Traction Handling a steep slope

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I have a B2320DT and curious if I can safely go down this path and up.

I want to go along the railing and it's bit narrow now but I can widen it.
Brush near bottom might be hiding the steepest part.

I may have to back up, up the hill for now as well.

I need to haul a bunch of soggy dead wood that is at the foot of the dock.

I might swap out my tractor for a BX and would assume it would have the same capabilities but not need quite so much room to manuever.

Also I've absolutely loved manual B2320DT and had a hydro BX23 before it. Would Hydro be any safer here?
If you fumble the clutch on something steep with the manual it rolls real fast.

 

[crashz]

Well - if you get stuck, call me! I'll come tow you out.

Its funny - I just posted about steep slope mowing. There looks to be a lot of boulders to maneuver around. That may be the most difficult part. I'm assuming your machine is going to stay on the foot path. Looks shallow enough to get down and up again. Only to the deck though.

Yes stay in 4wd and crawl down and crawl back. Don't risk shifting. And if anything looks or feels weird, drop the bucket and stop. I always keep an eye on my front axle. It tells the future.

For reference, the slope I was mentioning is like the one on the right side of your photo. No leaves though.

 

[Thomas]

Try practice run first with out mowing or hauling in 4wd and if you have front loader keep it close to the ground than see/feel about your confidence.
If were I, I wouldn't try mowing or hauling the steep part but that's me.

 

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I don稚 plan on mowing. Don稚 even have a mower deck. Just hauling.

Also note that I have turf tires at the moment.

Hmmm, I dont know why apostrophes are doing that. Posting on iPhone.

 

[Henro]

Looks pretty steep.

Going up and down is much safer than going across, so I would suggest you try going up with the tractor and seeing if you lose traction. If the tractor cannot make it by itself, you will not haul anything up probably, unless the load is somehow increasing your traction.

Now if you can not get the tractor to the bottom to try going up, without first going down that slope, make a plan on how you will get the tractor back out if it cannot make it by itself.

Ever post a picture of that area before? Seeing the picture gave me a deja vu moment for some reason...

Edit: I now see you have a gear tractor and not hydrostatic. I think for me a hydrostatic is a better choice when trying something tricky.

 

[dodge man]

Looking at the pic to the right between some trees looks better.

 

[jeff9366]

I would not take a tractor on that slope for anything. Not only is it steep but you will lose traction as individual wheels traverse rocks and low spots adding to potential for rollover. Rebuilding a clutch at the Kubota dealer in rural Florida is $1,200. Probably more in NH. Tractor tires may create erosion channels to the lake.

If you decide to go ahead check all four tire pressures first. Easy to roll a under-inflated tire bead off the rim in your conditions.

Get a ventilated burn barrel or create a fire ring from rocks. Throw in a couple bags of charcoal for intense heat and burn the debris you want to dispose of at the shoreline.

You will not free-wheel in reverse with HST.

From Kubota brochures in front of me: B2320 turning radius with brake = 6.9 feet. Have you used turning brakes?

BX turning radius without brake = 7.5 feet. (BX does not have split/turning brakes.)

Also note that I have turf tires.

Turf tires = low traction. You will be lucky to get the tractor up the hill WITHOUT ANY LOAD.

 

[Thomas]

If you do try it make sure ground not damp, if you got rear tire chains might wise to put them on.

 

[bcp]

Buy one or two of these and drag your wood up. No need to get a different tractor or drive into an unsafe area.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbil...zed-Steel-Uncoated-Wire-Rope-803142/203958866

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/editpost.php?p=5750534&do=editpost

Bruce

 

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Your second link didnt work.

Dragging it up the hill would not work well. Many are small pieces and the big ones might fall apart. Its wood that has sat in the lake for many years.

My alternative is to rent/borrow a small barge/raft, bring that to a flat beach near by and transfer it piece by piece to a trailer and haul it away.

Im hoping this wont be a seasonal thing but only after a flood like storm which might happen once a decade. Or it may only be occasional pieces that I can manually keep up with.