Hoe'ing on a steep hill

[Hoosier_Daddy]

Thank you for your reply... And, thanks for the note about lawn load.. I better not do this on this tractor.. Have a safe Holiday for you and family......Tom

 

[LBrown59]

The tire shop also re-grooves and recaps on site.
*They told me to bring the tires back when they are worn out and they will recap at half the cost of new...

But: Why would you ever need to recap a foam filled tire???
After all it's never going to blow out or go flat!!!!!

 

[ultrarunner]

But: Why would you ever need to recap a foam filled tire???
After all it's never going to blow out or go flat!!!!!

I was surprised when I was told about recap as an option.

Sandy, from Gannon tire, showed me some Deere tires they had just recapped and some others waiting to be capped... all were already foamed filled and looked to be from large AG tractors... 100+ hp?

The tires waiting had the lugs just about worn smooth with little to no lugs showing.

The recapped tires had new, maybe 4" deep lugs on old beat-up casings.

 

[NuBota]

Ray,

Sounds like you and I have similar property - I have 3+ ac all 15 -30 degree slopes - TiltMeter is pegged to the limit so much I wonder if it's even useful half the time.

Anyway I do exactly like you - and being a noob, never thought about the oil pump. Sorry I can't help you with that answer.

As far as the FEL, even if it can help reduce the angle, it seems like it would be more precarious - esp if you get the front of the tractor moving around. When I stump on a hill like you mentioned, I will sometime put fill dirt on the down hill side if I can get it there with the FEL to help reduce the angle. But in your case, not sure this helps.

Are you near the base of the slope where you are hoe'ing? Maybe where you can dig a more gradual "ramp" to the dig site?

All that said - I guess I'm no help there either - will have to think about this one some more....

-Eric

 

[RayCo]

As far as the FEL, even if it can help reduce the angle, it seems like it would be more precarious - esp if you get the front of the tractor moving around. When I stump on a hill like you mentioned, I will sometime put fill dirt on the down hill side if I can get it there with the FEL to help reduce the angle. But in your case, not sure this helps.

Hey, thanks Eric. The fill dirt down the side is a good idea! It makes sense that if I'm digging up all this dirt, why not make myself a leveler area?

I've done a bunch of digging on one in hill in question this past week. I tried different things with the loader, and to my surprise, it felt completely stable having the front of the tractor fairly high off the ground helping to level everything out.

 

[fishman002]

My backhoe training manual suggests that you 1st make a cut in the hillside with the FEL parrallel to the ridge then park one side of the backhoe tires (left or right side) in the trench you cut. This will level the TLB so you can excavate futher. You should NEVER take a TLB on a slope greater than 20%. The CG (center of gravity) is compromised when the FEL or hoe is lifted or swung with a load in it and the tractor could be upset. Alway wear your seat belt because the ROPS will be useless without it.