Re: How steep a hill can I climb?

Posted by lee on September 05, 2005 at 12:26:53 from (12.6.155.115):

In Reply to: How steep a hill can I climb? posted by Georgia Boy on September 05, 2005 at 10:36:44:

Attempting to climb too steep of hills can be very dangerous. There are those who will say that's how folks learn to drive tractors. Think about it. What happens on a steep hill when your tractor has no more climb left in it? It's not something most have thought about or prepared for. Perhaps the engine bogs right down and nearly quits. Maybe you can jump off at the instant the thing stops forward motion. If you press in the clutch you better hope you can stop the tractor on the hill with the brakes. Most tractors don't break real well going forward let alone backward. The brakes may not work at all in reverse. Then what? Throw it in reverse and back down? Let the clutch back out? I doubt that's a good thought. Maybe the engine has the power but you don't have enough traction. Wheels just start spinning. Perhaps you can break left or right wheel to gain traction. If the front don't come up and over you may have time to jump off. There just aren't many good options when a tractor stops forward motion on a steep hill. It's going to be a panic no matter how you do it. Perhaps others have good ideas on what to do.

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