riding mower on hill - how easy to flip?

mfreak · 2007-07-12T15:38:59+00:00

I have my eye on a 40" 12hp Murray riding mower, it's maybe 10 yearsold or so, regular front-engine standard tractor mower. My house isbuilt on a hill, and I'm wondering if the slope is too great. Due tothe shape of my yard, I can't really go up and down the hill, I haveto go across the hill. I'd guess the hill is a bout 20 degrees, andI'm nervous that the mower with me sitting on it will be too top-heavyand flip. Or is the center of gravity pretty low in these things?Thanks,

Jul 12, 2007 20 Replies

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Al Bundy 19 years ago

mfreak wrote in news:1184254739.068017.167640 @w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:

Sure it could. Neighbor had one roll on her. Any safety person would just say don't do it. I used to do it. Slope wasn't bad but I rode with the upside edge of the seat in crack of my ass (bad with tighty whiteys, leaves skid marks). You hit a wet spot though and it will slide anyway...catch a tiny bit of momentum and if the wheels rebite over she rolls I'd suspect. Ass crack assisted or not.

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