Mowing extremely steep slope with the Kubota SVL65-2 

I love the mower. Lets you mow like a tractor.

yep. I love it. It mows like a tractor and brush hog

yep. every time I go to mow it I have anxiety. I only mow that place once a year.

@@skidco I saw steep slopes in Tennessee when I visited a resort in Sevierville. I was wondering how in the world did they mow that hill 😳😳😳.

​@@jusprazem1I'm in tennessee yhats why I'm watching this mowing a pond levee

That place gives me anxiety every time I go to mow it. It is crazy steep.

Yep. Mine was the same way.

Yep. I hate mowing this hillside. I have to do it again this year whenever weather clears up and it dries out good.

You do the same. Thanks for watching my videos. I do allot of mowing so if you like that you found a channel for that. And I mow allot of steep tough ground.

No. I never have.

I grade 3:1 slopes all the time and its steeper than 3:1. Its hard to get grade on camera. If I mow it again ill measure it. I can take a level with me and I also have an angle finder that I can use and convert it. The SVL 65 really surprised me that day. Ive mowed that hill with multiple other large heavily weighted machines and slid to the bottom. The 65 hardly slid at all going down it.

Yes sir. Ive mowed with a tractor most of my life. And that's my choice of machines, but I mow some stuff that you can't mow with a tractor allot anymore. Be safe and thanks for watching my videos. Keep fracturing.

It is so steep it won't go uphill. Its we better going down hill normally. I mow allot of steep areas. It always seems to go better down hill. Normally I loose traction going up and then if you slide backwards you are done being in control. If you slide going forward down the hill its easier to control the slide.

Yes. Most times I feel better about going straight down if I can't go sideways. If I go up the hill it burns for fuel and if you slide it harder to control the slide. If your going straight down it thens its much easier to control. 45 degrees isn't good either for me. Thanks for watching.

yes it did really good. I have a 75 now though. Only reason is I feel like I was pushing the 65 on all the steep hill mowing I do all the time.

I kind of specialize in that type of mowing. I feel like I have a good idea on where I can be. Its steeper than it looks.

Skid-Co how many degrees you think it was?

@@dcwshoreline5416 Not sure. Its really steep. I mow real steep hills and rough terrain all the time. Im the guy most places call in town to do that type of work. I have anxiety every time I go to mow it. I only mow it once a year.

Skid-Co right on. Go to google and look up vts loegering skid steer tracks. Im confident they will go up that slope with ease. Just bought a set

@@skidco have you ever had any issues with your machines oil pressure operating on those extreme hill angles?

Im in Kansas

There are steep hills in Kansas? Lol jk I’m in Arkansas and I do lawn care and brush hogging, I use a kubota mx5400 I have the rear tires loaded and I have it spaced out as wide as I feel like I can have it without stressing axles too much. I do a lot of steep mowing as well and usually go straight up and down. The little tractor surprises me all the time on what I’m able to do with it! But I’m looking into adding an svl65 to my fleet! Enjoy the videos!

let me offer a thought Getsum... going down a steep slope frontward may seem to be "no big deal", however, there still is the DANGER that one of the tracks will start slipping and cause the machine to turn sideways on the hill. on a slope this steep, you would not need to have the machine turn very far left or right for it to roll over and end up down against one of those large trees that were in this guys video. at least going down the slope you would have more time to react if you felt one side of the machine starting to slip. and going "up" the hill forward presents an even greater danger. if one track begins to spin, it will cause the machine to immediately turn sideways which will again result in the machine rolling over the hill and because your back is "down" the hill and you can't see anything, you would have a very hard time correcting the slide before the machine rolled over. every tractor site will tell operators that you ALWAYS mow DOWN a steep slope and never up or worse - sideways!!

@@jimharvard Good info, thanks!

Grade never shows up on camera. So if it looks steep in camera then its worse.

@@skidco Thanks.