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Encounter Hazards and Get Stuck

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STUCK in the POND! Farming....One of THOSE DAYS!

What happens here

During the mowing process, the Ventrac tractor encounters soft, muddy sections of the pond bank, causing its wheels to lose traction and the vehicle to become stuck. The operator notes that this particular spot has been compromised by muskrat activity. Additionally, the operator accidentally drives over a yellow jacket nest during one of the passes, highlighting another potential hazard when working in overgrown areas near a pond.

Goal: While mowing, be prepared to encounter hazards like soft, muddy spots, muskrat holes, or even yellow jacket nests, which can lead to getting the tractor stuck or facing stings.

Tools and materials

  • Ventrac Tractor

What they say

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I wondered how long it would be before I hit a yellow jackets nest and I got into one right there. Thank goodness I didn't get lit up by those guys. Yeah, that's a mess. I'll have to come back over here tonight get rid of those. We won't get it all done today, but halfway down this side. Cross your fingers I don't hit any more yellow jackets. [Music] [Applause] Folks, I hope you're enjoying the video today. Please hit that like button, subscribe to the channel. I'd love to have you back. What you can't see here is that this is really working my right arm hard. Pulling the lever on the right side of the Ventrac, which is what makes it makes it go forward and backwards, is challenging on hills like this. You got to pull the a little bit harder to go up and down hills. And if not for this Ventrac, I don't know what I would do. Uh you cannot back a farm tractor back in a spot like this. It is just absolutely unsafe and way too steep. I could not get down to the edge of the water like this with any other tractor. [Music] [Applause] [Music] >> Well, every day don't go just the way we planned. Um I ran off over in where the muskrats have been chewing up the ground right here. You can see there's a spot right here. I've got to come back in with loads of dirt and fix this stinking mess, but I'm stuck. Um the ground is wet right here and the Ventrac is spinning all eight tires. All eight tires are spinning and I'm hung up. So, I got to walk ahead of me. I got to go and get the tractor and we got to tie off to the hitch on the rear here and pull this thing out. So, let me go get the tractor. Didn't want to walk 5 miles today, but uh it's like the tractor had other plans.

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