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Tractor gauge and mowing on a slope

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Rob

09-17-2001 02:33:42

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I get nervous mowing the sides of the bar ditch on either side of the road. I have no idea what is considered safe with respect to the slope of the ground and tractor roll-over. Those guys out on the interstate mow slopes that I probably wouldn't be able to stomach but that may change as I get more accustomed to my tractor and mowing on a slope. Apparantly some tractors are more stable than I give them credit for or those guys on the interstate couldn't mow those slopes. Before I get cocky I would like to get some facts.
Can anyone say what slope is considered safe with respect to the lateral stability of the N-series? I'm going to avoid mowing up-hill so don't spend any effort warning about that.
The manual shows how to change the gauge of this 1944 N but I don't know the pros and cons on making thoses changes. I'm going to widen the wheel-base but I intend to keep the wheels on one side near the width that matches my mower and blade but I can increase the gauge on the other side even more. That may be safer even if things aren't exactly centered-up any more. Other than looks, what considerations are there if the gauge on one side is greater than on the other side? Is that going to confound the differential?

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Jerry (AL)

09-17-2001 18:36:40

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Re: Tractor gauge and mowing on a slope in reply to Rob, 09-17-2001 02:33:42

I lost a good friend a couple of years back here at Cherokee Alabama. He was bush hogging the side of his drive and the ground was evidently moist and the tractor slipped a bit and the down hill side dropped down into a slight depression and the tractor rolled over and into a deeper ditch and back up on the wheels. It was something he had done routinely for 20+ years without a problem. He recovered enough to make it to his garage about 50 yards away where his teenage daughter found him. I still remember trying to comfort his wife and kids. I had coached his son since he was 6 in T-ball. He himself had helped me a number of years as an assistant coach.

I agree with the comment made that if it appears too steep, it may be. Why run the risk? I don't think I would consider one side wider than the other. The center of gravity would be off to the short side. If I widened it out it could be equal.

Remember it just takes a second and a slight miscalculation and the results last your family's lifetime.

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Ed-Illinois

09-17-2001 07:25:34

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Re: Tractor gauge and mowing on a slope in reply to Rob, 09-17-2001 02:33:42

here is a good rule of thumb - if it looks too steep then it probably is!

too often we hear stories about how a routine ride on the tractor turned deadly.

play it safe - and by the way, next time the highway department mows, take a look at the tractors - the rear tires have a very small diameter and the front and rear axles are very wide, which lowers the center of gravity for the entie tractor.

recently we lost a gentleman to a tractor roll-over. he was riding a 20 year old case lawn mower, not a tractor.

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Barnstormer

09-17-2001 04:19:55

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Re: Tractor gauge and mowing on a slope in reply to Rob, 09-17-2001 02:33:42

Rob, I've never figured out the slope angle in degrees. I do regularly mow a ditch bank with about a 2 foot difference in wheel height. My wheels are set with the center dish on the inside of the wheel flange and the flange is outside of the center line of the wheel (I don't have my owners manual with me here at work to give you the measurement). I think that this is 4 inches wider than the narrowist possible setting. My tires are 11.2x28 and I'm pulling my Woods RM600 finish mower. I would not be comfortable at any greater angle.

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