Posted by Billy NY on July 14, 2014 at 14:50:56 from (66.67.105.23):
In Reply to: PASSENGERS posted by Carlis Baker on July 14, 2014 at 13:11:31:
Won't be the first to say I rode the fender on pre- '65 ford, and learned to drive it while doing so, subsequently spending a lot of time later on in the seat of that one. To me it seemed safe, but I had been around tractors and equipment since very young.
Currently, I just don't see it being a safe practice, I would want to modify it, add something like a seat with a restraining belt, and not be doing any work, like mowing or in the field, given bumps and unknown things that could happen, yet I did the opposite as a kid, and never gave it a second thought. I used to rest my feet along the cast housing and lean onto the fender, there is no way I'd allow any kid to do that. I never even recall anything even remotely ever being dangerous and I'd ride along with every implement we had.
Maybe I over think things, and am overly cautious when it comes to safety, and youngsters, but one of these really do not have much room and a kid could fall off easily enough.
I would think you would be able to fabricate some sort of a seat that may allow a small passenger, from the factory mount, might not eliminate the risk's 100% but I'd feel a lot better knowing that passenger was safe and secure while riding along.
I can remember riding along on the fender in road gear, and just imagine a spindle failing or a front wheel bearing failing or falling off, that may not have worked out so well, probability very low, but these are old tractors.
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