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<blockquote data-quote="Hondaman900" data-source="post: 4238" data-attributes="member: 568"><p>This is a great question. I have a 600, all the manuals, but am learning how to use it as I go. I've used rental hydrostatic Bobcats before, but the mechanical clutch system in the M-600 is different.</p><p>My property is mostly sloped to various degrees. I know the "protocol" of going up and down the hill, and never sideways or turning on the slope. The problem I have now is that I want to cut into the slope and grade a level pad for a shed. However, with the weight on the back end, my 600 doesn't bite into the ground while trying to dig uphill as the front end is too light, and it has a tendancy to tip backwards. I had a scary moment yesterday when it started tipping backwards, I let off the gas and it dropped back down, but bounced around and when it settled I was sideways on the slope. Not a happy moment.</p><p>If I cut from above I can't get the flat pad I need. Any suggestions on how this is done safely?</p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Stephen</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hondaman900, post: 4238, member: 568"] This is a great question. I have a 600, all the manuals, but am learning how to use it as I go. I've used rental hydrostatic Bobcats before, but the mechanical clutch system in the M-600 is different. My property is mostly sloped to various degrees. I know the “protocol” of going up and down the hill, and never sideways or turning on the slope. The problem I have now is that I want to cut into the slope and grade a level pad for a shed. However, with the weight on the back end, my 600 doesn't bite into the ground while trying to dig uphill as the front end is too light, and it has a tendancy to tip backwards. I had a scary moment yesterday when it started tipping backwards, I let off the gas and it dropped back down, but bounced around and when it settled I was sideways on the slope. Not a happy moment. If I cut from above I can't get the flat pad I need. Any suggestions on how this is done safely? Thanks, Stephen [/QUOTE]
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