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Hi, while I do not specifically know the answers to the sump front and rear questions you are asking, in my experience, on the motor side of the house, the engine oil sump would pick up the oil as long as you are not pumping it out over time. From an engine perspective I have not seen a problem even with crawler tractors from the 40. As with the final drives etc, A majority of the machines the lubricant is slung all over the place by just driving the machine. On Allis Chalmers, the outboard bearing, which attaches the truck frame to the rear axle of the tractor, is lubricated by passive oil flow from the final drive that could in theory seep out and leave it dry and have outboard bearing failure. Many tractors have a sleeve bearing and it is lubed by grease fitting on the outboard bearing and that is not an issue. On manual tranmission the oil rides up on the gears and lubrictates that way. On a powershift machine, oil is pumped to a sump and then it move all over the place where it is supposed to go and then back to the transmission housing. I would not be too worried about the oil, I would be more about tiping the machine and getting hurt and/or losing my tracks if they are badly worn, your rollers are bad or the track is not properly adjusted. Do you have a good solid ROPS? There are a number of techniques for working on steep slopes which include using two machines, and/or how you approach your cuts and the slope. I hope that answers your question. Have a good save dozing session Thanks wk drott@ibdozing.com
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