2nstonge
Gold Member
I've been doing a fair amount of tilling this week, 9 good-sized jobs so far. My set-up is a JD 4110 w/filled turf tires, a FEL, and a CCM tiller. 4 of the jobs have been on sloping terrain where the customer wants a long 8-10ft wide slash across the slope for wildflowers or whatever. Walking the area, even just standing there looking at it, and the grade appears to be minimal - 3-5 degrees? But once on the tractor and tilling along the slope it 'feels' like I'm way over extended & disaster is imminent. There's not an inkling that I will go over & the tractor is grounded but my PPF (Personal Pucker Factor) seems to have a very low threshold. So, rather than making one nice long pass against the slope I end up postioning the tractor up/down slope and making a bunch of short connected tills (end-to-end) to achieve the same finished look. A huge PITA that takes much longer to finish.
I've seen the highway crew mowing sideways on insanely steep grades, seemingly without a problem.
My questions: Are the tilt meters a useful tool or more of a gimmick? Is my PPF something I'll just need to work thru as I gain more experience (my 4110 is a new set-up)? I'd rather be safe than sorry, I work on my own in very rural areas, if something does happen I'm basically screwed.
-Norm
I've seen the highway crew mowing sideways on insanely steep grades, seemingly without a problem.
My questions: Are the tilt meters a useful tool or more of a gimmick? Is my PPF something I'll just need to work thru as I gain more experience (my 4110 is a new set-up)? I'd rather be safe than sorry, I work on my own in very rural areas, if something does happen I'm basically screwed.
-Norm