Ive Got The Backhoe Stuck...

Found a little wet spot

[@brasmussen81]

I have found that if I put the front bucket down flat and get the front end up on top, maybe even tip it forward if pulling myself out, or roll it back a bit if I have to push myself and while pushing/pulling with the boom, move side to side a bit and basically "wiggle" it. Can make a huge difference

[@johnfurey6569]

Put this video up on heavy equipment society so they all can make a comment 😂 lol

[@daddio7249]

Thirty years of working in swamps, I have a lot of experience in getting stuck. It took him 5 minutes to do what should have taken 1. He had the right ideas, he just couldn't put them together. I have a JD 510, no front wheel drive. From the start I would have pushed down with the front bucket, that would stabilize the front. Push down with the hoe and shove the back end over. Lower the stabilizers to the ground to stop from sliding back into the hole. Reach out and anchor the bucket in the ground. Raise the front bucket and stabilizers. Put the machine in low gear and start pulling, when it stops moving shove the stabilizers down to stop from rolling back into the hole. Put the shuttle shift back in neutral and reach out and anchor the hoe bucket again. Raise the stabilizers, put it back into reverse and finish pulling yourself out. One minute, two at most.

[@sebastianculbreth1661]

Yup exactly. I have 4wd and sometimes I don't even use it cuz the front wheels will dig themselves deeper spinning while you are pulling yourself out with the tail and running it in gear.

[@jefffrayer8238]

@@sebastianculbreth1661 I agree with you and daddio. On the farm with muck in Mich. with J.D. 310C, 4wd, ext. a hoe.

[@southernfarmer8526]

Loved how on Facebook people were running their mouth about you not knowing what you were doing when you posted that pic in the operators page! Gotta love a backhoe!

[@SA-lr1sf]

Thank you very much. Your Video helped me get out. I was about to call rescue truck until I saw your video. I learned that I need to use both the front Bucket and the backhoe to push and get out. Thanks to you and Bill Gate that brought us the internet.

[@GregSilverado]

I was thinking in the beginning that it was going to be a pretty short video knowing the level of skill you have. It was still fun to watch

[@denjhill]

That makes me feel better. You actually know what you're doing and it still took some effort. I got my Case580SE stuck like this once and it took me about 6 hours. But then I don't have 4x4, that's like cheating. lol.

[@thisisconstruction.]

Dennis Hill if you have a front bucket and a good backhoe hydrological system you don’t even need wheels haha

[@Lowcountrydave]

Ah! The feeling of stuck and helplessness. Everyone should have to experience in life. I spent many hours stuck out mudding my Yota! It's fun!

[@bondhuis]

Reminds me of the Octopus ride at the fair!!! Thought running front and back at once was impressive, but then you had to show off and add a third degree with the stabilizers.... Impressive!

[@spencermcginty9812]

Good job as always👍 keep up the good work! Really enjoying the channel👍

[@steelfabmechanic6545]

Not too bad getting it out. Growing up running backhoe's in wet area, lower your front bucket all the way down and then dump the bucket like 10-15 degrees, that will act like a mud mat and help keep the from out of the mud while your pulling yourself through.

[@bert26a]

Did that once in deep snow a few years ago, I got one of my co-workers to man the loader and gear shift while I ran the backhoe pulling it on to solid ground. There was a lot of laughter.

[@metaspencer]

nice recovery! just took ya some time and thinking. well done

[@MrTodd51]

Good job. I sat here in front of my computer and twisted, grunted, tightened my muscles all in an effort to help but you pulled it off, ha.

[@TrevorDennis100]

And your wife sat next you and asked 'Do you need to go to the toilet honey?' ;-)

[@thismaineliving]

HA. I literally found mr self leaning in and on the edge of my seat there towards the end. Great vid, thanks for running and grabbing the camera.

[@Bazza1973ify]

It'd give your pet snake a chance to escape while the backhoe's sat on it's belly Chris Lol 😂

[@ajsample311]

Should have used your back arms to keep you from rolling forward. Got smaller bites with you bucket and boom cause the closer that boom and bucket is to you the more strength and hydraulic pressure to pull yourself. Pull your arms up when you went to pull or push and down when you needed to adjust your front bucket so it wouldn’t roll back into the hole and would be some what more level. You did good though man you got it out!!

[@johnm.evangelis693]

You are a true champ Chris, good job!!!

[@tribeverage7268]

Hey man, great video. I was stressing out...note to self, don't go drunk backhoing!!! Thanks again!!!

[@2LateIWon]

Something Ive learned from watching.......If I lean to the left it doesnt help you out any faster lol

[@jeffreymurdock8366]

I've done the same thing before but it was only the front end stuck so deep the axle was buried in the mud. Where I got stuck was like quicksand at the time you could walk on it and it was solid but if you stopped and stood there you would start sinking. At the time we did not know that it was like that. To this date there are two stacks of wood about 6 ft tall buried in that location.

