+Closeoutracer That tractor costs closer to $400k,the operator took it slow,that tractor has over 600+ HP,and has plenty of torque. The driver was smart and slowly crawled up the steep incline,the bridge collapsed under the weight of the tractor and trailer. After a few good harvests,he can build a new,stronger bridge.
The driver sure has balls of steel. It looks not bad from the outside. But when YOU are on the INSIDE and all you see is sky....hmmm, you get the butterflies in the belly and hope the darn bridge wont slide or break even more. Nicely done btw!
It's running for the sake of the hydraulics, some equipment will not roll unless the engine is running which keeps the hydraulic pump(s) pressure(s) going.
Individual farmers own much more land than the old-timers, bigger equipment is needed in order to get all the work done. You also spend less time on breakdowns
It is being towed or more likely some sort of winch. The cable is connected just in front of the rear axle, u can see it clearly underneath and as it rolls forward u can see the cable drop and curl up. Tractors have some very low gears but they don't go that low.
Show's how much this commentator understands about life. Besides the fact that the two chain is clearly viable in the anyone that understands tractors would release it was not under it's own power in that video.
the old timers typically don't get bigger(buy more land or rent more) so they don't have to get new ones.While the farmers in this video get new ones because maybe an old one broke or they needed something with more power to pull a bigger planter because they bought a new field.
He is being towed out. It's hooked up at the rear end. U can see the cables under the tractor. You also see the guy starting to unhook them at the end of the video! Take a closer look
The margins are slim for us, that's for sure. We're a small farm, and we'll spend thirty thousand dollars a year operating and maintaining machinery and on building upkeep to make not much more than that. And that's a good year. Between the two of us, we've got about three other jobs to support the farm.
It is being towed, if you look under the tractor you can see the cables, then you can see the cables running out from underneath the front of the tractor
You would think that a old wooden bridge is a great idea for a freaking I don't know maybe 10 ton tractor, now don't judge me I'm not exactly sure how heavy it is but. You don't do this kind of crap!
The bridge piece being used is bowed. The timber rail is compromised.. and yet you've got an operator in the seat- risking his life as a hard jar from a drop could send his head into the top of the cab. You're also risking the $80k plus tractor.. Why? So you can use your winch truck? You could have easily.. in 2 hours or less shored up the remaining bridge piece with railroad tie supports where it has bowed.. then brought the tractor out without an operator inside. Nice video on how NOT to do something.. successful this time-yes... again like this and what? Kill the tractor operator when the 2nd bridge piece fails.. Poor job of recovery here. You don't take risk with lives or expensive equipment.
The tractor had to be towed. Any torque applied to the bridge through the Tractors tires COULD demolish the rest of the bridge structure. If that happens the front of the CASE will take heavy damage from slamming into the concrete support piers. Then the bridge would need repairs beyond just rebuilding the wood structure, AND the CASE would be in the shop, possibly with big dollar repairs to the frame.
Tractor being towed from caved-in bridge south of Reeder, North Dakota, May 2009. That is the video description, maybe you read it next time! But please tell me, how fast do you pull damaged tractors from collapsed bridges?
@ReachDeep1 you need to take a closer look. they are hooked to the pivot point. when they first start pulling it out the cables are right up against the frame. as the tractor gets out the cables get further away from the frame. i have worked on a farm my whole life and now own one. your experience doesn't make you right every time.
@MrRickedy It becomes a big deal if the end of the bridge is dislodged by trying to power out. Any forward motion will be translated into force that will try to shove the bridge backwards. The way they pulled the tractor up would tend to keep the bridge up on the ledge. If the thing was stable then I'd assume the tractor could have driven out under it's own power.
I grew up on the farm. There's a reason I got an education and a desk job. This is hard business and a hard life and I am not tough enough to do it. You guys that have never spent a day in the farmer's shoes might just want to bite your lip and thank a farmer for the affordable corps they produce to feed you.
My dad use to buy crop insurance, is that still available? I remember in 1984-85 it was so wet, dad waited until the ground froze, because the combine would sink into the mud. That was when we had cold winters in Southern Illinois. Our family had farmed since the 1700's, but in 1986 dad said the hell with it, and let the bank have it. The ground auctioned off for $300 an acre, and most of the equipment went to South America. The ground is worth $8000 today.
