Somewhere hereabouts there's a WWII-era training video on getting tanks unstuck from mud. As I recall, the trick is to take a good-sized tree trunk and tie it to the tracks. Then, as the tank tries to move the tracks, the tree trunk sticks in the mud, spreads the weight out, and stays in place, letting the tank move.

Love the Bloomberg reference. "You dig a hole, you put a tractor in, you put dirt on top, you add water, up comes corn."

Coming from a farming family, I am getting a huge kick out of this video . Farmers and ranchers are the best .

Zack, I just found this video that was posted one year ago. I am so glad you showed us the segment on pulling equipment out of the mud and then explaining the installation of field tile. I also loved you showing us the post.