[EastTexFrank]

That looks a lot like my pasture. I used to mow it with a B2400 with 4' rotary mower. It has 4WD, HST, R4's and I always put the FEL on when I mow it. I always mow up and down and I have flat spots at the top and bottom to turn around. When I first started mowing it, it was pretty scary but less so now that I know the terrain so well but the occasional hole or big ant hill will still get your attention. I cut it at the end of last year with the new L4740 and that was completely different than with the B2400. Again, I had the FEL on with the grapple and a 6' bush hog behind. The L4740 has HST and R4's too. I did cut it once with a JD 820 gear tractor with a 5' mower and it was scary because I had so much less control. I occasionally get a guy to cut it for me who mows for a living and he runs across the slopes without giving it a thought. I admit that he's a better man than I am. The thing is that you need the weight on the front of the tractor and take it slow because if things do start to go wrong they can get real bad in a hurry. There are specialty mowers out there where you can run at up to 40 degree across slopes but they are pretty much limited to doing just that one thing and I have no idea of the cost. Might be worthwhile researching though.