smiley
Gold Member
I just printed out the photo of the Aebi tractor and checked the angle. Using the pole in the background as a reference which should be verticle but is very slightly off, probably from the camera being tilted slightly, but close enough to show that the bottom edge of the photo is nearly horizontal. By measuring or with a protractor, you will find that the mower is actually sloping more than 45 degrees (100%) which I think is caused by the obvious crabbing of the tractor, making the top of the mower run further back than the lower side. I realize that perspective and not viewing from head on will make some difference but not a great deal. At any rate it's a lot more than 40% and the only thing keeping that tractor upright is a very wide stance and very low center of gravity. As I mentioned before, I would even be careful with a crawler on a slope like that.
As a side note, HF has a slope meter with magnetic base for $4.99, so if you want a cheap check on your slopes, pick one up and set it up with your tractor on a level area then go see at what degree the pucker factor starts.
As a side note, HF has a slope meter with magnetic base for $4.99, so if you want a cheap check on your slopes, pick one up and set it up with your tractor on a level area then go see at what degree the pucker factor starts.