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Extreme Terrain Mowing Test

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What happens here

The YouTuber describes his first experience operating a Ventrac unit on extremely steep terrain. He drives the Ventrac 4500Z with a mower deck up and across a grassy hill, intentionally pushing the machine beyond its stated limits of a 30-degree slope. He demonstrates turning in high gear and performing sharp maneuvers where the rear wheel lifts off the ground, showcasing the machine's articulated steering and stability (referred to as 'crab walk'). Using a smartphone app, the actual slope is measured at 35 degrees, exceeding Ventrac's recommended safe operating angle. On-screen warnings advise against driving on such steep slopes or outside one's comfort zone, emphasizing that this is a test beyond normal safe limits.

Goal: Test Ventrac's stability and performance on steep slopes

Tools and materials

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and down to get a feel for it now this is a thirty five degree slope and I'm gonna do the biggest nono that you can do on a tractor and that is turn down the slope and there's something I want to show you right coming up here is where guys die watch this back end come up when that back end comes up that's where a normal tractor will flip over and land on top of the operator this thing you can see on this extreme slope this is a slope that I would never tackle in any other lawnmower not only can I turn down the slope which you know you're not supposed to do you're supposed to always turn up a slope but I can turn down it and still get this thing to handle kind of feel like this thing could do even more than a 35 degree slope I mean I it's not giving me the the tip it's giving me the slide you know so if if we went to like a 37 or feel like I would roll over and end up in the Drake I feel like it would just slide down to the bottom of hill amazing absolutely the just I've never been on a piece of equipment that they can do that on asphalt and feel that comfortable playing it simple I mean I don't know how else to put it so so you have any comment about the how steep a slope you're on right now I look I literally can't believe I literally cannot believe how this machine just hugs this slope I'm already never thought you know I figured oh yeah it could probably handle something you know like a 20 20 degree slope or something like this right now I'm gonna 30 like this is 35 technically this slope is 35 but this is the divot of this slope so it's got this weird little Ridge and that's why I stopped you because I figured this is gotta be even more than 35 right here and other than the fact that I'm sitting Kitty Wampus the machine doesn't care the machine just doesn't care amazing absolutely amazing I mean when you see it in action on videos and things like that you just you got it you got to experience it I mean it's just phenomenal would've never thought it could do this [Music] 4.8 here [Music] well yeah depending where you measure it were 34 to 36 ish yeah homeward bound crawling in these tiny airplane better than riding a pedal bike [Music] 10:38 today is finally done it flying down to Ohio and flying back experiencing ventrac for the first time

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