In the market for a tractor and it seems every tractor I look at has a loader on it and most are not easy to get off. It would be handy to have one for chores etc. The main purpose of this tractor is to brush hog but will require maintaining narrow wooded paths up and down some very steep hillsides. All the steep paths are generally straight up and down with little lateral movement. One of them has some steep drop offs to one side. Every person I talk to who has a loader says it's an asset to steep terrain because you can put it down to stop, or use it as a third leg, or just to have more weight etc.
Everything I read about testing and personal experiences is the opposite, tests show it raises the center of gravity even if the loader is low, or that if one tire goes into a ditch it really has an adverse effect or that it can even cause flipping if it got caught in the dirt rolling down a hill.
So which is it, can you control a brush hog and a loader while mowing steep pathways safely if you go slow, stay on the path, and keep the loader raised but low enough so as not to hit stuff on the way up or down. I have seen a lot of bounce in the few I drove up just little embankments. Is a steady climb up or down going to get that loader a rocking some? What have been your experiences?
Everything I read about testing and personal experiences is the opposite, tests show it raises the center of gravity even if the loader is low, or that if one tire goes into a ditch it really has an adverse effect or that it can even cause flipping if it got caught in the dirt rolling down a hill.
So which is it, can you control a brush hog and a loader while mowing steep pathways safely if you go slow, stay on the path, and keep the loader raised but low enough so as not to hit stuff on the way up or down. I have seen a lot of bounce in the few I drove up just little embankments. Is a steady climb up or down going to get that loader a rocking some? What have been your experiences?