- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Managed to get the wet turf break away from under one twice. The 0-60 is pretty fenonominal when they go, as is the 60-0 when it tracks off the turf.
Tractor Choice for Slopes
- Thread starter ZigBee
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- Location
- Montgomeryshire
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
On this film it would appear any tractor - it’s the winch choice that matters
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- Location
- NORTH WALES
On this film it would appear any tractor - it’s the winch choice that matters
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From the videos i have seen of alpine grassland farming they do seem to have exceptionally good modern kit.
They must get very good subsidies as i would have thought the risk of farming such steep land combined with costs would make buying the feed in far more attractive proposition
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Happy hillbily
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- Location
- Uwchaled, North Wales
On this film it would appear any tractor - it’s the winch choice that matters
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These guys are probably grooming the slopes in winter with the pistenbullies, and born and bred on slopes so it's nothing to them, it's just what your used to.
- Location
- Cumbria
We can only assume the wagon has a powered axle, if not, this looks like downright madness.
Pistonbroke
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Yes, can't remember the manufacturer but they make wheel driven chassis and then you can put whatever body you like
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
we Did dangle a tractor over the side of a hill once. Wasn't a great success as coordinating the 2 Tractors wasn't easy. Ran the cable over a couple of times . Just strapped some more weights on the front of the crawler the next time.On this film it would appear any tractor - it’s the winch choice that matters
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- Location
- Montgomeryshire
It steers as well.
Used to be one around the Cwmyswyth end of the Mountain road from Rhayader..
Pwllpeiran maybe?
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Not much fun if you went over a stone apparently , According to Dad he prefered chains.Strakes!!
There was a set here that fitted a Fordson Major when I arrived in '76. Uncle hated them
I suspect it was the "ride quality" or lack, that was the issue.
Also, a case of "if you need strakes, the land ain't fit!" This is a flat bit of Shropshire...
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
I’d rather be going forwards than backwards in a runaway situation with a trailer.
Best to load at the back and push the grass to the front to keep the weight on the drawbar/ rear axle of the tractor.
But yes, I’d stick to conventional, go up empty and down whilst loading, assuming there’s somewhere flat enough to turn at the top of course.
- Location
- Cumbria
If ever their was a case for AI this is it. But given the choice it would probably opt out
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- Location
- East Dorset
Richy12
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- Location
- Fermanagh, N Ireland
We have a jd 6900 with big tyres and almost full set of front weights. Pulling the baler it will go anywhere you want it.
Exactly that, and possibly think where you might end up.
Richy12
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- Location
- Fermanagh, N Ireland
If you also look in the background plenty of work is done on hills nearby too.
Pistonbroke
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It's not steep if you can bale it though