Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

It’s been so wet as I mentioned before about getting my zero turn stuck. Well the other day I tried to pull my grandkids trampoline out from its winter parking spot with the 644 lbh. All was going well until I stopped to adjust the tow strap. The tires started to spin and thats was it. I then jerked on the trampoline with my hands to get to where I wanted it. Which aggravated my right shoulder, which has an ongoing problem. I tried moving it with the loader bucket and the the backhoe bucket to no avail. The lifted to tractor up and put some boards under the tires which moved it about ten feet and then stuck again. It sat there for a day the I tried to pull it with about thirty feet of chains and straps with the 646. It started to moved until I buried the rear tires. So I hooked up my Jeep and slowly pulled the 646 out of the mud. By then I was ready to throw in the towel. After cleaning the Jeep and 646 I called quits for the day. This morning I walked into my back yard and after three trips of carrying 2x8’s about 10’ long I was ready to attempt again. Lifting the tractor up putting boards under the tires it moved out of the big muddy ruts. I gained momentum and gave it full throttle and drove up to the cleaning area. I tried to stomp down on the ruts and filled with mud from the cleaning area. Come drier weather I now have a job to fill the ruts. Sorry no pics of the ordeal or the mess. I guess tge moral is live and learn.

Oh my goodness Harry that is an awful predicament . Here we have had some great weather . It has helped keep the wife busy and keep her mind off a family passing .

I'm sorta mid way between... It keeps raining just enough to be sure I leave tracks everywhere I go with the bigger machines. We're on the verge of drought again here, but with high clay content the top is staying soft. Plants, and grass are pretty happy, and the crop fields look good, but unless we get some deeper moisture it will turn fast. We should be having a lousy rainy weekend which we need, but no fun on a holiday...

It's been a cool dry spring here for the most part. Flower beds have been dusty dry. Lawn is still green probably due to the low temps and overcast days. The major thunderstorms that just flooded NYC went just south of here leaving very little rain. I've had little luck with the cold dry temps getting new grass to grow.

Better batten down the hatches @Harry Looks like you've got more wet weather heading your way today - Good day for sitting in a comfy chair or hiding out in the shop - up here on our side of Lake Ontario they are forecasting a couple of inches of rain to fall before it's over tonight...

The weather out Sucks . It is only suitable for ducks .

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2026 4:34 pm The weather out Sucks.

Sucks here too. Temps went from high 60's/low 70's to 90's for a few days and now its 50's and 60's. 48 tonight, high of 56 tomorrow and rain all day. It's been a cold dry spring here. I'm not having much luck getting new grass growing.