Doug580l
Senior Member
I am considering buying a ctl to, among other things mow the back of a dam which is approx a 3 to 1 slope. I would be mowing it sideways and was wondering if that would be safe to do. I have been mowing it with a Kioti dk65 with a bush hog. It is kinda scary as it will occasionally lose traction and slide a little. I was planning on replacing the kioti with another 4wd tractor but am thinking that a ctl might serve me better.
Aside from mowing the back of the dam, there are several miles of trails through the forest that are overgrown on the sides(lots of russian olives) that need attention as well as bush hogging a few times a year. I am also planning on digging a few small ponds.
I talked to a case dealer and he says that the tr270 would handle the side slopes with no problems. I have watched quite a few videos on youtube but never ran a ctl myself. My only experience with skid steers is about 200 hours on a case 1840. It's over 60 miles to the dealer and I haven't asked about testing the machine out here yet, it's too wet now anyways.
I would appreciate some input from guys that have run these machines.
Thanks,
Doug
Aside from mowing the back of the dam, there are several miles of trails through the forest that are overgrown on the sides(lots of russian olives) that need attention as well as bush hogging a few times a year. I am also planning on digging a few small ponds.
I talked to a case dealer and he says that the tr270 would handle the side slopes with no problems. I have watched quite a few videos on youtube but never ran a ctl myself. My only experience with skid steers is about 200 hours on a case 1840. It's over 60 miles to the dealer and I haven't asked about testing the machine out here yet, it's too wet now anyways.
I would appreciate some input from guys that have run these machines.
Thanks,
Doug