Would you go up it??

[MDM]

Pictures are very decieving when it comes to showing how steep a hill is. If he is having to lean forward on the 4 wheeler, its pretty steep. I would hate to spin out at the top and have to back all the way down. Will your tractor stick to the side of the hill without sliding if you spin out. An atv will go up a lot more steep hills than a tractor. When I was younger and dumber, I used to take my 4 wheeler up 60 ft highwalls in strip mines that were as steep as a horses face. Of couse you could get about a 30mph run at it and pull the clutch in 3/4 of the way up and coast to the top if you wanted. We also had spotters on the side of the hill to catch the 4 wheeler and get you turned around in case you didn't make it. I don't think spotters will be able to hold your tractor though.

 

[ccsial]

Would you or wouldn't you??
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I'd try it if I had a real good reason, otherwise I would be Happy riding my 4WD Foreman up it.

If you do try it with the GST make sure you hit the brake if you de-clutch. You don't want to coast back down at all.

 

[RoyJackson]

Would you or wouldn't you??
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I'd try it if I had a real good reason, otherwise I would be Happy riding my 4WD Foreman up it.

If you do try it with the GST make sure you hit the brake if you de-clutch. You don't want to cosat back down at all.

How true! If the tranny is not synchronized, you won't be getting it in gear if she goes runaway.
I'd try it with my 790. If I've a heavy implement on the 3PH, I think I'd try it in reverse first. If no implement, I'd go forward in one of the low range gears (throttle set at 1500-2000 RPM).
Of course, I'd have to have a good reason to get to the top of that slope. Why do you want to get up there?

 

[ToadHill]

I go up hills like that all the time in Catt county with both my Kioti DK35 and my 8N. With Ag tires ts no problem.

 

[chrisjbell]

Be awful careful about "hitting the brake" if you start to slide. That locks the rears, not the fronts, and is a good way to start going sideways.

Ah, I think you'll be just fine. We're a bunch of worrywarts.

Didja go up it yet?

 

[Bob_Young]

JohnK,
I was really taken aback by your pictures. Looks exactly like a hillside roadway on my farmland. Even the brush to the sides looks the same. Like others have said, looks are deceiving so it's probably steeper.

I've had little trouble going up and down mine with Ag tires and 2WD; but I've never tried it backward. Even the old JD40 did OK on the hill.

One wet spring, after my Dad had put new tires on the '40, I was pulling a utility wagon up the hill with brush and firewood from wintertime blowdowns. There was water running down the roadway and it was slippery; but the Ags could handle it. If one rear started to lose traction, I'd hit the brake on that side and walk her up the hill that way. Only problem was that everytime I came up the hill I'd find another cut cleat on the right side. Spent a lot of time looking for the sharp rock or shard of glass that was doing it but never found it.

Neither the Fords nor the L4300 have had any trouble on the hill, though running over a downed limb might cause a bit of wheelspin. Put some weight in the FEL and give it a try. I've found Ags work much better going forward.
Bob

 

[johnk]

It'll be a while before I attempt the ascent. Can't even get up the driveway yet at the country property. Little disappointing being the end of March. I'll be hauling the tractor up there in about a month to get a lot of work done. Quite a bit of snow up there yet. Where the plow went up the road the snow is quite deep but this week should be a good meltdown..

 

[DrainPondDesign]

Just a safety thought,

It is recommended by OSHA that you trail a heavy load when going up an incline which if the heavy load is in the bucket or on the forks would mean going up backwards. Other than that keep your ROPS up, seat belt on & if she starts to go keep your hands & arms inside of the ROPS and ride her down.

Best of luck.

 

[flINTLOCK]

Can you get a winch into the operation some how?? That might help.

 

[Oleozz]

Every fall I mowed up and down a hill similar to that to clear a large shooting lane for my buck hut. I used a JD 870 with a 5 ft bush hog on the back but also had weights on the front of the tractor. I haven't attempted mowing it since I have a cab tractor.