Posted by ericlb on November 10, 2010 at 18:30:17 from (12.189.32.54):
i was doing some rough country brush hogging today for fire control purposes,[ ford jubilee with a 5 footer and orc] by rough i mean steep hills very steep, with nice softball size rocks, nice and loose for that bump-slip- grab effect, with the tractor, not a problem as ive done this area many times, i can do some of it uphill, until the front end becomes too light, then its go around, and cut downhill in 2nd gear, throttle down to just maintain cutting ability, [1st might result in a skip and slide due to too much gear reduction] anyway for the first time in the 25 years ive run and owned this jubilee it pickes this time right as i start down the hill to jump out of gear, this is very bad, lol steep downhill and lean to the right at the same time, most guys i know would have stomped the brakes, and made the morning paper obituaries due to the rollover, i feathered the brakes, steered it down the hill at what felt like 250 mph but was probably 25 to 30 and gathered it up on the flat at the bottom, didn't even have to change drawers afterword, sometimes 35 years of driving farm tractors pays off, sometimes the man upstairs is on the job when ya need him to be
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