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I've been reading posts here having to do with steepness of hills. I'm still new to my RTV 1100, and I wouldn't want to roll or tip it over. I was driving around in the back yard today and went up a hill (4wd, M range) carrying 200 lbs of 8' long pallets in the bed that hung over 3'. I later measured this hill as 18 degrees (protractor level on a 6' stick method), which converts to a 32.5% grade. I also have a 19 degree (34.4% and a 23 degree (42.4%). Am I OK going up the 23 degree hill? Has anyone actually measured what kind of grades are reasonable going up in forward, going up in reverse, or going sideways. Not sure, but the 1100 looks a bit more topheavy than the 900. I've included 3 pics showing my method. Comments?</p>
I've been reading posts here having to do with steepness of hills. I'm still new to my RTV 1100, and I wouldn't want to roll or tip it over. I was driving around in the back yard today and went up a hill (4wd, M range) carrying 200 lbs of 8' long pallets in the bed that hung over 3'. I later measured this hill as 18 degrees (protractor level on a 6' stick method), which converts to a 32.5% grade. I also have a 19 degree (34.4% and a 23 degree (42.4%). Am I OK going up the 23 degree hill? Has anyone actually measured what kind of grades are reasonable going up in forward, going up in reverse, or going sideways. Not sure, but the 1100 looks a bit more topheavy than the 900. I've included 3 pics showing my method. Comments?</p>