Re: 1943 Farmall H - Wide vs Narrow frontend

Posted by captaink on June 02, 2005 at 06:34:59 from (66.115.214.56):

In Reply to: 1943 Farmall H - Wide vs Narrow frontend posted by ChrisL on June 01, 2005 at 16:07:36:

I’m going to add my nickel’s worth. A narrow front will plug easier if you are working in muddy conditions especially if in a feed lot. A wide front will only drop one wheel in a hole (half the weight and half as far) as a narrow front, thus less of a bump. Narrow fronts have the habit if you hit an obstacle with one of the wheels to “spin” the steering wheel out of your hands, which can be at the least a disturbing thing, at the most break bones. Because of the nature of a wide front, after a tractor tips to a point, the front end will hit a “stop” which will offer some resistance to a complete upset, but it is not by any means a fool proof roll over prevention. As others have said narrow fronts have some advantages too. As far as safety, the operator is the most important part and a good understanding of the laws of physics especially weighting and wheel spacing will go a lot further in preventing an accident than the wide front will.

My nickel’s worth.

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