Learned a painful lesson on the importance of 4WD on steep hills. I had been mowing straight up & down a steep hill wiithout any problem. I took it out of 4WD to mow on the flats for awhile and then forgot to put it back into 4WD for one more pass down the hill. Th wheels started skidding (the grass was a little slick) & since I was headed towards the power transformer you can see in the photo, I turned the wheel and the tractor rolled over. I had the roll bar up and the seat belt on, so I was fine other than a slightly bruised shoulder since it had hit the ground. It's nice to know the ROPS works.
It cost me almost $1000 for the wrecker to get it off the hill + repair the damage. The engine cyliders were full of fuel, and it would not crank, so the injectors had to be removed. Also broke a rear light.
It cost me almost $1000 for the wrecker to get it off the hill + repair the damage. The engine cyliders were full of fuel, and it would not crank, so the injectors had to be removed. Also broke a rear light.