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Just bought an acre and a half of quite steep country. Although the owners manual says to not mow down a slope more than 10 degrees, or across a slope more than 5 degrees, someone still has to do it ! Already rolled my brand new $6000 lawn tractor once. Now have lug tyres on the rear and much better traction/control. My slopes are about 30-40degrees. My neighbours block is even steeper than mine. He has a four wheel drive Kubota but I think it would be like mowing a cliff face. Dont know how he does it. Luckily I'm 6'5 and can get quite a bit of lean angle when mowing sideways....
"Growing old is inevitable; growing up is optional"
" A hobby should pass the time - not fill it" -Norman Bates
With all the droughts you have been having down there I'm surprised you have any grass left.
Chasing the ultimate build.
Just curious, why did you by such a steep hillside??
Ha, I've asked myself the same question. Short answer is, we wanted out of suburbia, and it was cheap.
The previous owner was looking for a sucker to buy it so he wouldn't have to mow those hills!
Greg H
"There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell." Gen. Wm T. Sherman (11 April 1880, Columbus, Ohio)
Mount some outriggers on the sides and hike out like on a sailboat. It is what I do.
I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
Been there, done that. We have 1-1/4 acres. Fell off a couple times over the years and was extremely lucky to not roll down the hill into oncoming traffic with the tractor coming after me. As I am 72 now, with a few problems, and the tractor is being held together with bungee cords and duct tape (parts are really hard to get and extremely expensive for a 35 year old tractor) ,I found a great solution. I pay one of the neighbors to do it for me. It's just great sitting by the living room window, cup of coffee in hand, watching him do the lawn. Problem solved.
Jim
Main WIP:
On the Bench: Artesania Latina (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II
I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.
Admit it...you are sitting in your living room with a cup o' joe just waiting to see a spectacular roll down the hillside...
One word- goats!
Modeling is an excuse to buy books.
Wirraway My slopes are about 30-40degrees.
My slopes are about 30-40degrees.
Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!
One word more....astroturf.
Wirraway, Since I live on the old Haney Place, I have 7 acres to mow, up hill, humps, holes, trees and the occasional Coyote in the way. I have found the tractor that Haney left me works well and its cheap! I can still find parts at Druckers and you can fix it with wire and tape. Here's a pic:
Nothing ever fits……..and when it does, its the wrong scale.
To make mistakes is human. To blame it on someone else shows management potential.
I wonder if Arnold the pig still drops by to watch TV.
Subfixer, Arnold lives across the county road from me with a little old lady named Peggy, Fred and Doris have long since passed. Arnold has a mate whose name is Pearl and they rarely visit here but his favorite TV show is The Big Bang Theory and he still likes Yuk Pizza.
As a kid i used to mow lawns for kit money and I had one customer whose lawn was a steep slope.
I couldnt muscle the lawnmower across so I tied a rope to it and pulled it up and down the lawn.
Yea going down was easier.
Dont worry about the thumbprint, paint it Rust , and call it "Battle Damage"
Or sheep!
On Ed's bench, ???
LOL! 68, I tried that, all I have left is Henry, the goat. He takes care of some of it and the Clagwell does the rest. If I tried sheep, the neighbors would have me tar and feathered by morning.
Sounds like you live in cattle country.
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