Re: Best tractor to put a belly mower on

Posted by Pete in PA on May 22, 2001 at 10:56:28 from (134.192.209.158):

In Reply to: Best tractor to put a belly mower on posted by C.L. on May 21, 2001 at 17:47:08:

Hey All,

I have a '60 140 with a Woods L59 mowing deck on
it, and *very* hilly property. The Woods mowing
deck will not add any measurable stability because
it is basically hanging underneath the belly of
the tractor (although it is hinge mounted to the
rear struts) - it will not keep you from flipping
over if you are careless. That said, I have about
5 acres of grass - about half of that on fairly
steep hills. Admittedly, there are times when I'm
mowing that I "feel" off balance, or uncomfortable
with the degree of slope, although the 140 is
firmly on the gound. On the really steep places,
I go straight up and straght down. (Never take
the tractor out of gear when mowing on a hill -
*never*.)

Front to back the tractor is much more stable than
side to side - in fact when tugging a stump once
with the chain hooked (stupidly) to the rocker-arm
shaft instead of the drawbar (yep, here comes an
almost Darwin Award confession), the chain was
tight, and the 140 was pulling slowly when my foot
slipped off the clutch. Well, the 140 popped a
wheelie just as pretty as you please...held it
too, chain tight to the stump! Once my heart
started beating again, and I realized I needed to
push the clutch in again the nose came down again
with no damage to the tractor...almost needed to
change my shorts after that one...*but* it gave me
new respect for my 140, and taught me to think
damn hard about where I'm hooking my load to...

Anyway, others have commented - always try to keep
the engine side uphill if going "across" a
hill...also, if you feel unsteady on the hill,
lowering your speed also helps...

Cheers,
Pete

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