I have both a John Deere G and a GW. The G is much easier to handle around the ends plowing but requires more careful steering attention as you go across the field to maintain proper furrow following with the wheel in furrow on the tractor. With the GW you just make your turn, rarely needing a brake to help you turn after the plow is out of the ground, just sweep a little wide with the front wheel then drop it in the furrow and hold a little pressure on the steering wheel to keep the front wheel lightly nestled against the furrow wall and enjoy the trip across the field, watching your plow and doing a good job of maintaining even plow depth as the soil conditions may change. (They sure do here in southern Michigan). Wide fronts like the GW take more turning room but you don't have to use the turning brakes nearly as much as you do with narrow fronts. Wide fronts are a little nicer when you're disking or doing any other operation on soft plowed ground...but you still need the added room to turn...and the brakes too. Roll-a-matic adds about 60 lbs. to the basic weight a G, GW's weight about 375-400 lbs. more than a plain narrow front G's. I imagine Farmall M's or any other tractor of this size would handle about the same with wide or narrow fronts. Narrow fronts are a lot less stable with loaders or the rear wheels narrowed up otherwise there's not a whole lot of difference, after all the front axles pivot a lot on wide fronts before the effect of the wide spaced front wheels really helps stabilize the tractor. On any tractor rear wheel spacing and center of gravity are the main factors for stability....along with traveling speed.
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