Row crops here were often cultivated with 2 row mounted cultivation "plows" the end of field tactic was to spin the tractor around on one rear tire contact patch and work the next two rows. Thus minimizing the repeated driving over the headland's plants. The "rowcrop" narrow front was far easier to manipulate in that effort, and its maneuverability is considered much greater. The high profile and large tire diameters with no front axle beam also allowed cultivation far into the growth season (pre-herbicide). Our "corn" could be cultivated with no top damage when it was 20 inches tall. Stability with either wide or narrow is close to the same. with the exception of wide fronts with springing systems providing resistance to tipping. (rare here, and not seen by me on very many European tractors in the photos I have seen. The pivoting point for a wide front is the front axle center just under the bolster. The pivot point on a narrow is the contact patch of the tire on the side toward the tipping. Making an interesting comparison. A narrow front loader can place the bucket closer to obstructions and avoid being snagged on them in close quarters. Most of my seat time has been divided between narrow front Farmall H SH M 400 and others, and IH350U and Ford 8N style wide front. Jim
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