[Farmall] Tractor Safety and Slope

[Jim Rohr]

Hey Larry,

If you feel ambitious how about renting a 450 JD dozer and do the work
yourself for about $150-200 a day. In about 40 minutes you will be an expert
driver and can move a large hill in about 2 days time. Actually it is fun.
As to slope I would think anything 15 degrees or less would be fine. Some
will say 25-30 would be fine and I have mowed up to about 40 but it was
scary even in dry weather. 

Jim Rohr  



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[mailto:farmall-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Larry L
Hardesty
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 1:40 PM
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Subject: [Farmall] Tractor Safety and Slope

Farmall Tractor folks:  I am in the process of planning some major dirt
moving around my acreage in anticipation of leveling an area for a machine 
shed for my tractors.   I have some rough land from which I to move a fair 
amount of dirt and at the same time make it safer to mow, etc.

Any suggestions as to what I could tell the dirt moving contractor regarding
the maximum degree or percent of slope to make so I can be relatively safe
with my tractors on it--going up, down, and across.  I know this is a tough
questions since it depends on my tractors.  All have wide front ends.  I
have two Farmall As with either a belly mower or belly blade on them;  a Cub
154 with a belly mower; a Super C with front and back blade, and (the
toughest regarding safety) a Farmall 340 with wide 
front end and loader.   None have ROPs.   No doubt if the ground were 
perfectly flat that there are still safety factors...".nothing is fool proof
in the hands of a fool"....but what is reasonably safe?

Thanks in advance. 

Larry Hardesty
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