Advice stuck combine

**seedsman** · Sep 16, 2014, 22:01

Had something similar happen this afternoon. Was able to lift MacDon header just enough to get transport wheels under, and then disconnect header before starting to pull backwards. Not sure it would have come easy with header still attached.

**Daylate** · Sep 16, 2014, 22:06

The tow hook will handle it. We've had ours buried bad and always come out backwards. Last Friday night we sunk one bad enough the front axle on the LH side was underground. It was sitting on the belly.We had our quadtrac on the back wouldn't budge it. So also pulled with our excavator moving the whole boom and stick back towards myself. Man they have power when pulling towards themselves. So ya, your ass end will handle it.

**Daylate** · Sep 16, 2014, 22:08

Yes sorry we also took our pickup off first with the excavator cause nothing else could get close enough to lift the high side to get the pins out.

**boarderbloke** · Sep 16, 2014, 22:44

cottonpicken, Duals or no duals?
Running red so can't comment on the integrity of your tow hooks. Best of luck and do it safe. Let us know how she went.

**hedgehog** · Sep 17, 2014, 04:08

We always pull forwards, one or tow combines been written off by a rear pull.
We somtimes tie a railway sleeper to the wheel and rotate it to the bottom

**SASKFARMER3** · Sep 17, 2014, 05:57

Big big Tires. I mean lots of rubber. We use a strap that's 75 ft long and is meant to pull 600hp tractors out it cost way to much, ok no it is priced right it works. Hook on lift chopper so don't bend any thing, these are not ropes that give so snug and then pull. its a Deere it will come out backwards. slow pull. Been stuck I cant count the times. Be safe that's the main thing.
MUD what a dud.

**SASKFARMER3** · Sep 17, 2014, 05:58

Duals !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**cottonpicken** · Sep 17, 2014, 06:53

Thanks was unsure how much the rear could take-thats what she said-so hopefully i dont end up like that guy that tore his combine in half and went into the barn and shot himself

**Hopperbin** · Sep 17, 2014, 07:07

Straight header? Off ground?

Advice stuck combine