Can't Believe I Did It Again

Galen Houk · Feb 3, 2016

This happens every winter. All you have to do is get a little sideways on a hill and here you are. The one photo shows two ways to get it out. My son uses one and I the other. The snow was up to the top of the tires on the other side and it was hung up on old had snow. I had it out in about 30 minutes and was back to work.

Galen Houk · Feb 3, 2016

Here are the two methods for getting it out.

Mike M · Feb 3, 2016

I see 3 ?

Neil Grant · Feb 3, 2016

I think that big green boy would just look at it and it would be unstuck!!

fixerupper · Feb 3, 2016

On the kind of Ice we have here it would take the big Deere to pull it out.

Dave H (MI) · Feb 3, 2016

What I do is point the bucket edge straight down and then either pull it forward or push it backwards...or both...by curling the bucket. I always seem to be able to get a loader tractor out without a second tractor. Mud or snow.

Galen Houk · Feb 3, 2016

I tried that and couldn't even shake it. Couldn't go back because of the tractor. You can't pull it forward because you just smash more snow under the front. That works good with loaders and a little mud. It was also muddy under the snow so no traction at all.

RayP(MI) · Feb 3, 2016

Did that with a 4WD SUV the other day. Frustrating ain't it?

Dave H (MI) · Feb 3, 2016

I believe you tried. Still never been stuck so bad I couldn't get out with the loader. Well at least you had a backup plan!

Galen Houk · Feb 3, 2016

You're right. Neither of us used the F350. The skid steer is on a pretty steep side slope and the area on top is glare ice under the snow.

Galen Houk · Feb 3, 2016

That's the one my son used.

rustred · Feb 3, 2016

third method is a tracked machine, go anyplace you want. wheels on a skid steer is useless in winter.

glennster · Feb 3, 2016

nothing more fun than getting stuck. just plain hours of fun. i did learn that as soon as you realize you are stuck, go get something to pull you out. worse thing you can do is to keep fooling with it till you dig yourself in waaaayyy to deep!!!

Galen Houk · Feb 3, 2016

Never had a track machine. It would be fun to try one sometime. This is far from worthless in snow. It is 100 hp with a 8 foot bucket. Nothing stops it. Except steep side hills. Ha Ha.

the tractor vet · Feb 3, 2016

Tire chains my boy make all the difference . Now if you think that is FUN run a dozer on frozen ground or ice .

Eldon (WA) · Feb 3, 2016

(quoted from post at 11:34:38 02/03/16) I tried that and couldn't even shake it. Couldn't go back because of the tractor. You can't pull it forward because you just smash more snow under the front. That works good with loaders and a little mud. It was also muddy under the snow so no traction at all.

I've stuck mine in snow once and manure twice. I agree, once your rear end is down or high centered and you can only go forward, the bucket will not pull you out. You may be able to rock it back far enough and put something under the rear tires to help, but not on a sidehill. Last summer I was pushing manure on a job and the hills were steep....found out a skidsteer with tires does not like to go up them when they have just a little bit of wet manure on them. Also found out once you get sideways you can get in trouble real fast, especially when there is a fence below you!

Galen Houk · Feb 3, 2016

You know exactly how fast you can get in trouble. My son was along the driveway with a hedge at the bottom so his method was the only option.

lenray · Feb 3, 2016

Galen--any chance you are form the Beal City area of Mi.?????????? Houks down there.......

Galen Houk · Feb 3, 2016

This picture is right before the snow came over the top of the bucket and buried me in the cab. I never put the door on because we use it more as a forklift and you can't get out with the boom up.

Galen Houk · Feb 3, 2016

I am in south central Minnesota but we are probably related somehow.

DWF · Feb 3, 2016

I've got a tracked Bobcat. I really like it. I bought it for dirt work and that's what I primarily use it for. If it's icy it's about useless. They do not have a lot of clearance so you could high center going thru deep snow. A friend has a rubber tire Bobcat that he uses for cleaning his driveway. He put chains on the back wheels and it goes pretty well.
DWF

37chief · Feb 3, 2016

You guys are lucky you don't have to drive 50 miles to play in the snow. Stan

Eldon (WA) · Feb 3, 2016

I really like this setup on mine.

Galen Houk · Feb 3, 2016

Sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees. But how did I use this to get out of that mess?

Lazy WP · Feb 3, 2016

Any of you that think you can't stick a tracked skid loader have never run one long enough. You get on ice and a tracked machine is almost as helpless as a tired machine is.

JD Seller · Feb 3, 2016

I run tire chains on the skid steer all winter. A set is only about $125 and last about two years even on the concrete. You can go with the chains.

Kow Farmer · Feb 3, 2016

Hi Galen,
I did this same thing this morning just after 6 a.m. with my Gehl 3610 skid loader. I only cussed once. So when I slid sideways, I just stopped and slowly dug the bucket in the ground and helped push myself out once I got a little traction. I was dreading the thought of calling a neighbor to pull me out or getting my own pickup out to pull also. Luckily I got out. Did you get a lot of snow your way? I am South of you about 40 miles. I live East of Klossner. Your skid loader is a beast! I would really like to drive a monster like that sometime. Stay warm.
Kow Farmer Kurt

flying belgian · Feb 3, 2016

Galen, where exactly? I am just outside North Mankato.

Galen Houk · Feb 3, 2016

I live in Hutchinson.

Galen Houk · Feb 3, 2016

Ok Here is what I did. I decided to go for broke, either get it out or really get in trouble. There was about 3 foot of snow on the downhill side but I got the shovel and went at it. I dug down to the bottom of the tires, raised the boom and shoveled out in front, and then got some of the hard stuff out from underneath. I then let gravity help and headed down hill. It would either get stuck on the lawn or power it's way out. It worked. I drove out on the lawn, belly dragging, made a loop on the lawn and made a run for it up the hill. The picture is after dumping some snow to hide the evidence.

Andy Martin · Feb 3, 2016

I've got steel tracks over solid tires, a $2,000 add on that works great, just about bullet proof.

IaLeo · Feb 3, 2016

Off this thread: Mr. Houk are you related to a Gordon Houk sometime back of Waterloo, IA, I think John Deere? Leo

paul · Feb 3, 2016

Wind musta had a different direction this time, it blew my driveway cleaner than normal, but in front of the house it piled a snow bank, oh my!

Blew three widths away and had to start pushing with the bucket to just move the banks back. Looks like the alps now looking out the windos, the snow piled up so!

I got my pickup stuck in the yard the other day, slowed down too much coming from the barn with some straw on, and the snow bank swallowed me up, rear end slid around and had me wedged between a building and an auger sitting there. Person feels dumb.

Paul

Donald Lehman · Feb 4, 2016

I have these moments frequently also. Doesn't this come under the category of: At what point dos this "old enough to know better" thing kick in??????

Galen Houk · Feb 4, 2016

I have a brother Gordon but he lives in Lester Prairie Minnesota.

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