@d86367 That was my first thought, but if he tried to go forward (the direction its being winched), and it started to slip, it could slide down the ramp, and roll the tractor; The winch is slower, but probably safer and a more even pull.
You can see the block and tackle move with the machine,,,,,,,and they tow from the rear rather than the front so the 'pull' torque is going uphill with the machine parallel to the bridge rather than adding to the stress against the bridge. After the machine reaches safety at the top you see the machine roll forward and the cable underneath bunches up.....And I suppose the guy jumping around was setting cribbing and rollers under the cable at the apex and you can see him signal the winch operator
@42pur3skillz The laws of physics are the same in New York City as they are down on the farm. That bridge was probably built when a Farmall 400 was a big tractor.
we used to have an old bridge like that crossing a creek into the back 40. we used to build it up with heavy planks when we took the combine back there just in case. a few tence moments as the old bridge creeked and groned, but it held up til the ice took it out one spring thaw.
nicely put. we (farmers) work very long days, we gamble with the crops and weather, without any breaks from the government. we had hail come through this past season and destroy our corn and soy beans, we gotta make do with what happens. we combine 24 hours 30 hours sometimes to get the crop in before weather. without farmers this nation would collapse
They pulled it probably because he knocked hydrolic Filters and what ever else loose in the sudden drop. Both that and its more precise pulling than trying to drive it up under her own power. Also 1st gear is hardly slow enough to climb over that safely. not to mention the cable will help keep tractor somewhat steady if rest of bridge collapsed.
@yukonrott you do actually need hazard lights on all 4 corners of your tractor and the equipment that you are pulling as well as the Slow Moving Vehicle Triangle plat at the front and back of the hook up. and without farms we would all starve.
Farmers, watch and learn, this is the way how it is done!. Most farmers i know get in a state of panic and jump on the throttle like an idiot make it from bad to worse. This is the way to save time and money in a situation like this. Patience is the key.
I dont understand how they thought THAT bridge was gonna hold THAT machine in THAT kind of climate? I'm not sure if I'd drive my truck over it. Tip: Insert a couple I-beams!
A cattle farm in Alberta operated by the family that also owns a large profitable construction company has tractors and bridges like this. Is this my neighbor? Where did this happen?
in the eastern part of the us there are bridges like this and in worse shape. I just wonder when the do cave in hope no one gets seriously injured. yes this is in the Dakota it looks as it may be a private bridge.
Apparently some morons think this bridge was built possibly two days before this happened, not taking into consideration that it's maybe even 50 years old, and yes, that tractor was too heavy for it, and it wasnt a main road, but more likely a machinery road or a little used back road. and yes, we all know that if it was concrete this wouldn't have happened
why the hell didn't he just back up and drive out around through the creek and back on to the road? That thing is more than capable, I've seen those do some crazy shit.
@250xundertaker im sorry but your deere would have done the same thing and that bridge didnt have any strong supports thats why it broke. if that bridge were about 20ft longer he would have lost his tractor and his planter or what ever he was pulling which with the 2 combined may have cost a half a million dollars so instead of taking chances i would have drove it into the water and risk getting stuck rather that it crashing down off that wooden bridge.
@Haazz You really don't need a structural engineer to see that bridge couldn't hold the weight. I wouldn't put maximum gross weight that bridge could hold over 10tons. If was reinforced with steal I beams and had a support structure in the middle it would be more than capable of holding a tractor like that. Unfortunately he probably drove over it a hundred times before, it only gets weaker. No engineer would pass off on it being used for modern farm equipment.
Why use that bridge anyway?.....im sure theres a place to cross that tiny creek somewhere.We used to wade our big 4x4 tractors across the tongue river in montana in winter at 30 below or summer
I can not believe how difficult it can be for some people to hold a camera without shaking
Youd probably be shaking too if your $350,000 tractor was about to fall in a river
that took guts, skill and some serious patience...nice job
+Closeoutracer That tractor costs closer to $400k,the operator took it slow,that tractor has over 600+ HP,and has plenty of torque. The driver was smart and slowly crawled up the steep incline,the bridge collapsed under the weight of the tractor and trailer. After a few good harvests,he can build a new,stronger bridge.
