PT1850 Tire Pressure - 10 Ply Tires

[ernemats]

I have not gone past 30 degrees with my 1845 and I don't think I would go past that.

 

[woodlandfarms]

Trust me. Past 35 and I freak. I have hit 45 a few times but always had an out. It is freaky being on something so steep.

 

[MossRoad]

I don't think I have any place on my property that I'd want to go that is over 30. The only 30+ to 45 areas are the cut by the old railroad grade, and there's absolutely no reason to go there, ever. Heck, I can hardly walk up that while holding small trees for balance.

 

[cqaigy2]

Man, i know on my little pt, i've braced myself on the inside of top of the rops, but wow 45 is steep.

 

[MossRoad]

Yeah it is. Let's say you're 5'8" tall. Stand with your toes and nose against a wall and note on the wall where the top of your head is. Take two giant steps backwards. From the tip of your toes to the spot on the wall is about 45 degrees. Try imagining driving ACROSS that angle.... YIKES!!!

 

[4570Man]

This is 48 degrees. I’d like to see someone drive access a hill that steep.

 

[woodlandfarms]

So I was at a bit over 40. I stopped. I looked down the hill, If I had stepped off the tractor on that side I would have tumbled. It was a big drop from the level seat to the ground at that angle. Going up hill was the only choice and it was a scramble, hands and knees for traction.

I don't get how guys do this without having an out at the bottom (guys who mow dams on the water side). I have never been that steep without a clear cut way to get out not if, but when, you slide down the hill. It is truly scary, even with a leveling seat, to be that steep. My puckerometer really has issues beyond 30 even though I know it is completely safe, get beyond 40 and I am clutching the ROPs and freaking the heck out

4570. I am sure the PT 1850 can go beyond 45 without flipping. The problem is there is not traction beyond 45. There is barely any at 40. I ponder putting on those steel wheels with big spikes, the ones on that custom walk behind/ ride behind sold in germany. That would be some serious stiction.

 

[AVIVIII]

The previous owner showing it off before I demoed it. Where the tractor sits in the pic is ~25*. The bottom of the slope, towards the road, "below" the red car, is 30*. It is tense, but not uncomfortable. The pink line is 45* and seems completely unfathomable to me...

I've taken the 1850 to 30+ a fair amount and after putting a permanent crease in the seat of the JD on some of my hill, the PT is very comfortable! The loss of traction becomes very apparent at and above 30, especially mowing brush. The whole bed of material starts to shear off and I quickly find the tractor in a drastic crab to move across the hill. It isn't as bad with just grass, but still noticeable.

I don't feel like the bar tires are really the best thing for a slope. I would like to try it with field trax or with the tires that come stock on the Aebi, on the outside to see if it was any better...

 

[woodlandfarms]

Wow, your property looks great. Super Jealous. I am thinking of welding a handle on the ROPS right where your hand is. A nice " O sht" handle.

 

[MossRoad]

I've thought about welding a handle onto mine as well. I usually just grab the ROPs post, but once in a while, I'll run into a branch and scrape my fingers off the post. If there was a handle inside the ROPS, it would save my fingers.