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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mrbb" data-source="post: 127242" data-attributes="member: 13825">again even if you get into a small skid steer they will NOT be very safe ion any side hill, be with wheels or tiresa s if you should run over a log stick, rock, again, they will tip very easily  and then keep in mind that if you have a track loader and be on side hills any amount of time, the tracks themself, will want to track OFF, due tio most track loaders by design are not made for side hilling,  the weight of machine causes tracks to want to run off them!, unless you stay on top of track tension and even then, few are great at staying on , on side hill(the new ASV models have track designs for side hills, and are the only ones I know of, they even offer a guarantee  they will stay on, and if they should come off they will come out to a site where machine is and put them back on for you for free!  But there I believe ONLY on larger machines! another more stable option over a skid steer will maybe be a  zero turn mower, or a stand on mower like a bobcat Zr4000 they have lower center of gravity, and can be driven normally faster than traditional designed mowers, they have some stand up models that have tracks over wheels, too, but again, side hills and tracks, , normally don't go that great, or  at least on rubber tracked vehicles! LASTLY< have you maybe considered an ATV with a tow behind mower set up?  ATv's have suspensions on them,  to help be more stable when riding over objects,  and a smaller ATV will typically be lower in size, , they don;t take much HP to pull a small mower, and will tend to have lower center of gravity,   but then you will be making lots of passes, and they will have there own set of issues with side hillsas the mowers will want to drift down hill and not stay in line with the way, gravity  deal there?  and again, even if you went with something like a  compact small skid steer that would fit thru your opening of 40 inches, I highly doubt they would have the flow rating to run a brush hog  of any size, most 50-60 inch need 30+gpm flow rates, and things like a  S70 have less than 10 GPM (a M100 is like 12 I believe) so they would again be limited to pretty small mowers, making you need to make many passes, and be very tippy! and VERY Very lastly here, , maybe try looking into gang mower set up, like some golf courses use,  NOT sure how they would work on ruff cutting  , but they would allow you to get a ATV thru the gate and be able to tow 2-3  36 inch wide mowers, making you have to do less passes, something like this, you can assemble on other side of entrance/[URL unfurl="true"]https://cottagecraftworks.com/tractor-atv-gang-trailing-reel-mower[/URL]or this[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.gardentoolsmart.com/product/promow-pro3-pull-behind-3-gang-reel-mower/[/URL] and I have NO clue how they would work on thicker taller grass/weeds, but  an option maybe to look into more?or back to this? your again , better off begging who is needed to get a larger opening to access things, tell them its a safety issue/liability deal, , ,as that normally gets things moving faster! fear of a law suit if someone fell or got hurt and help couldn;t get to them easily! as if someone got hurt HOW would emergency vehicles get in?? as an example!</blockquote>

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