NoTrespassing
Elite Member
I went out to plow this hill that is part of our driveway this morning at 6am in the dark. It had been covered with ice the night before and we got about 7 inches of snow on top of that. The tractor has chains on the rears and the tires are loaded. I've never had any problem with traction before but this AM was much different.
I took one swipe with the 6ft rear blade on the way down the hill and up the other side of the ravine. On the way back up I completely lost traction even after I raised the rear blade and locked the differential. With 3 wheels spinning it wouldn't go anywhere! I ended up backing down the hill and took another run at it with the blade up and managed to get to the top. I turned around and made a run down the hill with the blade down. About halfway down the hill the tractor started sliding and ended up completely sideways and sliding down the hill! All I could think of was, how am I going to get this tractor off the hill after it's laying on it's side. Well, luckily it didn't tip over but I can tell you it was a wild ride and not one I want to repeat soon.
I got a 50 lb. bag of calcium chloride out and melted some of the ice after that. I hadn't had a ride like that since I used to plow the hill with the old 47 farmall cub.
Kevin
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