[@txpipeliner07]

I see you took the advice of all the awesome operators on Facebook

[@cyigearup2]

i'm not an operator so i was leaning in my chair like you were going to flip it.

[@tomrogers9467]

“Well, Stanley, this is another fine mess you’ve gotten us into”.

[@davidknows3320]

Man, you are good in an excavator. Lmao! It's all good, at least you got out.

[@waylondunkin3175]

You got some awesome skills chris

[@por15canada48]

Thinking like an excavator operator. Should have used the outriggers to stop yourself fallling back into the hole when you repositioned your backhoe.

[@PoSp400]

Only time a 4 stick backhoe is better lol You can push/pull with one hand while using the other hand to turn the wheels/push with the front bucket

[@hammerbiohazard521]

on the bright side u did a good job mixing the dirt in ;)

[@davidkahnell1134]

Awesome vid. I like how it only took under 5 mins to get it out. Your an amazing operator.

[@nch-wf3tu]

A+. Don't listen to the haters. I wish you were closer because your work is top notch. Especially the pond work

[@Mr.Stacey-L-SCC]

The man is an artist!

[@localcrew]

I wish I had been there to help. And by "help" I mean "watch".

[@ericm8811]

You really mean stand there and make funny comments.

[@localcrew]

DON'T TELL ME WHAT I MEANT... well yeah -- you're right.

[@daryenmontana]

localcrew yep me to lol

[@GoBlue79]

YEE - HAW !!! You've done some bull ridin' in your past . . . LOL

[@rogmags6337]

lol thats what i do when i play video games just push all the buttons randomly ... just kiddin lol

[@thedeahtkiller3]

HAHA. I just take another loader or something and tip it over 1-2 times untlll its good to go. Dont know why Letsdig didnt do that :)

[@tcorrellii]

I'm squirming in the seat, trying to help it along!!

[@menick595]

Sure was some fancy drivin there

[@osi2484]

good job... stabilizers down a ways when lifting back end...?

[@nickosuave12]

All I have to say is ExtendaHoe! Works wonders in good old times like theses. lol

[@332jatc]

20 years experience and that's how you get out of that hole

[@matttaylor8434]

Looked like fun times!!

[@547Rick]

That was fun. Harry but fun never the less!

[@phillipbonner5215]

And that is how you rock and roll on a backhoe

[@wedoitmjrslice]

This is the first Time I have seen you look like a rookie lol. Nice video though

[@merlinjust4753]

Why didn't you set the outriggers when you were reciting at the beginning? Every time you reset it rolled back in the hole

[@tractorboy31]

Got to try my hand on my friends sisters tractor mount backhoe digging a test hole make sure it worked still and then with 10 min of self tought experience she wanted lessons on her backhoe since she never used it. Little tricky tryin to move smoothly and in sink. You got it out thats what matters. I got my tractor stuck in the woods it took 2 1/2 hrs with a 4 ton come along to get unstuck but we all screw up you shouldn't have there well and i shouldn't have been where i was either just yours came out easier using the hoe vs a come along

[@63256325N]

Ride 'em cowboy!

[@michaelmactavish1728]

hahahaha stuck might need the M62 kubota she'll yank it out

[@alistermcglashan2741]

Duncan MacKenzie

[@tonythetigerman9113]

Michael Mac Tavish you & your FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT MADE WITH POP CAN & PLASTIC BOTTLE KIBUTTA, YOUR EVERY WERE TALKING SHIT GO BACK TO YOUR BASEMENT LITTLE BOY Kubota's sell cheap b/c you get what you pay for

[@shakazzolo]

It has the two little stabilizing feet, the bucket and the back loader. It makes me wonder, is it possible to make the backhoe walk on them like a spider or something?

[@flash80D]

Three stick Case is a lot better and easier to bucket hip with, instead of joysticks

[@100PercentOS2]

I kind of like the joysticks better. It was a pleasure operating a CAT with joysticks for a couple of days. But I have a small backhoe loader with a similar stick arrangement like in this video so I am able to see what I like best.

[@turk4824]

Looks like new sneakers needed😁

[@randymaylowski2485]

That's awesome" good job.

[@devingrams4008]

This made my day.

[@sisutrucks]

next backhoe upgrade. an articulated one :D

[@TheDisorderly1]

Been driving tracked machines so much you've forgotten how to get the wheeled machines unstuck.

[@albosarge7282]

It sure looked like it was a lot harder than it needed to be didn’t it?

[@gwenb4531]

That would make a great ride at disney world.

[@jhad3n]

I'm ignorant so here goes. It looked like your differentials were only limited slip. Do they not lock? Left rear and right front tires spinning...

