Right before the end of the season, I got a new yard to cut (only ended up cutting it twice). Not a big yard, but the front yard is a joke. Slopes severely from the house down to the street and sidewalk. I'm using a 54" Hustler Fas Trac SD to cut it. As much as it embarrasses me to say it, I found out the hard way that this slope is SEVERE. I was cutting the property line coming straight down the hill and lost control of the mower and ran right over a utility tower. OUCH. Evidently it wasn't being used by anybody as nobody has gotten back with me on their cable being out.(So far so good). But anyway, I started babying the hell out of it after that. I tried mowing it up/down. I had to go a turtles pace going down so the mower didn't take off with me and the same going up as I felt it would flip backwards. So then I started (which I ended up doing both times) mowing it side to side. Even then the mower seemed like it was trying to slide sideways. I noticed the yard has evidence of ruts, probably from the previous cutters, so I'm reluctant to keep cutting it that way. Thought about a diagonal track maybe. I even told the guy, I may have to even end up walk behind mowing it (which I just have a 22" self propelled Honda push mower. I also know cutting with either mower any extended amount of time on a side slope, will starve the engine of oil, which is no good. Will this do the same thing, cutting up/down. I'd like to keep the yard as it is a small yard all in all, and pays decent, but that front yard is the biggest drawback. Anybody have tips? Scrap the zero turn? Go diagonal? One other concern is IMO, this slope is dangerous if I'm not paying attention, thus my going a turtles pace to cut it. Thanks in advance.