Y'all know, but I'll tell you anyway.....
Neighbors have a nice spot down at the river. There is a fishing cabin and a party pavillion. But, a rain run-off 'crick' passes between. So, they have a bridge made from two utility poles with decking to cross the crick.
A tree decided to whack the bridge. Decking now knidling, and the force knocked one end of both poles down into the water.
They were trying to pull out the poles today. First with a JD300 TLB, then added a 45 HP cat-2 tractor. No go on either pole.
Of course, the issue is grip. Not HP. Neither two or four wheels gripped enough.
So, I crawled down on the 420c, and said: step aside. They scoffed. Either tractor is larger, and they both have 45HP or so. I had 32 when new. Probably 24 now. Or less.
But, tain't about power. Is about grip.
What was *really* funny was I grabbed hold of the fatter, heavier pole first. And spun track. For about one chain revolution. They laughed. A lot. Then, as y'all have guessed, she dug through the wet, slippery, mulchy mess on top. Then she grabbed real dirt.
No muss. No fuss. No snap. Nothing. But we moved. And that pole slipped right on up outta there. Easy, peasy.
They stopped laughing a lot faster than I pulled.
I was in 1st gear, of course. It *is* aptly named (!)
After I pulled both out, I used the blade and steered them both right on into the woods, leaving the ends where we can yank them back out should a new use for them pop up.
Lots of fun.
Stan
