Posted by cjunrau on August 11, 2021 at 10:11:46 from (69.158.246.170):
I was reminded by the post below of a few interesting stories. One of my first experiences on hills was on what I thought was not to steep Bale got kicked out and when I came back the other way there was no bale. Someone had stole it was my thought as there was a fence down below and it was still standing. all the trees and scrub in it were untouched. this was a 3/4 mile long field and the driveway to the field was only 50 ft from where the bale should be. Being i had driven down the other side and around a few bushes it was at least 15 minutes before I came back. Some joker could easily have picked it up and moved it for fun. after asking the rest of the family if they had moved the bale just for kicks and no one had, we went to see what happened. Near as we could tell the bale had hit a small mound about 15 ft from the fence. Jump 6 ft high over the fence and scrub rolled another 2oo ft into the pasture where it ended in a small patch of scrub hidden from view. bale looked a little frazzeled but was still in 1 peice.
On one of the fields I now farm the haybine runs out of oil as the hill is so steep that the pump gets air. this is a hesston 14ft with the oil in the tongue. First 4 rounds around the field I didn't know why the haybine stopped. I thought my tractor pto was slipping when it had to work so hard climbing and cutting. That hill now gets cut down hill only.
When driving on side hill plowing with 1650 cockshutt the up hill tire lost all traction and I was sitting on the fender. Verry stupid move on my part never to be repeated.
I have baled side hill where the round baler was dog tracking so bad that I had to drive with front tire of tractor on the middle of the swath just to get it in the baler, don't do that no more.
I have also broke the front rims off because of side hill driving. I have come to the conclusion that hills can be farmed but sometimes they are not worth the cost or the risk. Land like this is made for pasture and that is what it is slowly becoming. I have areas I rent I have quit farming because it is to steep. I even got a combine down in a hill once that it could not drive out of. I had to drive through some bush and scrub to get around so I could get back on the field. That doesn't get farmed no more either.
Had a 1070 that the rim started slipping in the holders. drove up the hill and it stopped going forwards, started rolling backwards and ended up in the bush. Brakes couldn't hold it and was lucky it stayed on its wheels.
Hills are dangerous and common sense must be used ALL the time.
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