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Rob,
You are good to go any direction you want. For me, I was trying to use the  
uphill battle as a reason to purchase a four wheeler. It didn't work.

Rummy

In a message dated 5/21/2009 2:21:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
rlowe at vt.edu writes:

Rummy,
My tractor is 4wd.  But like you, most of my work is  done going
downhill.  - rob

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Rob,

My John Deere X500 has a 16 horse engine  (Yamaha air cooled) which has  
enough horses, but the tires are  small. Even with the differential
locked in I  
can't go up hill  and I'm not talking much of a grade either. The grader 
works as   advertised, but I can only go downhill. A four wheeler will
also do 
the  job if  you happen to have one of those.

Rummy

In a  message dated 5/21/2009 9:19:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,   
rlowe at vt.edu writes:

Rummy,
Yeah, 220 feet is a challenge.   I've got a small  16hp Yanmar tractor
that should be able to handle  it.  It's bigger  than my riding mower but
still not big enough  for any serious land  disturbance.  I rented a 60hp
tractor from  a buddy of mine and  regarded and dug out ditchlines a
couple of weeks  ago.  The  powergrader might be what I need to maintain
it now.  -  rob

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