It's fun isn't it ? Having a use for the hard work of rebuilding your tractor ? A year and a half ago in the spring I pulled dozens of what I call saplings out with my Oliver and my Farmall M . The trees were anywhere from 4" to 12" in diameter with the vast majority under 6" and most of them were soft maples . I dug some pretty deep holes with the Oliver on some of them while having to pull from many different angles to get them out . I cut the trees about 4' high and hooked the chain as high as possible to get as much leverage as I could to tip the tree to help break the root system on the far side first . Not once did the front wheels of either tractor leave the ground . I did have some bounce in the whole tractor on a few occasions . I didn't start with a tight chain either . I've read a lot of your post's and don't believe you are anything less than an intelligent and maybe a little overly cautious individual . With that said , just think about the end result of any idea you get while using the tractor . I probably do many unsafe things in the eyes of most people concerning using heavy equipment but that's what I do for a living . I use leverage . I'm a crane and heavy equipment operator . It's all good if you think about certain laws of physics and try to work with them instead of against them . I'm not saying the tractor couldn't go over backwards just that you'd need perfect traction to cause it to happen . Not likely on grass such as I assume is in your yard . ...Randy
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