Mike_Dumond
Gold Member
After almost rolling last week, I decided to invest in a tilt-meter. Best investment I ever made. After mounting it on my B6100D, which has Ag's, filled with antifreeze, mounted on the last hole on the axel, with the hub reversed and with the rims reversed, which gives me an extra 3 inches of wheel separation, I once again took to the slope where I had my 'almost mishap'. I also have a FEL and back blade that I run as low as possible at all times.
Not being quite as daring as I might have been in my younger days, I slowly advanced until I was at 25 degrees. Carefully leaning toward the downhill side, I noticed no instability in the footing of the 6100. Of course, I wasn't moving at the time. I'm not that stupid. I estimate the spot where I started coming off the ground to be around 30 degrees.
With this information in hand, I have decided, (for me), that at 15 degrees, I start to tighten up a little. And at 20, it's gonna be a real pucker kind of day. Should give me enough of a safety margin to keep me out of trouble. Just remember, if you're in the woods, and you've got this figured out for your machine, a stump or a hole can change your angle from 10 to 30 real quick.
I should have got the tilt-meter a long time ago. No reason not to have it, it doesn't give you a false sense of security, as long as you figure in a safety margin. And mounted correctly, you can see it at the edge of your vision. The multi colors are great for this.
Happy tractoring and keep the greasy side down.
Mike
Not being quite as daring as I might have been in my younger days, I slowly advanced until I was at 25 degrees. Carefully leaning toward the downhill side, I noticed no instability in the footing of the 6100. Of course, I wasn't moving at the time. I'm not that stupid. I estimate the spot where I started coming off the ground to be around 30 degrees.
With this information in hand, I have decided, (for me), that at 15 degrees, I start to tighten up a little. And at 20, it's gonna be a real pucker kind of day. Should give me enough of a safety margin to keep me out of trouble. Just remember, if you're in the woods, and you've got this figured out for your machine, a stump or a hole can change your angle from 10 to 30 real quick.
I should have got the tilt-meter a long time ago. No reason not to have it, it doesn't give you a false sense of security, as long as you figure in a safety margin. And mounted correctly, you can see it at the edge of your vision. The multi colors are great for this.
Happy tractoring and keep the greasy side down.
Mike