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Re: Tractors on hills
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Posted by Burnie on August 08, 2006 at 03:54:13 from (203.51.198.228):
In Reply to: Tractors on hills posted by CB in central NY on August 07, 2006 at 08:38:52:
I teach tractor operations at an ag college. As a general rule of thumb, the average tractor will roll over on a cross slope of 60 degrees. Having said that, there is no way I would operate at anywhere near that kind of slope. If you hit the slightest bump or hole or made a turn, you're day will get spoiled rather rapidly. To improve stability, move the rear wheels out as far as possible and/or run duels, use a four wheeldrive if possible and use a tractor with a low centre of gravity. Keep your speed down and turn wide and slow. There is still a bit of debate about whether it is safer to turn up hill or down hill, in fact, if anybody has any opinions on this, I'd be interested to hear them.
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