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08-14-2019
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#21
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4th Yr. Apprentice
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: NH
Equipment: 2019 L4060 HSTC
Posts: 674
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Re: Driving my 2650 up and down slopes
Here's one slope I mow...fairly steep, don't you think? Sometimes I drive up; sometimes I back up.
The manuals don't say you can't drive up; rather they say "don't drive up a slope you can't back up." This goes to my point about it being easier from a traction standpoint for a machine to be able to drive up rather than back up.
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#22
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2nd Yr. Apprentice
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Indiana
Equipment: BX1870-1
Posts: 248
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Re: Driving my 2650 up and down slopes
Yikes! Most slopes in pictures look tame, much less tricky than they appear from the seat of a tractor.
This one looks terrifying!
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#23
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4th Yr. Apprentice
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: NH
Equipment: 2019 L4060 HSTC
Posts: 674
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Re: Driving my 2650 up and down slopes
It's pretty steep. The seatbelt is what holds you in place when you back up. And yes, the wheels will slip occasionally as you back up the hill, or drive up the hill.
The key is that no matter what happens, you can't let the tractor get sideways if it starts to slide. A roll on this hill, even with ROPs and a belt, could be fatal.
The loader needs to come off for backing up this hill, as well. I tried with it on and the rear wheels were starting to lift, even with a heavy flail mower on the back and loaded rears.
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#24
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 VIP Service Tech
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Sandpoint, ID
Equipment: L3450DT-GST, Woods FEL, B7100 HSD, FEL, 60" SB, 743 Bobcat with V2203, and more
Posts: 18,963
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Re: Driving my 2650 up and down slopes
All of these Kubotas are much more stable on a slope when you ditch the loader!
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#25
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2nd Yr. Apprentice
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 110
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Re: Driving my 2650 up and down slopes
So you do drive up this slope? Do you by chance know what degree of slope it is?
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#26
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4th Yr. Apprentice
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: NH
Equipment: 2019 L4060 HSTC
Posts: 674
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Re: Driving my 2650 up and down slopes
I’ve driven up it and backed up it. I do not know the angle in degrees, but it is very near the limit of the tractor I’d say. Extremely steep...you’d not be able to steer or press the HST pedal without the seatbelt holding you in place.
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#27
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2nd Yr. Apprentice
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Ireland
Equipment: L3450
Posts: 242
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Re: Driving my 2650 up and down slopes
I'm all for reversing up slopes too. I would rather have the steering wheels with weight on them if anything goes wrong. If you are driving up and the front end gets light you better hope both back wheels are pulling good enough to keep you straight til you get to the top because there is no stopping halfway
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#28
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 Master Tech
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Chenango County, NY
Equipment: BX2360, FEL, MMM, BX2750D snowblower. 1953 Minneapolis Moline ZAU
Posts: 3,686
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Re: Driving my 2650 up and down slopes
Trover - Yikes indeed!
My slopes are steep, but short. Yours almost looks like some dams I've seen.
I'm afraid of heights. Your picture gave me the heeby-jeebies.
Last edited by RCW; 08-14-2019 at 02:52 PM.
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#29
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 Journeyman
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: New Hampshire
Equipment: 2012 Kubota 2920, 60MMM, FEL, BH65 48" Bush Hog, 60"Backblade, B2782B Snowblower
Posts: 1,506
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Re: Driving my 2650 up and down slopes
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Originally Posted by troverman
Here's one slope I mow...fairly steep, don't you think? Sometimes I drive up; sometimes I back up.
The manuals don't say you can't drive up; rather they say "don't drive up a slope you can't back up." This goes to my point about it being easier from a traction standpoint for a machine to be able to drive up rather than back up.

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Looks like some of the fields we used to hay. No Guts, No Glory!!
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#30
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 VIP Service Tech
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Sandpoint, ID
Equipment: L3450DT-GST, Woods FEL, B7100 HSD, FEL, 60" SB, 743 Bobcat with V2203, and more
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Re: Driving my 2650 up and down slopes
Quote:
Originally Posted by troverman
I’ve driven up it and backed up it. I do not know the angle in degrees, but it is very near the limit of the tractor I’d say. Extremely steep...you’d not be able to steer or press the HST pedal without the seatbelt holding you in place.
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Last edited by North Idaho Wolfman; 08-14-2019 at 05:16 PM.
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