Farmall M safe slope

Bolt a plate where you can see it. Hang a free swinging arrow straight down and mark that point as the tractor sits on level ground.

With a protractor, make a mark at each side of the arrow at 10 degrees, 15 and 20.

When you get sideways on a slope, check the angle and remember it. If it is giving you that queasy feeling, make the plate bright red from that point on. Never let the tractor get tilted into the red.

One more thing. Pull down hill when ever possible. There are lots of ways to roll a tractor, all will ruin your day.

I've only rolled once. I was scrambling when the fender hit me in the rump and threw me 20 feet. I was in a ditch that I had mowed hundreds of times. Scares the you-know-what out of you.

Be careful out there.

Above all else be careful, we want you asking many more questions. The two items others said that I liked best were, if you are uncomfortable don't do it. The idea of the top of your hood, on the low side being directly over the inside tire print or anticipated print your rear tire is going to make is a good limit. I will not say no to setting narrow front wheels as wide as they can go, however I will warn you that steering wheel will be harder to hold when front wheels strike obstacials.

If you are new to tractors one of the very best items you can find is an original Falmall M operators manual with all the funny looking little cartoons, on safety, heed them. One last thing if you are new to tractors, drive it 6 months before you even go to point of hood over wheel track. And keep speed down on slopes.

In theory, when the center of gravity that lies in the direction of the crank gets to the outside edge of the wheel (or line between the wheels), you are toast.

I like to keep the top of the motor inside the tire track. To me, that's steep enough. Getting squashed would make for a bad day.