It is being towed. If you look closely, you can see the cable. There is a front end loader (off camera) pulling the tractor out.
Oh, the whole time I was thinking to myself "wow, that's a really low gear". It wasn't until afterward I saw that there was a tow cable.
yeah, it took me a minute to realice there whas a wire
i didnt see it... got me to then cause i was thinking the same thing
It is being towed. They were afraid to run the motor until damage was assessed. It is being towed by a front end loader (off camera).
The driver sure has balls of steel. It looks not bad from the outside. But when YOU are on the INSIDE and all you see is sky....hmmm, you get the butterflies in the belly and hope the darn bridge wont slide or break even more. Nicely done btw!
It's running for the sake of the hydraulics, some equipment will not roll unless the engine is running which keeps the hydraulic pump(s) pressure(s) going.
Individual farmers own much more land than the old-timers, bigger equipment is needed in order to get all the work done. You also spend less time on breakdowns
Why would you cross a wood bridge with a 40,000 pound tractor? I wouldn't even cross that bridge with a pickup.
It is being towed or more likely some sort of winch. The cable is connected just in front of the rear axle, u can see it clearly underneath and as it rolls forward u can see the cable drop and curl up. Tractors have some very low gears but they don't go that low.
Going any faster would multiply the chances of the rest of the bridge breaking. He did it perfectly. Something take finesse, not strength.
Show's how much this commentator understands about life. Besides the fact that the two chain is clearly viable in the anyone that understands tractors would release it was not under it's own power in that video.
the old timers typically don't get bigger(buy more land or rent more) so they don't have to get new ones.While the farmers in this video get new ones because maybe an old one broke or they needed something with more power to pull a bigger planter because they bought a new field.
@creamyfilling102 you can see he is being towed, the cable is running underneath the tractor to the rear end
just shows the power and grip that machine had to crawl up that!!
He is being towed out. It's hooked up at the rear end. U can see the cables under the tractor. You also see the guy starting to unhook them at the end of the video! Take a closer look
The margins are slim for us, that's for sure. We're a small farm, and we'll spend thirty thousand dollars a year operating and maintaining machinery and on building upkeep to make not much more than that. And that's a good year. Between the two of us, we've got about three other jobs to support the farm.
It is being towed, if you look under the tractor you can see the cables, then you can see the cables running out from underneath the front of the tractor
You would think that a old wooden bridge is a great idea for a freaking I don't know maybe 10 ton tractor, now don't judge me I'm not exactly sure how heavy it is but. You don't do this kind of crap!
The bridge piece being used is bowed. The timber rail is compromised.. and yet you've got an operator in the seat- risking his life as a hard jar from a drop could send his head into the top of the cab. You're also risking the $80k plus tractor.. Why? So you can use your winch truck? You could have easily.. in 2 hours or less shored up the remaining bridge piece with railroad tie supports where it has bowed.. then brought the tractor out without an operator inside. Nice video on how NOT to do something.. successful this time-yes... again like this and what? Kill the tractor operator when the 2nd bridge piece fails.. Poor job of recovery here. You don't take risk with lives or expensive equipment.
It looked pretty successful to me if it works is it a bad idea
The tractor had to be towed. Any torque applied to the bridge through the Tractors tires COULD demolish the rest of the bridge structure.
If that happens the front of the CASE will take heavy damage from slamming into the concrete support piers. Then the bridge would need repairs beyond just rebuilding the wood structure, AND the CASE would be in the shop, possibly with big dollar repairs to the frame.
Tractor being towed from caved-in bridge south of Reeder, North Dakota, May 2009.
That is the video description, maybe you read it next time! But please tell me, how fast do you pull damaged tractors from collapsed bridges?
nice job with the steady cam now i'm dizzy after wacthing this video
@ReachDeep1 you need to take a closer look. they are hooked to the pivot point. when they first start pulling it out the cables are right up against the frame. as the tractor gets out the cables get further away from the frame. i have worked on a farm my whole life and now own one. your experience doesn't make you right every time.
Reminds me of a slowest tractor race at the county fair. At least his machine wasn't destroyed.
