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Originally Posted by woodlandfarms
The beauty of the PT above these other tractors is that they do much more than mow. You have access to a long list of attachments.... Nothing I love more than working on my steep slopes with my backhoe, loader or grapple... These other tractors are very cool (and probably a bit more comfortable) but the TSM Class of PT (1850) will do 45 degree slopes and I would guess something much much steeper...
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Agree 100% from someone with a much smaller PT. I sold my little Kubota to replace it with a PT because of the need to work on slopes.
IMO, when it comes to maneuverability and speed of getting jobs done, a PT is to a conventional CUT/SCUT as a zero-turn mower is to a conventional lawn/garden tractor -- except (a) they'll handle just about as many attachments as the CUT/SCUT will, and some hydraulically driven ones that a CUT/SCUT cannot, and (b) they'll work on slopes that neither a zero-turn nor a lawn/garden (or CUT/SCUT) tractor can...
You can purchase an aftermarket 3-PT hitch adapter, or one to use skidsteer attachments -- then you'd also have the option of renting skidsteer hydraulically-driven attachments.
I think the TSMs will safely work on any slope that they simply don't slide off of...
You have to experience using a machine with an unobstructed view out the front of the attacment you're using to appreciate the difference...