Operating on steep hills and Engine/HST oil starvation?

[Rock Crawler]

Yep, after I mentioned your trees I looked again and realized they are giving a false reading and figured it was because of timber pressure. But the man made items are giving a realistic reading.

You don't try to mow your 30 degree slopes sideways do you??

No way on gods green earth with a Craftsman GT. I mow straight up, back down in reverse. The front end is SUPER light as in bounces up a couple inches, pauses and softly sets back down... It's a hair away from lifting the front up and over.

 

[ovrszd]

No way on gods green earth with a Craftsman GT. I mow straight up, back down in reverse. The front end is SUPER light as in bounces up a couple inches, pauses and softly sets back down... It's a hair away from lifting the front up and over.

That's a great pic. Do you happen to know the degree angle of the lower slope?? That would make an excellent comparison for someone to look at.

 

[Fallon]

Anybody have any good recomendations for a clinometer? Ive thought about one for a while, mostly for curiosity. But most of the ones I've seen on Amazon don't have the greatest of reviews.

This seems to be better than average. Amazon.com: Car Inclinometer Level Tilt Gauge Indicator Gradient Balancer Tool For off-road vehicle and self-driving travelling Supplies: Car Electronics

Also thought about a spirit type level like this, although you'd need 2 & mounting them level in my cab would be hard. Industrial Lev-o-Gage 6 - Glass Tube Inclinometer: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

Also thought about mounting one on my Quick Hitch to help with getting grades that perfect 1-2 degrees off level when putting in a crown on a driveway. I have a sneaking suspicion I wouldn't ever get it mounted with good visibility though.

 

[ovrszd]

I bought one of these several years ago and installed on a Kubota I had then. Was a "security blanket" for my wife.

Slope Indicator Tiltmeter | Slope Meters R&B MFG. Inc.

 

[SpringHollow]

I use their slope indicator/ Tiltmeter as well.

Ken

 

[SpringHollow]

I see they have very sensitive ones for flat landers.

Ken

 

[CobyRupert]

No way on gods green earth with a Craftsman GT. I mow straight up, back down in reverse. The front end is SUPER light as in bounces up a couple inches, pauses and softly sets back down... It's a hair away from lifting the front up and over.

2 cents:
I think that’s the worst way. At least if it rolls sideways you can jump and try to fall away from it or out run it.
When it flips over backwards, people ride it for too long and then you can’t jump once your legs/feet have rotated over your hips.
Then the tractor lands on you, pins your head to the ground and pushes your knees to your forehead.
Growing up, the first person I ever knew in a wheelchair was a kid whose spine was snapped trying to drive straight up a hill. If your tires grab when the front end “gets super light” over she goes.

Wheel weights help lower center of gravity.
Check out how many of these are backflips. Driven by fools, of course.
Lawn Mower Accidents Compilation - YouTube

 

[Rock Crawler]

2 cents:
I think that’s the worst way. At least if it rolls sideways you can jump and try to fall away from it or out run it.
When it flips over backwards, people ride it for too long and then you can’t jump once your legs/feet have rotated over your hips.
Then the tractor lands on you, pins your head to the ground and pushes your knees to your forehead.
Growing up, the first person I ever knew in a wheelchair was a kid whose spine was snapped trying to drive straight up a hill. If your tires grab when the front end “gets super light” over she goes.

Wheel weights help lower center of gravity.
Check out how many of these are backflips. Driven by fools, of course.
Lawn Mower Accidents Compilation - YouTube

It's impossible to mow this sideways. Unless I stood beside you holding the machine from rolling out is physically impossible to get the tractor on that hill sideways. You can not mow down forwards, the machine just goes skidding down and the rear starts going sideways and you have to counter steer to keep it going nose down. There is only one way to do this on a tractor, and that is how I do it. I can drive the BX25 up it as well in 4x4 with no loader or backhoe. You might look at the picture and think that there are other options or that it's not as steep as I'm claiming, but trust me... I've been cutting this yard for 27 years and I know what can and can't be done on a garden tractor.

 

[Billrog]

Some thing that may help to visualize a slope if you dump a truck load of sand or gravel the natural slope of the sides of the pile will be or very close to 30 degrees. It's actually a lot steeper than most people realize.

 

[timswi]

Some thing that may help to visualize a slope if you dump a truck load of sand or gravel the natural slope of the sides of the pile will be or very close to 30 degrees. It's actually a lot steeper than most people realize.

Yup that's how they build sandmounds around here..Natural slump--Mine's around 32-35 degrees due to height.