[@jmoneyz715]

Great video 👍👍

[@super6954]

Well it came out so it's all good. I know from what I've got stuck in here, like unexpected frost boils that break through and open up a swamp suddenly. There is no exact science to pulling a backhoe loader out on it's own, It either works or it don't L.O.L

[@Brad772006]

Oh yes, I have been there myself, and my backhoe is 2 wheel drive.

[@marchuk4677]

The struggle is real!!

[@robertm8250]

I did the same thing with my case. took two of us. one worked the back and the other the front. had to dig to bed rock. three feet deep for seventy feet long.

[@skidlidzdg]

Nice job

[@Digginok]

That's entertaining!

[@zeke112964]

Always fun trying to pull yourself out

[@michaelmartino4406]

The loader was holding him back a few scoops of dirt under the machine does wonders

[@JJJ78028]

Now for detailing, wash and wax.

[@trevorhughes3024]

Sweet!

[@maryriser7836]

When I try that I just wallow down deeper and end up calling my husband to bring the big chain to get my 35G out.

[@seanpierce7673]

You made it look tway too easy chris

[@nemo227]

If it happens too often you could build some smaller mud mats like the ones you use with the excavator.

[@bannereddivpool]

I was digging last year and the Case nose dived into a underground spring. The backhoe was getting swallowed... with the hoe pushing down and getting sucked into the ground we were able to stabilize the machine with 20ft logs. Nothing like watching the earth swallow heavy equipment. Now there is constant water running where the backhoe was, ungodly cold water.

[@stanpatterson5033]

Sounds sort of like when a dozer slips beneath muskeg. Can't stop it, and you usually never see the equipment again.

[@joegoecke9711]

Doesn't that work like a normal tractor? Apply the emergency brake 25% for full posi?

[@daddio7249]

Where are you at? I have never been on a tractor that had an emergency brake. Most do have a differential lock though.

[@Roca89]

haha that was cool.

[@janvandenbos7085]

Very nice again Chris, realy nice to see how you unstuck it letsdig18 😲😲😲😲😲😜😂😛😂😜😂😛😂😜😂😛😂😜😂😛

[@gac107]

What year backhoe is that? Do the hydraulics lose much power after the machine gets older, even if it is maintained well?

[@Deere2154D]

gac107 yes. Pumps still get old no matter how well they are maintained.

[@DeweyCheatumNHoweLLC]

I've seen stuck before, and it looks a lot like that.

[@keithhugheshhlogging707]

Nice

[@BillRayDrums]

2:30 seems that you could use those stabilizers to lock it down and not roll backwards every time... #casualobservation

[@letsdig18]

yeah live and learn

[@jamesdiehl8690]

No, you ain't stuck!

[@WatchWesWork]

If you just had 9 hands...

[@andrewsutcliffe4889]

It was never stuck in the first place. It is almost impossible to get stuck in one of those

[@andrewsutcliffe4889]

@@simonsimon557 Showing track machines 360° but not 180° . I drove one for years. How can you get stuck when you have a back hoe and a powered front bucket ? You dont need the wheels, you just walk yourself out with the hydraulics.

[@AidenHubbsCRM]

Shoulda just grabbed the link belt haha woulda saved you some pain

[@jimlong527]

Never give up..just like life.

[@jamesdiehl8690]

If you were stuck, you wouldn't have been able to get out!

[@Donkey2454]

gravel

[@zeldakoons3686]

Rock a bye baby, oops sorry you fell down!!!!!!!!!

[@LiLGooZ21]

Pressure Washer Time!

[@CORRIGEEN71]

Should use Jack's to hold digger

[@thisisconstruction.]

Bro get yourself a freekin tripod already

[@tflick41]

HA! The whole time I'm asking why you don't have the wheels spinning. Now I know! Whoa baby!

[@justinbiddle5048]

Little soupy I'd say

[@johnlastnameredacted7940]

I'm just wondering what happened to the Daewoo excavator?

[@letsdig18]

sold it for the 140 6 years ago

[@orkidknog4147]

you made a hand of getting that out of there for a digger driver my be you should keep on a 360

[@laurelherbert2879]

I bet you wish you still had the linkbelt

[@davep1445]

TODAY, ..........at least. ;-)

[@jackiesiebrass3321]

Never a doubt...

[@throttlebottle5906]

hahaha :))

[@jlhighfield9116]

can happen to the best of em

[@cameronhouston803]

chris try 2 boards to get the backhoe out

[@sebastianculbreth1661]

Vs. 7 tons? I've used feed sacks full of dirt before, that worked.

[@cameronhouston803]

@@sebastianculbreth1661 okay

[@robertwinchester27]

hell of a wet spot..