Re: To Fender or Not to Fender

Posted by Bill Smith on December 20, 2001 at 19:07:17 from (128.242.4.59):

In Reply to: To Fender or Not to Fender posted by Joe Laleman on December 19, 2001 at 21:57:26:

Fenders were an option for H's and M's and so on from factory. It is my opinion that alot of these tractors were released from factory without fenders, making it more common to see a fenderless tractor than one with fenders. Now a days people really set there mind on putting fenders on them, probably for these 2 reasons. 1 is, it adds a little extra look to the tractor and 2, it makes the tractor a little more complete. I don't really see the extra safety that fenders would provide for a tractor on rubber with rear wheel's set in a relatively wide spacing. As far as roll over safety I think the key is to not roll over. Fenders won't make much difference in a roll over senario. The biggest thing fenders will provide as far as safety is keeping you and articles of clothing off the wheel and anything that might be on the wheel. The narrower the wheel setting the more the danger. I have an H on skelleton steel with no fenders and you do have to watch yourself on there. Those wheel's will supprize you what they will pick up and bring over the top. Tree limbs, wire, cattle pannals, ext. They pose alot bigger threat than rubber tires. I could see the safety issue alot more justifiable on steel wheel's which were available on earlier H's and M's and maybe why fenders were an option. I have seen original fenders sell in good shape for $200 a fender. I would like to have a set or two of fenders for my several H's and M's but I think I can get along good without them. I guess it makes my tractors more average and common to boot. Just my 2 cents worth.

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