OK before this gets too far out there, I posted a study from a university a couple of years ago on here.
1. Tricycle tractors in certain circumstances are in fact more likely to tip. Most often when going down hill.
2. The lower the balance point is on a tractor (from the front or rear) the lower center of gravity. My 8N has a lower center of gravity than my wide front Farmall M or my 1206 Farmall wide front. It's call physics. A larger utility like the Ford 4000 still has a lower center of gravity than most taller tractors.
3. The new guy is justified in asking these question and he sounds like a guy who wants to live. This guy need facts, not opinions.
4. Most of the tractor roll overs that I hear about are because someone didn't pay attention to the physics of it and just had to get the job done or just didn't know what they were doing in the first place. You can roll just about any machine. I've seen tanks (M60s and M1A1s) upside down on terrain that didn't look too bad.
5. Erring on the side of caution, without seeing the terrain, if you are asking these question that hill most likely too step for anything except a crawler. The advice on the goats may be about the cheapest and best suggestion yet.
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