@MrRickedy It becomes a big deal if the end of the bridge is dislodged by trying to power out. Any forward motion will be translated into force that will try to shove the bridge backwards. The way they pulled the tractor up would tend to keep the bridge up on the ledge. If the thing was stable then I'd assume the tractor could have driven out under it's own power.
Pretty easy to see the cables attached to the rear axle And the engine is running at idle speed to be able to steer it ,They did a GREAT JOB !
@flawmore Correction; it WAS a $230,000 CASE Tractor.
I grew up on the farm. There's a reason I got an education and a desk job. This is hard business and a hard life and I am not tough enough to do it. You guys that have never spent a day in the farmer's shoes might just want to bite your lip and thank a farmer for the affordable corps they produce to feed you.
This tractor is moving on its own power. What makes you think it is being towed?
My dad use to buy crop insurance, is that still available? I remember in 1984-85 it was so wet, dad waited until the ground froze, because the combine would sink into the mud. That was when we had cold winters in Southern Illinois. Our family had farmed since the 1700's, but in 1986 dad said the hell with it, and let the bank have it. The ground auctioned off for $300 an acre, and most of the equipment went to South America. The ground is worth $8000 today.
Wonder if the transmission was a little warm after that?
He's probably taken it across that bridge a hundred times.
+JulianZeezer More like one time too many.
more like first and last time
@d86367
That was my first thought, but if he tried to go forward (the direction its being winched), and it started to slip, it could slide down the ramp, and roll the tractor; The winch is slower, but probably safer and a more even pull.
thats super dangerous my grandfather died 52 when is tractor fliped back over him.
You can see the block and tackle move with the machine,,,,,,,and they tow from the rear rather than the front so the 'pull' torque is going uphill with the machine parallel to the bridge rather than adding to the stress against the bridge. After the machine reaches safety at the top you see the machine roll forward and the cable underneath bunches up.....And I suppose the guy jumping around was setting cribbing and rollers under the cable at the apex and you can see him signal the winch operator
the gearing on these things are insane, so slow, so much power
@42pur3skillz The laws of physics are the same in New York City as they are down on the farm. That bridge was probably built when a Farmall 400 was a big tractor.
tractors a boss for pulling that all by its self
we used to have an old bridge like that crossing a creek into the back 40. we used to build it up with heavy planks when we took the combine back there just in case. a few tence moments as the old bridge creeked and groned, but it held up til the ice took it out one spring thaw.
Thats a quality bridge made from the finest 2x6's
Im from Houston texas and we have a farm.. It's quite nice actually.
nicely put. we (farmers) work very long days, we gamble with the crops and weather, without any breaks from the government. we had hail come through this past season and destroy our corn and soy beans, we gotta make do with what happens. we combine 24 hours 30 hours sometimes to get the crop in before weather. without farmers this nation would collapse
it was build to make the angle on a broke bridge (just).
How deep is that river? Think it would get trough it
They pulled it probably because he knocked hydrolic Filters and what ever else loose in the sudden drop. Both that and its more precise pulling than trying to drive it up under her own power. Also 1st gear is hardly slow enough to climb over that safely. not to mention the cable will help keep tractor somewhat steady if rest of bridge collapsed.
@yukonrott you do actually need hazard lights on all 4 corners of your tractor and the equipment that you are pulling as well as the Slow Moving Vehicle Triangle plat at the front and back of the hook up. and without farms we would all starve.
Why have a little timber bridge between massive concrete plinths? and who'd have expected it to support 10 ton of tractor?
What's the cable for then?
What gear is that? Crawling at super slow speed?
Think the operator had that 'sinkin' feeling when the bridge let go?
Farmers, watch and learn, this is the way how it is done!. Most farmers i know get in a state of panic and jump on the throttle like an idiot make it from bad to worse. This is the way to save time and money in a situation like this. Patience is the key.
Most of the big 4 wheel drives come with a under slung cable attached under the rear axle.
Who was it that thought that POS bridge could support such a gigantic tractor?
Not sure about the older steigers but the newer ones have a factory stock cable beneath
Its the newer.
