kensfarm
Veteran Member
I wanted to share my sense of pride in this feat that my TC35D accomplished. Two weeks ago I had about 42 tons of crushed run gravel delivered.. I was revamping a steep tractor road that crosses a creek and leads to the other fields. After finishing.. I knew another 40 tons would finish the job.. so I set up another delivery. Saturday came.. and of course it was raining.. the driver arrived.. and asked where to dump. I pointed to the bottom of the road by the creek.. and said.. if you don't think you'd get stuck.. I wouldn't mind having it dumped down there. The truck driver looked at the steep sloped road I had covered last Sat. and thought he'd be okay. So he backed down the slope.. dumped the load.. and his troubles started when he couldn't get his dump bed to come back down.. the angle was too steep. He got about 20 feet up the slope before his tires started digging down.. tried a couple more times before he said.. you have a tractor? I said yes.. once I pulled the tractor around I could see the driver was sceptical. I said.. it's only 35hp but it'll pull a load.. if it doesn't work.. my neighbor has 100hp. I drove to the bottom.. picked up a load of gravel to help keep the front tires planted.. and pulled out my long logging chain. All hooked up.. we were ready to try.. I was in 4 wheel drive.. low-low.. powered up to 2700 rpms.. got the thumbs up.. and started pulling. My tires didn't even break traction pulling that tandom wheel dump truck up that steep slope. After we got to the top.. and unhooked.. the driver said.. I'm amazed w/ your little tractor.. I didn't think it would pull me up that hill. I showed him the stacks of big logs that I've pulled up the hill to the barn.. he looked and said wholly cow. I said yes it's small.. but it can pull a load. Maybe they should change the name to "Super" Boomer. I must've been blue w/ pride! I attached a picture so you could get an idea of the slope.. the road is just out of picture to the left.. the snow is gone too!
