Posted by PJH on January 23, 2018 at 20:09:11 from (50.40.223.148):
In Reply to: One Man Pull Starting posted by Michago-John on January 23, 2018 at 14:04:32:
A local guy had a long muddy lane, and a brand new Ford Pickup. He worked as a section hand on the railroad, and early one morning he got stuck in his lane. He walked back and got what was then a new MF 165. Hooked it to the front of the truck, put tractor in motion, jumped off, ran to the brand new truck to steer it, tractor front wheel caught a rock or something and cut hard left, tractor edged up on a bank and rolled over on it's top right there in front of him, blocking the lane. He missed work that day. The last I saw of the tractor, it was split in two and the engine was hanging from a tree limb in his front yard.
Another local guy had a 3020 JD, and made a tow bar for it. When he tried the tow bar out, he had a back blade attached, so he started the tractor engine and let it run so the blade would stay up. He pulled it with his pickup about a mile to a road intersection where he could make a big circle. When he stepped on the truck brake, he heard the governor kick in on the 3020. It was pushing him, so he decided real quick to roll out on the blacktop road and choke the 3020 down with the truck brakes. It looked like it was gonna work until the 3020 reared up on the tow bar and bred his tailgate. End result - the transmission should have been in "tow" position on the 3020. It was an expensive experiment.
I've pulled my 630 Deere out using a 420 Deere crawler by myself. The crawler will slide the 630 with both brakes locked. I was a young (and stupider) man then.
After writing all that - don't try this idea - it would be an unforgettable memory for whoever found you.
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