Yeah, and that 1 that tipped probably would've gone over even with a wide front, because wide fronts do not help with stability AT ALL. They pivot in the center. By the time the front end hits the stop where it could stabilize the machine, you're already past the point of no return, and you're going over.
It's a myth. It's an old wives' tale. Wide fronts are not more stable. They ride better because in most cases, only one wheel hits the pothole instead of both wheels. They make it easier to see where the wheels are pointed.
You also have to remember that a lot of the people running these machines now are not old hands that grew up on them in the 40's and '50s. It's the next generation who grew up on more modern tractors that take a lot less skill to operate. After about 1963 you didn't need to know how to set up a tractor and plow because the tractor was so heavy and powerful you could just point and go.
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Today's Featured Article - The Cletrac General GG and the BF Avery A - A Bit of History - by Mike Ballash. This article is a summary of what I have gathered up from various sources on the Gletrac General GG and the B. F. Avery model A tractors. I am quite sure that most of it is accurate. The General GG was made by the Cleveland Tractor Company (Cletrac) of Cleveland, Ohio. Originally the company was called the Cleveland Motor Plow Company which began in 1912, then the Cleveland Tractor Company (1917) and finally Cletrac.
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