Tired of getting stuck in the d*mn mud!

Since I have moved to the woods it has been a pretty common occurrence that I have found myself stuck in mud. I know a lot of people have 4 wheel drive, well I don't. I know I should have a winch on my truck, again, I don't. I do have a come along that I can use if there's a tree close by but as we know that's not always the case. What do y'all country folks use to get unstuck out of the mud if you have no other vehicle to pull you out? I'm looking at this product here Get Vehicles Unstuck in Difficult Road Situations with Trac-Grabber just haven't ordered any yet.

 

I thought about making one, Blue. A ratchet strap and a piece of rubber. Just don't know where I'd get the rubber from. lol I need a horse but I was on my way home from Dallas today when I got stuck. I'm too far to ride a horse to Dallas lol. Thanks, Blue.

LOL I have no choice, bgblok. We live on a dirt private road and when it rains it's a mud pit. It's going to be a ongoing issue, I can clearly see that, I just need to make it as easy on me as possible to get out lol. Two times I got stuck in the back yard, once in front of the house and then again today on our road. It's only a matter of time before # 5 lol.

 

Yes, I do need to add some weight to the back end for sure.

 

Yea, cajun, I had a "tractor fund" saved up right now and I'm just going to buy one instead of renting one. I checked on bobcat rental and the cheapest is about $200/day. I'd need it a couple days at least. So, that got me looking at prices of old tractors and I've been looking for a old Ford 9n or 8n. They're cheap but I haven't found one that I'm sold on yet. But that's my big task that I've had planned since buying this place is fixing the road.

Those trac grabbers are $50 for 1. I thought about some cut up pieces of tire but didn't know if it would have create enough traction to get it unstuck. I do have some ratchet straps and a few tires that the dogs have chewed up so I think I'm going to make one and try it the next time I get stuck.

 

I have some long ratchet straps that I connected together and tied it to a tree but that wasn't enough to get my pulled out. I'll have to look into a snatch block like you suggested to me last night, OG. Appreciate it, amigo.

LOL I'm hoping it gets better, cajun. The road was the major downfall that we knew we would have to deal with about this location. Sucks but I was willing to take it on.

The road is about a mile long, bgblok. I'm tempted to bring in truck loads of rock or gravel and just have them spread out but I'm thinking unless I fix all of the holes in the road, the rock will just end up being pushed out of the holes and onto the side of the road. I figured if I didn't want to "waste" any money it'd probably be best to grade the road first. And yes, as you can imagine, it has got old for me already lol.

Sure appreciate it mud! I'll keep some 2X4s in the bed from now on. I've had some plywood close since I've been by the house each time I've got stuck and I'd use a jack to jack up the truck and put plywood under the tire that's stuck. Up til now it hasn't even worked for me. Each time I've had to have one of our other vehicles give me a pull out, even with plywood under tire. I'll keep some 2X4s with me just in case from now on.

Sure appreciate it, MM. I looked at harbor freight but the cheaper winches were for ATVs. Didn't know if that would be powerful enough to use on a truck.

LOL Yes, it will be interesting. Even more interesting to see if it works or not when I get stuck next time lol. LOL Yes, blue, I'm getting baptized as a country boy for sure lol.

 

LOL I'm sure a Toyota may be the ticket but I've always been a GM guy lol, I don't see a toyota being parked out here lol. I'll just get 4X4 lol.