BX25D - Traversing a slope for mowing... max?

[JimRB]

I did not know you mow rock gardens.. Maybe do bigger terraces if you think you have to mow. Some would just plant some ground cover to keep things from eroding. Blue Rug Juniper Plants

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Kubota Lawn & Garden
Look at the posts on the F and I've made a video and some pics of angles I do with an F but would NEVER do or consider doing with a B or BX.

 

[dragoneggs]

Kubota Lawn & Garden
Look at the posts on the F and I've made a video and some pics of angles I do with an F but would NEVER do or consider doing with a B or BX.

Thanks JT... I watched some of the videos. Yes steeper than I plan to grade for sure.

 

[dragoneggs]

I did not know you mow rock gardens.. Maybe do bigger terraces if you think you have to mow. Some would just plant some ground cover to keep things from eroding. Blue Rug Juniper Plants

Hi Jim, no I won't be mowing rocks but if I could I would! Seriously, even if I don't plant lawn to mow, I still want to comfortably access my gardens with my BX for maintenance, spreading mulch/bark, planting, digging, pruning, etc.

 

[4shorts]

Thanks for chiming in Paul! Agreed the tiltmeter is just a fun free app I installed for curiosity. The pucker factor is there regardless. My main purpose was just to get a 'feel' for the slope that I want to grade. The reason I want/need to mow sideways is because the distance between the tiers will be very short (two mower passes probably) but a 100ft in the sideways direction. I may end up doing it all with a push mower if I can't design it right.

Your kindly welcome. Just be careful. Don't want to see anything happen to a valued TBN member :thumbsup:

 

[BleedingOrange]

I share the concern while mowing on a slope as well. Another concern I have is engine oiling. Is the pickup for the oil on one side or the other in the oilpan ? Is there any concern with sucking in air instead of oil if it,s all on the low side ?

 

[BobRip]

I saw a video once of a tractor mowing across a hill. It was doing fine until the front down hill side wheel went into a shallow hole, then it went over.

 

[dragoneggs]

Again, my real issue is taming my slope! Mowing is just one issue and in the grand scheme of things not the biggest. I first have to cut relatively level areas and will build a bunch of 4ft retaining walls with block. I will start another thread for those adventures but I was trying to get an idea of what %slope people are comfortable moving/turning around on so I can safely (w/o pucker factor) use my BX for whatever I might want to do.

 

[dragoneggs]

I saw a video once of a tractor mowing across a hill. It was doing fine until the front down hill side wheel went into a shallow hole, then it went over.

This is a real concern for me now as I have freshly cleared and very rough and loose soil. I think I am going to have to use my BH to slowly even out a traversing path.

 

[94BULLITT]

You need it to be comfortable for you.

I have gone across slopes a little over 30* with the BX. I don't know really what the steepest slope I have gone up is. I don't have a inclinometer for that direction. I know I can go up the 30* slopes I have gone across and it does not feel bad at all.