jdmar
Gold Member
In your third picture it looks like you can see the high spots left over from prior bush hog. Usually the tires compress the grass, the hog does not cut as well there, then the grass stands/grows back up higher there.
At my last house I cut an area once that maxed the tractor--all four wheels in drive and slipping on dry gound. (I later filled and regraded the area!) The only way is to back up a steep hill. Do not drive forward up a steep hill. I also used to regularly cut an area of about 1.5 acres that I just backed up then moved to one side and drove forward down again. It was slow but actually plenty safe if not going sideways. I used a gear tractor and just didn't shift--no way too when that steep. I used the same speed up and down which was the reight speed for brush hogging anyway. HST is noce but in no way needed for hills. Gears have been doing it for years.
One of the more specialty tractors could be nice also. But a standard tractor with 3PT and PTO is a great deal. You can pick up tons of implements cheaply since they are not made specifically for one tractor but will fill fit anny with the same class hitch.
The goats would work well too. Get some fainting goats and yell real loud when they are on the hill and watch them fall and roll! Sorry, I had to say that.
At my last house I cut an area once that maxed the tractor--all four wheels in drive and slipping on dry gound. (I later filled and regraded the area!) The only way is to back up a steep hill. Do not drive forward up a steep hill. I also used to regularly cut an area of about 1.5 acres that I just backed up then moved to one side and drove forward down again. It was slow but actually plenty safe if not going sideways. I used a gear tractor and just didn't shift--no way too when that steep. I used the same speed up and down which was the reight speed for brush hogging anyway. HST is noce but in no way needed for hills. Gears have been doing it for years.
One of the more specialty tractors could be nice also. But a standard tractor with 3PT and PTO is a great deal. You can pick up tons of implements cheaply since they are not made specifically for one tractor but will fill fit anny with the same class hitch.
The goats would work well too. Get some fainting goats and yell real loud when they are on the hill and watch them fall and roll! Sorry, I had to say that.
