</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I have hillsides that vary from a few degrees to almost 45. I am sure the wider stance helps. I have had several instances where the tractor with mower started sliding sideways on the steeper slopes and it gets real scary.
Personally I think the seal leak was not due to the wider stance but the abuse I put the machine thru. I am guilty of ramming into objects to get them to move. I am also guilty of lifting move than I should.
I have used the beast to push up hundreds of stumps, tons of rocks, pushed up live trees, and 10 truckloads of 10 CY of dirt. My wife keeps telling me we got our moneys worth but I always want it to do more.
-Tim
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I like your attitude! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif I buy my tools to use them, also...