Was going down a tree line to cross a creek. Right before the creek there was a depression, which was a soft spot. Only noticed it sinking when the tracks started spinning. Tried backing out but no go. 2 hours well spent, 3 trees cut down and jammed under each track until it got high enough to climb out. Because it's a buncher-feller made excavator, the stick and boom don't work while driving, but lucky for me the bucket worked. Would not have got her out without it. While sunk, a 6 foot long bracket that seems like it once held some sort of belly covering, it broke off. Lucky me, the bracket was on the right side under the hydraulic tank, when it came off it missed the engine and took out the fuel line, sheared it off flush with the tank. At least I think it missed it, I need to see if there is oil in it tomorrow. Whatever that bracket was, it was bent in half from the force of being torn off or where it jammed against the tank, I don't know. Called the ministry to report the 1/3 tank of fuel being dumped, tried to clean it up. That was fun. The only easy-out broken bolt remover in town was too small, tomorrow I have to get a bigger one and try to repair. But yes, the fuel line was sheared off and it still came out of the hole. That, after yesterday the fuel filter clogged. Previous owner left one spare set, was easy fix.
Hmm, some sort of belly covering huh, wonder what that would a been for? So you have a threaded piece broken off flush in your fuel tank? If the easy out doesn't get it out, take a sawzall and cut the plug until you can see the half the threads, repeat 45 degrees away, then knock that section out with a punch, and collapse the rest of the nipple and unscrew it with a screwdriver. Use a snips to cut the sawzall blade down if you need it narrower, or use a hacksaw blade by hand. Better luck next time.
After scouring the whole city I finally found a 1/2 inch easy out,came out no problem
Had a similar problem. Had 2 small easy outs. Put both in at same time. Worked well