Posted by wjkrostek on March 08, 2015 at 13:34:28 from (216.152.179.128):
I think you must be confusing degrees with % slope. 20 degrees is 36% or 1:2.75; 40 degrees is almost 1:1 and you say a" mildly steep" I think 20 degrees has to be about the most slope anyone should be on with tractor. Unless like one said if you pack up and come stright down. Get a long 2x4 a level and a tape and see what kind of slope you really have. Your center of gravity on your tractor will be somewhere between you PTO shaft and your seat. Once that center of gravity get to the out side tire she is over and there is nothing you can do but go over with her. Good luck.
shortyedwards said: (quoted from post at 10:40:15 08/12/13) Hi all - I recently purchased a 1940 Farmall A. In my wanderings around the web looking for info. I'm seeing more and more about how easy it is for these old tractors to flip and tip. Part of my property (and the reason I bought this tractor) is on a mildly steep grade (say 20-40 degree slope)and it needs to be bush hogged. Should I not use this tractor for this purpose? Not being experienced can only make this a bigger problem and I don't want to get hurt. Should I be using a garden tractor with a lower footprint of lower center of gravity? Perhaps I have purchased the wrong tractor for my uses.
I'm open to your opinions. I haven't purchased the bush hog yet and won't be doing so until the spring. Or I may just unload this piece and put it towards a newer tractor. Let the discussion begin, and I do appreciate it.
-shortyedwards
This post was edited by wjkrostek at 13:47:01 03/08/15 2 times.
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