Getting stuck/buried

WhiteWalls

Anyone ever lose a machine from getting stuck so bad?

Nekarsulm

lost a Caterpillar d2 in a sand pit years ago. very soft area near the far end.

Sir Arthur Daley

The more you try to get yourself out the more you are doomed.

jfh

Apparently there's a lot of jcbs left Underground in london.too costly to bring up

moy83

Nekarsulm wrote: »

lost a Caterpillar d2 in a sand pit years ago. very soft area near the far end.

Does insurance pay out in a situation like that ?

Mad4simmental

Spanky new 20t excavator lost in the bog near here about 10 years ago. Got stuck in the evening and when they came back to it in the morning the dipper arm was all that could be saw. Ha

Nekarsulm

moy83 wrote: »

Does insurance pay out in a situation like that ?

No insurance.

I cried like a baby......


But then I was only 5 or 6 at the time :D:D

Sam Kade

Nekarsulm wrote: »

No insurance.

I cried like a baby......


But then I was only 5 or 6 at the time :D:D

That's like the tractor I lost in a stack of cavity blocks when I was 4

tabby aspreme

There are some good videos on YouTube of machines been recovered out of bogs,
My sister lost a lovely Brittans all metal MF 165 and 3sod plough on me years ago , I never forgave her!

O.A.P

A priestman machine is stuck near my turf bog for 30 years or so.
We can not see it anymore but the trench they dug to try getting it out can still be seen.

bogman_bass

WhiteWalls wrote: »

Anyone ever lose a machine from getting stuck so bad?

Sounds like story time!

Reggie.

bogman_bass wrote: »

Sounds like story time!

Bogged the 135 a few times in the bog with a full load on but never bogged the 398 yet but then she has serious tyres on her

FineFilly

Buried the brand new MF last year only 2 weeks out of the yard,took 2 days to get it out

Reggie.

FineFilly wrote: »

Buried the brand new MF last year only 2 weeks out of the yard,took 2 days to get it out

Oh the thoughts

GRASSorMUCK

Have lots of pics, these are 2 of the more, creative....
The neighbours trying to get crop in last October iirc, called in twice with our machine to help.

Reggie.

GRASSorMUCK wrote: »

Have lots of pics, these are 2 of the more, creative....
The neighbours trying to get crop in last October iirc, called in twice with our machine to help.

Driver is fairly happy with himself in the second pic

Mad4simmental

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Reggie.

Mad4simmental wrote: »

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Ya may just leave it there

GRASSorMUCK

Reggie. wrote: »

Driver is fairly happy with himself in the second pic

Not much else he could do except cry, the result of a contractor taking on ground so he can have nice toys but then realises he needs to farm it!!.
Though to be fair their not too bad compared to some, just was worried of a repeat of 2012 so pushed on when shouldn't have as mid Nov came dry after

visatorro

Remember a brand new fire engine got stuck on the beach in bettystown. Tide came in then!!

sheebadog

GRASSorMUCK wrote: »

Not much else he could do except cry, the result of a contractor taking on ground so he can have nice toys but then realises he needs to farm it!!.
Though to be fair their not too bad compared to some, just was worried of a repeat of 2012 so pushed on when shouldn't have as mid Nov came dry after

Proper man's ground there Grass.

GRASSorMUCK

sheebadog wrote: »

Proper man's ground there Grass.

Note the BG stubble with some wheat mixed in 2nd pic tells alot really, tough. Last year they had something like 75% spring crops wheat/osr which pushed back harvest til late augut really and had everything late and a rush last autumn.

sheebadog

GRASSorMUCK wrote: »

Note the BG stubble with some wheat mixed in 2nd pic tells alot really, tough. Last year they had something like 75% spring crops wheat/osr which pushed back harvest til late augut really and had everything late and a rush last autumn.

What returns on spring osr?
Had a few good years with it. Had a few disasters too!

GRASSorMUCK

sheebadog wrote: »

What returns on spring osr?
Had a few good years with it. Had a few disasters too!

