According to what my brother told me while we were digging my recently acquired 4wd Blazer out 20 miles from civilization "all this ^&@# thing is good for is getting us farther from help before becoming stuck".
Tractor Disasters and Owner Abuse
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All of my vehicles are 4WD and all are equipped for 'Self Recovery' (save for the most extreme circumstances).
While it is certainly true 4WD (in most forms) can take you farther from 'help' than 2WD will, I still view 4WD as something beneficial.
Of course... it is incumbent upon the operator to know the reasonable limits of the machine and driver.
That said, things happen....and sometimes you'll get stuck.
Since you know that might happen many miles from 'help' it is wise to equip yourself with some self recovery gear.
And what do 'Brothers' know anyway.
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Our place has too many hills and grades, 4wd is always on, on the tractors.
Wife's ride is AWD so yes always in 4wd.
Truck pretty much goes into 4wd when the snow flies and stays that way for most of the winter.
Yes if the roads are clear I'll kick it off, but for us that's a rarity over the winter.
Wife's ride is AWD so yes always in 4wd.
Truck pretty much goes into 4wd when the snow flies and stays that way for most of the winter.
Yes if the roads are clear I'll kick it off, but for us that's a rarity over the winter.
went to my deer woods a couple weeks ago, i knew we had to ride through some deep mud, i locked my b2100 into 4wd before we left camping area. why ?..simple...i did not want to step down off the tractor into 3ft of mud to get pulled out, needless to say..i did not get stuck..lol.
There is a fine line between BXing and BSing, and based on the pics here, some tractors have stumbled right over it!
Here's one area I mow. The camera on top of the grille guard.
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Here's two of mine, not orange, but blue can get in trouble to.
First, while grading a trail for a neighbor using a box blade 2 feet wider than than width of wheels. Snagged a stump or rock, pulled me around. Couldn't back up, couldn't go forward, it was steep downhill full of trees. Took a dozer to get me out.
Second was and incident while shredding. Have no idea how it happened and have no memory of it happening. I think a large limb kicked up, came up over the tire did damage to me and bent the steering wheel down. Spent 4 days in a trauma center with multiple injures.
Chit can happen fast.
First, while grading a trail for a neighbor using a box blade 2 feet wider than than width of wheels. Snagged a stump or rock, pulled me around. Couldn't back up, couldn't go forward, it was steep downhill full of trees. Took a dozer to get me out.
Second was and incident while shredding. Have no idea how it happened and have no memory of it happening. I think a large limb kicked up, came up over the tire did damage to me and bent the steering wheel down. Spent 4 days in a trauma center with multiple injures.
Chit can happen fast.
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As bad as that BX looks I think I’d rather have ridden out whatever happened to that than to have been on what looks like a L4701 behind it. The L (or maybe MX?) looks like it came off a trailer at high speed or something awfully heavy was dropped on the back end. ROPs wiped off like nothing.
Time to bring this back to life. Below are the pictures of a LandPride Grapple that was used on a BX tractor. I can't decide if it was abuse or poor quality that killed this LandPride Grapple. What are your thoughts? I think that I might have to add some reinforcements to my LandPride Grapple.
Auction comments on damage: KTAC SALVAGE| Cause of Loss **Collision,- using the grapple to pick up a log and while doing so, the grapple snapped** LAND PRIDE SGC0554 /SERIAL #2038567
Auction comments on damage: KTAC SALVAGE| Cause of Loss **Collision,- using the grapple to pick up a log and while doing so, the grapple snapped** LAND PRIDE SGC0554 /SERIAL #2038567
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My vote is probably bad design and poor welds. The failure is at the 'pivot' point of the arms, where straight steel and round steel are to become one.
I cant think of how operating the grapple could cause that damage. What I don't see is ANY grease let alone Zerks in the last picture. It is possible the 'tube' section was 'rust welded' to the shank of the bolt.
Ideally that 'tube' should be 3x thicker and have a Zerk.
One of those 'have to see it ,to tear it apart, to see why it failed.
I cant think of how operating the grapple could cause that damage. What I don't see is ANY grease let alone Zerks in the last picture. It is possible the 'tube' section was 'rust welded' to the shank of the bolt.
Ideally that 'tube' should be 3x thicker and have a Zerk.
One of those 'have to see it ,to tear it apart, to see why it failed.
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Picking up a log may have been the last thing it did, but suspect raking with the lid had something to do with that. If not, just a design that relied too much on a bad weld.
After looking thru this thread I'm thinking that I must baby my equipment too much.
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I know what you mean…Whatever happened to that machine and grapple certainly took some talent.
I’ve used my 0660 grapple previously on MX even though it’s really not appropriate (sized for a BX or B), and it was not damaged in any way that I am aware of.
But if they can be salvaged and found at the right price, could be an opportunity for someone with the time and skills.
I considered bidding on it for parts should I ever need them, but the distance to get it home makes the purchase prohibitive. I'll bet that it doesn't sell for more than 3 04 four hundred dollars. It is approximately 300 miles away, so if I calculate 600 miles round trip at a dollar a mile, plus the purchase price and miscellaneous fees I will be close to the cost of a new one. I bought a gently used one from another forum member for $800 (if I remember correctly) and we met up at the Carlisle PA swap meet and traded $$$ for the hunk of iron. I haven't used it much, but the few times that I did, I was quite satisfied with my purchase.
