Wheel hoe on slopes?

Hello,

I hope this is the right forum to ask this question in, since it's a tool mostly used in market gardens I thought it fits best here.

My question is in the title: I was wondering whether a wheel hoe could work on a slope (with beds running uphill/downhill that is)? I've been debating the purchase since in the case of it working it would save me a whole lot of hours, but I've never seen anyone use it on a slope. I'm not entirely sure that I want to attempt the gamble by buying it and trying it out myself (since it's not a cheap tool, accounting for accessories as well), so if anyone has any idea/experience I'd highly appreciate some feedback. 🙏
My use case would be to plant/hill potatoes (at least initial hilling) as well as weeding in general. I don't think the weeding would be so much of a problem since there is not much soil movement involved so not much resistance at play, but the potatoes part I'm not sure. I could use it downhill and there would definitely be no problem there, but the idea of constantly pushing soil downhill I'm not a fan of (though maybe it's an insignificant amount even when we're talking about digging trenches/hilling potatoes 🤷‍♂️).

Thanks a lot 🙏
Francesco

Depends on the slope and soil and the task/attachment.  Some gardening centers rent wheel hoes so it might be possible to try it frst.

I find downhill is harder as for the wheel to work best, the handls have to be at the right height to the attachment.  Trying to hold the handle at knee height while navigating it down hill, not fun.  Then again, we have to hold the handles higher to get the right angle going up hill which others find difficult and i don't.  Body type also comes into it.

For me, the weeding attachments need more effort than the plough, as the weeds get stuck and there is a back and forth to the hoe with each step.  Plough attachment is walk forward quickly, paying attention to the depth of the impliment / height of the handles.

It's much easier for me to use this on an open garden area than beds.  If I was working on a slope, I would rather follow the contour so not to encourage erosion where the hoe goes.

BUT

This my body. My soil. My climate.   Each garden is unique.   As is each gardener.

A walking tractor is another option and popular with market gardens over half an acre.  One year we rended a tiny, 10in wide rototiller for weeding due to health issues preventing using the wheel hoe.  This is something we are thinking of investing in as we age, but the rows need to be a lot further apart than one thinks.