I dont understand how they thought THAT bridge was gonna hold THAT machine in THAT kind of climate? I'm not sure if I'd drive my truck over it. Tip: Insert a couple I-beams!
i'll bet that was a hell of a ride goin down
@fastdraw30 I'm pretty sure a STX425 only weighs approximately 31000 lbs, and I know for sure that piece of equipment doesn't weigh 49000lbs.
just how slow can that go in low gear ? engine was buzzing but I almost dreamed the wheels were turning
A cattle farm in Alberta operated by the family that also owns a large profitable construction company has tractors and bridges like this. Is this my neighbor? Where did this happen?
1st of all: Nice tractor
2nd of all: That bridge was obviously to little for the nice tractor to cross.
learned a good lesson on how nto deal with those kind of situtations.but i dont have any bridger like that to cross
Did the bridge break while crossing?
dont matter what he was farming or wtf he was doing...wtf was he on that old ass bridge for with a tractor that weighed that much?
I guess that tow/winch cable we see is not really there...?
Why is the bridge so high and nothing around it is that high
I'd love to know what pulled it out of there
in the eastern part of the us there are bridges like this and in worse shape. I just wonder when the do cave in hope no one gets seriously injured. yes this is in the Dakota it looks as it may be a private bridge.
can u not see the cables under the tractor . shows how much u understand tractors
Apparently some morons think this bridge was built possibly two days before this happened, not taking into consideration that it's maybe even 50 years old, and yes, that tractor was too heavy for it, and it wasnt a main road, but more likely a machinery road or a little used back road. and yes, we all know that if it was concrete this wouldn't have happened
That was some good driving getting the tractor out of there. Slow was "good" in this case.
@Sk8boy297 It was being towed, not driven.
cant you guys tell they used cables to pull it out the tractor helped but i think the cables with someone else pulling did most of the work
looks like a good place for a toobyfor
dang man, i see you in all comments lol, great channel you built.
@andina18 It only took him about 5 minutes if they included filming a little earlier then once they started filming.
sorry for your loss, those tops are not made for a roll over..
What is with the north country and collapsing bridges??
Um, looking at whats left of that bridge... Looks like they should have known better.
400 thousand dollar brand new tractor (or close) very expensive i think 12 row planter. I would know i live on a farm we got an old 1990 9260 steiger
slow and steady...wins the race.
why the hell didn't he just back up and drive out around through the creek and back on to the road? That thing is more than capable, I've seen those do some crazy shit.
my god how low of a gear is he in? is that a hydro or something?
Why did they not pull it out the other way? Also that bridge having no steel and driving a tractor that size over? Not a good idea
@jpsholland your absolutly right. My dad has been a farmer all his life and i have learned so much from him on how to go about situations like this.
great work man who did that not good if you can afford a massive tractor i am sure that you can afford a good bridge!
Depends where you are in ND. The farmers in the east are rich city slickers
talk about Creeper Gear! Was the tractor too heavy for the bridge or what?
That guy has balls sittin in that tractor...
3 minutes of my life I'll never get back !
That bridge barely looks heavy enough for a car, let alone that. Hell of a job getting it out though.
@250xundertaker im sorry but your deere would have done the same thing and that bridge didnt have any strong supports thats why it broke. if that bridge were about 20ft longer he would have lost his tractor and his planter or what ever he was pulling which with the 2 combined may have cost a half a million dollars so instead of taking chances i would have drove it into the water and risk getting stuck rather that it crashing down off that wooden bridge.
@Haazz You really don't need a structural engineer to see that bridge couldn't hold the weight. I wouldn't put maximum gross weight that bridge could hold over 10tons. If was reinforced with steal I beams and had a support structure in the middle it would be more than capable of holding a tractor like that. Unfortunately he probably drove over it a hundred times before, it only gets weaker. No engineer would pass off on it being used for modern farm equipment.
So it's being towed? I saw the x
que hace para ir tan pero tan despacio?
@farmhandstudios i think they disconnected it so he could drive the tractor out. the tractor cost more than wat he was pulling
is it possipble to drive slower?
Why use that bridge anyway?.....im sure theres a place to cross that tiny creek somewhere.We used to wade our big 4x4 tractors across the tongue river in montana in winter at 30 below or summer
either way if it was towed or not its still amazing to see it get out of there
i love tractors
how did they get the air seeder off?