Preventing Roll-over Thoughts

Bought a Service-Rhino 5 ft mower today and want to use this combination to do my mowing. Seems every plade I have to mow is full of obstructions or ditches, or mounds and all the stuff that drives you nuts with a big rig.

I want to mow my pond's dam which was built with a 1/3 pitch. To fit the 5' mower, the tires are all the way in (60" outside).

I am aware of the "rollover box" associated with your tractor, but on that small of a tractor, 250# of body weight can be shifted to the up-hill side and now the question.

The mower is on the ground and is 3pt and as wide as the tractor footprint. The mower is not going to roll over (initiate the action). With the 3 pt connected to the 800# mower, it would have to lift the mower to go over which is "lifting pressure" on the hyd system. Seems this is a pretty good safety valve for those without rops.

Looking for your experiences and Ideas you wouldn't mind sharing. Rops is not in the equation as it gets in the way of low hanging trees. Can't even use a vertical exhaust.
Thanks,

Mark

What is the angle of your slope?

I usually cut in the afternoon when the dew is off the grass but the back of the dam sometimes is wet from seepage but there is a thick cover of grass and I have ag tires.

Thanks,

Mark

Speaking of the county boys, we have black locus here and they have big thorns. When the county does the road you have to look out as those suckers growing on the roadside are now in the road and they punch your tire right in the sidewall where it can't be fixed. Yuck!

Thanks,

Mark

Funny you mention lawn mower. I thought about this problem for awhile and even bought 2 shredders to do the job and used my 3000 with wheel outers at 72" and water mix in the tires for low CG. It worked ok but at the top, there are some irregularities that I always wind up scalping.

So I bought a new lawn mower this year for the yard and now use the old one as you do. Makes a nice machine and have no worry about tipover as long as I keep the grass down. I usually slide over in the seat where my body is about straddle the wheel on the uphill side. Course when coming back the other way, the shift lever is in the way; makes for hard sitting. (Grin)

I really wanted to make the MF 35 "the mower", but I want to use the 5' shredder and do not want the tires outside; kinda limits me. So, if the lawn mower won't do it, I guess I have to get out the 3000 and hook up a shredder.

Thanks,

Mark

Thanks,

Mark

Mark