PT-425 Slope Mowing

[MossRoad]

If the only job is to cut .5 acre of 20-25 degree hillside with a pond at the bottom, I'd lean towards the trying the remote controlled mower at less than $3,000 because going from 42" down to 20" of width of cut on a .5 acre isn't terrible if you can avoid having to ride the mower yourself.

Another option I have considered for my slopes is to buy one of those 5' trail mowers that have four wheels to winch up and down the slope, but the irregular ground contours and lack of steering control keep me from trying it.

Ahhh, you could rig up some giant posts, cables, servos, etc. and have a big X/Y table mower on the side of the hill.

 

[woodlandfarms]

My slopes are 20 to 30 at the worst (one small nearly 45 section). 20 is steep. And if your exit at the bottom is the pond I would get a remote mower as well no matter what your machine can do (mine does 45 with a tilting seat and when you are having to look around your ROPS to see the path you will spend another half hour extracting your seat cushion)

 

[curtjeep]

I have a 180, a much smaller machine. I will say that I am in no way a role model… however, I have, on several occasions mowed at close to 30 degrees sideways. It is uncomfortable, but the money was pretty good and I never felt the tractor was going to slide down the slope.