Help me stay alive building road with TD-18

I'm cutting this road on a steep slope. it is hot out and the ground is dry. Would it be safer with the ground more moist?

I'm not sure how you can stay off the fill before finishing the cut. It makes me very uneasy watching the outer track on that fill! I'm cutting about as deep as I can.

I need some pointers from those who know more. This is my first time on a steep slope and I'm just a hobby guy with an old dozer. I'm more than half way to the bottom of the creek and have...

Help me stay alive building road with TD-18

Help me stay alive building road with TD-18