A neighbor's driveway is on a curve, just north of my property. The curve has a slope to it. I was turning around in that area, to come back home. It was in the winter and I pressed the left brake to help it turn. The left wheel locked, the right tire seem to suddenly drive the tractor faster, the tractor slide across the road and hit the snow bank. There isn't a ditch at the edge of the blacktop. It is a dirt bank that goes up. I hit it going mostly sideways. Two rim clamps broke and the rim came off the wheel. In a snow bank, on uneven ground, in the winter, just before dark. Sucked big time. If it doesn't kill you, you will learn how not to do some things. Using brakes to turn is ok, but don't be overly aggressive when doing it. My uncle told the story of how a man would slide his loader tractor on concrete. I think the man eventually rolled the tractor. Your tractor is going to do what you make it do, even when you are not aware of what you just made it do. Like when a person turns the key, while stand along side the tractor and it starts while in gear.
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