Last year was not a normal year for spring crops, on heavy moisture retentive ground seemed very good crops, couldn't say on yield financials though but spent little on them!
Considering ditching osr as not worth it unless top yield especially at 250 pound ton!

sheebadog

GRASSorMUCK wrote: »

Last year was not a normal year for spring crops, on heavy moisture retentive ground seemed very good crops, couldn't say on yield financials though but spent little on them!
Considering ditching osr as not worth it unless top yield especially at 250 pound ton!

Yep. Old, very old, neighbor used to say to me that it's not about tons, it's about price.

BTW, that article made a very good read.

GRASSorMUCK

Well, speaking to a neighbour stockman who doesn't do much as feeds most to cattle during week been offered 125/ton/off combine feed wheat. Reckoned he'd loose 10/ton at that on 3.5/t/acre crop as spent alot of herbicides and had to redrill if we could keep for 15-18 months or so as we've abit of extra capacity in the stores.
Good spot that is sometimes, other times lots of willy waving.

Milton09

We lost this one in the bad summer of 2012 :pac:

GrandSoftDay

Kovu

^^^ was waiting for someone to dig that pic up! (no pun intended!)

Was it yours or vanderbadgers or something? I do remember laughing at that post a LOT!

GrandSoftDay

That was all me!

Kovu

I bet the language that day was great!

"Maybe if I dig a bit more this way.....''

''No, I'll swing over here and dig in to fresh ground''

''I think we moved up a little! Great! Full power!''

''F@*k, HOW DO I DIG UPWARDS!!?'

'

onyerbikepat

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

That was all me!

How did you find the Takeuchi to drive. I hear they are a lovely machine to operate......outisde of the wetspots anyway.:P

moy83

onyerbikepat wrote: »

How did you find the Takeuchi to drive. I hear they are a lovely machine to operate......outisde of the wetspots anyway.:P

I've hired a few 3 tonne Takeuchi for work , they are a good mini digger , strong and nifty

td5man

moy83 wrote: »

I've hired a few 3 tonne Takeuchi for work , they are a good mini digger , strong and nifty

+1

GrandSoftDay

onyerbikepat wrote: »

How did you find the Takeuchi to drive. I hear they are a lovely machine to operate......outisde of the wetspots anyway.:P

I found it the grandest. She's a 5 ton It was belong to the contractor I used to work for. All those small machines would rattle you though. Had to pull it out with the 16 ton Cat, tried anchoring it off the tractor but no good. It was only gone the depth of the tracks before we hooked it to the tractor but every move we made it sank a little bit more. Took me a few hours to clean out all the air vents on the bonnet the following day!

Floody Boreland

td5man wrote: »

+1

nice machine but take care...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM2z8DMDCAE

larrymiller

Holy sh!t. Thank god I live in Wexford.
I don't think id be able for that hardship

Milked out

Floody Boreland wrote: »

nice machine but take care...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM2z8DMDCAE

A shir for the size of that machine they could have done as much with a pick and a shovel, I was often thrown in to trenches with em anyway

WhiteWalls

Floody Boreland wrote: »

nice machine but take care...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM2z8DMDCAE

What good would such a small machine be good for?

onyerbikepat

WhiteWalls wrote: »

What good would such a small machine be good for?

Try getting a 3 Tonne into the back garden of your typical 3 bedroom semi.

Conmaicne Mara

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

You may never comment on my excavator again

WhiteWalls

How did that happen? how you get it out?

Reggie.

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

You may never comment on my excavator again

A least he doesn't break dipper arms for sport con

onyerbikepat

Some of ye on dry soil have no idea what wet land can be like. :rolleyes: It can be 20 feet or more of clay or peat in places, not like your typical upland in Ireland with very solid soil underneath the top-soil.

larrymiller

onyerbikepat wrote: »

Some of ye on dry soil have no idea what wet land can be like. :rolleyes: It can be 20 feet or more of clay or peat in places, not like your typical upland in Ireland with very solid soil underneath the top-soil.

To dry here.
Need rain.

Conmaicne Mara

Reggie. wrote: »

A least he doesn't break dipper arms for sport con

Ah sure if you never use it it'll never break!

Reggie.

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Ah sure if you never use it it'll never break!

GRASSorMUCK

Sorting out laptop on an insomnia type night, craziest place anyone ever did work.
What to do when store can't keep up
Someone had an accident, x2.