 minutes to get out like 20 meters. Had to pull myself with the tail up the whole way, one tail length at a time. The driveway looked like it got shelled afterwards. This afternoon it's pouring again, can only imagine how bad that mess is. I only charged them one hour instead of two cuz I felt bad. Sucked for everyone involved.
This instance was only an inconvenience, not really dangerous. There was one time when I started to crumble off the soft edge of a steep farm road in a coffee field, that was dangerous cuz every time I did anything the tractor would zip a little further down the steep mountainside. That was dangerous... Took a couple days to resolve that one.
So what are y'alls craziest stories about getting into bad situations with big ol' hoes?