How much side hill ????

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Quinq, if you don't have a ROPS I wouldn't side hill at all. Rent a newer machine. A wide gauge machine is best for slopes. I don't know if your tractors have blades or not. A dozer grading a slope is less likely to slide then a tractor with no blade, (or with the blade up) because of the windrow of dirt on the low side.

How steep do you want to get?? I have had mine on slopes right at 48%
( %....NOT degrees)

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I had heard that those new fangled High Track Cats can side hill better'n an older Cat but they just don't look like thay could with those high mounted sprockets. I ran a new one for a few days but never got the chance to try it. One thing I will say about 'em, visiblity is MUCH better and I could fall in love with those fingertip controls! Now if they'd just install stereos in 'em. . . .
As far as the older Cats go, I'll swear I've seen loggers turn around on hills that had close to what looked like a 100% slope 😮 to pick up another load, but then skid loggers aren't quite right anyway.
I sure wouldn't be trying sidehilling without a ROPS, seatbelt and a handy roll of toilet paper or two!!

98j farms about 900 acres in each section because of the hills. 😊 A lot of it is experience as 98j knows his Cat and knows what to expect. If you have not operated a Cat very much, be sure to err on the side of safety. A 6U is not nearly as stable on a sidehill as the wider stance of the 7U. Keep in mind what is going to happen if you jump the downhill track. If you don't have a rops and a belt, play it safe!!

98j farms about 900 acres in each section because of the hills. 😊 A lot of it is experience as 98j knows his Cat and knows what to expect. If you have not operated a Cat very much, be sure to err on the side of safety. A 6U is not nearly as stable on a sidehill as the wider stance of the 7U. Keep in mind what is going to happen if you jump the downhill track. If you don't have a rops and a belt, play it safe!!

[QUOTE=D4Jim; Keep in mind what is going to happen if you jump the downhill track. [/QUOTE]

Just to clarify a bit. I used to think about it a lot until it happened to me. Don't stop to think, JUMP UPHILL!

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