Gem99ultra
Veteran Member
Actually, my statement of 30* was an exaggeration. Actual angle checked out to be 22* - 25*. Not slope... actual angle. Sorry, I tend to overstate based on my seat-of-the-pants measurement.What do you mean by 30* ? If you mean 30 degrees that is about a 58% slope which is very steep for a tractor. Even with max wide spacers that is too steep for horizontal travel. With good ag tread tires and 4WD you better have prefect soil penetration or you are going to the bottom of that trying to go up or down it. Involuntarily.
I did frequently mow the dam banks with my 27hp Husqvarna tractor style 52" mower. That is until I finally blew up the differential pilot gear. Even before, I'd mostly mow the steepest portion at an angle. For areas with less steep angles I'd mower up and down, but always forward. My 26hp Kubota 48" ZTR will not pull up the banks. Tires on both mowers were those factory installed crappy turf tires. Better tires probably would have permitted me to flip either mower over quicker
Regardless, I do not have the tenacity to attempt it either way, angle or up & down, with my Kubota L3400 tractor. Better judgement prevails. I doubt that 4" wheel spacers would be any better than my 2" spacers. Weed trimmer prevails.