SnowRidge
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Are you sure you don't mean "deus ex machina?" I believe that is more than familiar to you Hollywood types.
A PT-1445?
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Are you sure you don't mean "deus ex machina?" I believe that is more than familiar to you Hollywood types.
woodlandfarms
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Are you sure you don't mean "deus ex machina?" I believe that is more than familiar to you Hollywood types.
Huge applause from me for a brilliant pull!!! Have not heard this used in mechanics circles ever, but just had it dropped on my by a disney exec who was trying to create art....
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ToolcatWonka5610
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What does that mean???"deus ex machina?"
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It means your Power Trac will run but you will not think it plausible.What does that mean???
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It means your Power Trac will run but you will not think it plausible.
I think, but the plot was confusing.
SnowRidge
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What does that mean???
WikiKnowItAll will enlighten you.
And if you aren't already aware of it, knowing that Woodland Farms is a director may help make some sense out of it.
(They always wear sunglasses.)
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ToolcatWonka5610
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Well here I am back to this post. As of a few days ago, the land we mow with a 40 some degree slope is no longer our problem as it is under new owner that will take of it them selves. So now our max slope is now about 30 degrees, so here we are back to the 1445. I talked to Chris at PT a while back he said a 1445 can mow a 30 degree slope just fine. One thing we love about the 1445 is that it's designed as a All Around machine (unlike the Slope Mowers). Not too mention the 1,800lb lift capacity. We're still considering what ponytug mentioned that it is good to have some leeway if your tire goes into a hole or something like that. Well, when we go to Tazewell we shall see
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ToolcatWonka5610
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So I've been doing stuff on my computer to get the idea of how steep 30 degrees, 40 degrees, and 45 degrees are. Ok, to anyone who drives a PT 1850 on a slope that steep, all I have to say is, Wow. That is unbelieveable how steep that is. I actually think it's amazing a 1850 can climb that steep of slope.
BTW I got these measure meants from a Protractor picture off google and played around with it in paint on my computer. Here it is. It gave me the idea of how steep slopes these are.
BTW I got these measure meants from a Protractor picture off google and played around with it in paint on my computer. Here it is. It gave me the idea of how steep slopes these are.
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You can add a PT-425 at 25 degrees with a Kohler engine or 20 degrees with a Robin. With my larger displacement wheel motors and reversed wheels, I operate on those kinds of slopes all the time.
I mow this - up, down and if necessary sideways...
A few weeks back, I was carrying 1/2 yard buckets of wet mulch up and down these for hours...
I finally got the "mulch pile from Hades" spread -- just some final gradework to do once it dries... here's where it was:
ponytug
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By all means mow up and down steep slopes! Much much safer.
With luck and good slope geometry, you will never need to traverse a 30 degree slope!
All the best,
Peter
With luck and good slope geometry, you will never need to traverse a 30 degree slope!
All the best,
Peter
