[Farmall] Tractor Safety and Slope

[Andy glines]

Some pretty good advice here already.  Ask the
contractor what he thinks.  Ask him to do it as if his
wife/mother/sister/daughter...... were going to be
driving tractors on it.  I'll also agree with Jim on
the 15° here.  15 isn't a very big number but it is
plenty of slope.
--- Jim Rohr <jimships at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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  
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: farmall-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:farmall-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]
> On Behalf Of Larry L
> Hardesty
> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 1:40 PM
> To: Farmall/IHC mailing list
> 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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Andy Glines
Evansville, IN


		
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