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Re: So how safe are we?
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Posted by scotc on December 31, 2003 at 16:30:59 from (162.39.3.97):
In Reply to: So how safe are we? posted by Dave H (MI) on December 30, 2003 at 18:44:00:
the real factor isn't so much where we hook, but what happens under load when hooked there. Pulling, for example a log, from the 3pt with the lift arms up, transfers weight onto the rear wheels until its upside down. pulling with the arms fully down, the weight won't transfer much. Pulling from the drawbar, some weight will transfer providing more traction. What happens when the log gets hooked, the tractor tries to lift its front wheels, but once the angle of your chain or rope is less than that of your drawbar(from horizontal), the weight actually is transferred off the rear wheels, which, unless you have quite the tractor, will let it spin out instead of going over. Hooking at the end of the swinging drawbar enhances this effect because hooking closer to the axle lessens this process. Hooking to the 3 pt hitch can be safe, DEPENDING ON THE HEIGHT OF THE HITCH WHILE PULLING.
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