Dachshunds help "unstick" John Deere 6300 5 ton tractor stuck in the mud for 7 hours

We used the tractor to tow the Huey onto the paintball field. (Welcome to my world.) Afterward, I tried to drive it off the field without cutting down trees. Got into the slightly wet part-time stream area. It got stuck, but we had paintball to play! So I left it till later. When I tried to start it, it didn't start. It has been hard to start as the weather got colder. Bought a brand new deep-cycle battery, cleaned terminals/connectors. Fail. Tried spraying silicon into the air intake past the filer and without the filter on. Fail. Tried adding more fuel in case the tilt was making it hard to get fuel. Fail. Tried looking for a manual fuel primer. Fail. If there is one I couldn't find it and JD doesn't put their manuals online. They sell them. For a lot. Tried jump starting from my ATV to add some more amps. Fail. The BBQ grill actually worked. We were so happy! Unfortunately, it had taken about 2 weeks of finding the free time to work on it, during which time it rained, more.

And we saw this great video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnRRGW6z3UQ but although our "tire log" was larger, our tractor was MUCH larger, and it destroyed it. Want fun? Try tying a log to a tractor wheel in cold mud with chain. Sounds easy.

Two guys and a bucket of chains dragged a 5 ton piece of equipment uphill almost 100' without a winch 2-3' at a time. The "good ideas" ended once it was started and the oak trunk snapped because it was too long. The rest was just stubbornness.

Anyway, my lesson as a newer land owner is that I will never ever take that tractor anywhere that looks remotely wet again.

I'm sending this video to my niece and nephew so I am censoring comments. Sorry, but they're kids.

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[45von]

"NEXT" time ... bring the engine down to an IDLE... It will work a lot better...

[zensins]

@45von There won't be a next time. Only 4wd tractors around here now.

[Mitymidgettohell]

wow! at 4:32 listen to that.. sounds like glass breaking, btw nice video i learned many ways to get unstuck.

[zensins]

Wow you're right it does. It's the chain links popping against each other at a few hundred mph, heheh.

[mrhobbeys]

dont know what the grill stuff is about but for some odd reason I enjoyed watching that, would have been better to see the "happy ending"

[zensins]

Used to get the engine warmed so it would start in cold weather. I know it sounds weird but it worked. Check out the description.

[aczlan0]

You might have been better served by putting some logs crossways underneath the tractor to make a corduroy road. Then you could have gotten back on top of the "crust" and not had to use the chain for as long.

[DieBockereder]

omg

i will never buy a tractor without 4wd !!

[strokin2005]

Pull it with the craftsman ;)

[sebakyuubi]

the dog bogged tooo in 3:37 xD

[classharvester]

2wd tractors are shit .

[cessnawings67]

@pfd37 You are right but sometimes unhooking isnt that easy and remember the dam implement is still behind you. How do ya move that outta yer way now?

[geniussuineg1]

man...u should of taken of the weight at the back...that was pushing the tractor down...and u could of pulled the tractor out with the other tractor and the atv..

[ohiofarmer]

im totally sold on the JD 6000 series of tractors, I just dont want THAT one.