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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Feb 28, 2016 - 03:40am PT
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Man. sorry looking stuck Ford. bet that mud is like concrete when it dries up.......
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jstan
climber
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Feb 28, 2016 - 05:24am PT
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Has the Ford been stuck there for years? Since that big piece of concrete would prevent the disk
harrow from working, it had to have been put there with a skip loader in hopes of levering the tractor
upward. That also eliminated any traction possessed by the rear wheels. And the angle of the harrow
suggests the weight was added after the ground had already dried out. I would guess the tractor no
longer runs. But if it did...............
Take a sledge hammer and break that concrete up. Probably have to jack the harrow's rear end to
disconnect the three point hitch. Then go in with a shovel, dig out the rear wheels and provide a ramp
for them going forward. Have to dig out underneath the body so the weight is all on the wheels.
Apparently someone decided the embarrassment was not enough to justify the sweat.
Edit:
That embarrassment would have been substantial in view of how close the road is. So I conclude the
stuckee may have since passed on. The expectation being that the horse property will shortly be
subdivided.
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tolman_paul
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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Gotta love do not touch sines on a massive steel tractor. Like touching it is going to hurt it.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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they don't do much for me in a museam. i like em dirty and working;)
the way to get that ford out is with a log skidder when the mud is wet enough to let her go.
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labrat
Trad climber
Erik O. Auburn, CA
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jstan
It's not uncommon to add weight to disc harrows trying to get them to bite into soil.
Where did you take the picture of the stuck tractor Dingus? Any chance it is located near Ione? The clays in that area are great for pottery but a bit hard on vehicles ;-)
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jstan
climber
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DMT:
Keep an eye on this. The harrow is still there.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Super nice collection. i like seeing them at the fair for the antique tractor pull. glad to see the ford escaped;)
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jstan
climber
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Ha! The game may, after all, be up.
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labrat
Trad climber
Erik O. Auburn, CA
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How can we be sure it did not sink below the water / clay?
Did you actually see it up the hill?
;-)
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jstan
climber
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There it is. Dingus is taking the fifth. Peoria?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Mar 18, 2016 - 01:42pm PT
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Well, tractor tyres, anyway...
Lots of unlikely tires on even more unlikely vehicles in Moab this week....
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jstan
climber
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Mar 20, 2016 - 11:55am PT
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So! The little Ford that couldn't has been spotted. Great! Now I can sleep at night.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 25, 2016 - 09:09am PT
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DMT, strong work!
How about some Frog tracteurs?
The SFV used a Lanz hot bulb engine. Hey, they're French, they gotta be diferrent, right?
Le hot bulb engine:
http://tractors.wikia.com/wiki/Hot_Bulb_Engine
And what they're most used for these days it would seem:
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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Mar 28, 2016 - 07:57am PT
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#
Top-fuel Billy Bobs like to bolt two or three V-8 engines together, crank to crank.
Cal Poly tractor pull machine, popping a wheelie:
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Mar 28, 2016 - 04:09pm PT
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I totally dig the antique tractor pulls.
It's easter so got up to my sisters.
Really big tractor.Sugaring just does not seem right with no snow.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Mar 29, 2016 - 01:45pm PT
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Mar 29, 2016 - 01:50pm PT
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Finally picked up a tractor. Killer deal off Craigslist.
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