I have ran heavy equipment for 30 years, in the hills of ohio and w.va.backhoes,dozers,cranetrucks,etc. I have ran a 160 vovlo trackhoe for the last 3 years in the steelmills. but always on the flat floors. never on a slope. backhoes,dozers,etc no problem, but was wondering how to go up a slope and across a slope properly.boom up the hill, down the hill or what? I know with a rubber tire hoe you swing the boom up the hill but on a trackhoe the counter weight as me confused.