New to tractors

[TripleR]

Welcome to TBN from Missouri. Our farms have plenty of hills and more than a dry creek or two and Mark has given you some excellent advice as have others. I spend quite a bit of time filling in gullies, making crossings safer and going up and down hills. There are some good safety threads by nebraskasparks and others on operating on slopes, roll over prevention and such.

I have been operating tractors for a lot of years, but still take quite some time learning the parameters of any tractor new to me. I can go places on our M8540, I won't even try with the L5030 and we have a Massey Ferguson 375 that will go places none of our other tractors will touch.

I don't think I will ever get comfortable operating on steep terrain etc., but maybe that's not a real bad thing.

Have fun and stay safe.

 

[Dogtrainer]

Perfect! Thank you for the information and the welcome. I'll check it out.

 

[NHmitch]

Have you thought about using an Inclinometer? They sell them on here, and you can get them on Ebay. They are something that will take your eyes off of where you are driving, and every tractor has a different center of gravity, and axis, but it may help you gauge where you feel comfortable. I have thought about one yself, but I am still unsure.

Mitch

25C Dual Axis Tiltmeter - TractorByNet.com Store

 

[Dogtrainer]

That's a cool idea!

 

[Dogtrainer]

My tractor arrived!

John Deere 3320, box scraper, 300cx loader,, the backhoe is still arrive. Day one, knocked down 2 scraggly olive trees and moved a dirt pile equaling about 1 ton of soil. Day two, ripped grass out of the orchard and made a new pile of dirt and grasses big as the pile I got rid of the day before, AARG! Filled some pot holes in the road until I get time to rework the road. Checked the new tractor todo list my wife started. Now I'm thinking about selling this darn thing.