Category: Frequently Asked Questions

Part One, first outing in after winter

Now it is time to try loading my Alpine Muncher remote control slope mower into my car. I have bought two folding ramps to make it easy to load my mower. See the quick movie below of my set up.

I had one snag the battery of my Goat 22T was dead. The cold winter months have left my RC mower without the power needed to move or start it.

I have seen a trick to use the manual pull start instead of the electric start. Here is the link to the video of how to manually start your remote slope mower.

Part Two, battery charged

2020 March 19

I spent the previous day charging the two batteries, which are used to start the remote controlled Goat 22T and also drive the rubber tracks. As you can see it is a great advantage that the RC mower can be maneuvered without the gas engine on. So I can load the mower into our car without the gas exhaust smelling out the car.

There was plenty of room to get the mower into the car using the folding ramps. I will add a link to the product later. I could then pact the ramps into the car for unloading at the other end.

We are now ready to drive our Goat 22T alpine RC slope mower to our test site in Switzerland to see how it handles on alpine terrain.

Please check out our first test in a challenging alpine meadow terrain with a back drop of the Dents du Midi. You can find the link here.

An alpine slope mower is a mower capable of handling terrain which is steeper than 30 degrees, with the following characteristics:

• Stability, low center of gravity to prevent roll over. Thereby ensuring safe operation.
• Agility, due to rough terrain maneuverable is needed to cope with tight turns around obstacles.
• Impact, low impact to turf and grip to prevent sliding.
• Torque, for hill climbing steep alpine slopes with your mower.

Types of slope mowers

There are a number of alpine slope mowers available and in different sizes. Below is a list, which we will update as we find new types:

• Scythe, the historical winner. Last year there was an interesting exhibition in, Switzerland, Zurich, that embraces the Scythe, called Of Scythes, Scythe Hammers and Work Songs.

• Remote controlled mower. Also know as Radio Controlled (RC) slope mower, Remote alpine slope mower, hillside remote mower or mountain side mower. Due to the radio controlled nature of this mower it is inherently safe to use. As the operator can be perched on ground with sure footing.

For us the safest and most fun to use is the Remote controlled mower. This is where our passion lies.