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Re: Narrow vs. Wide front ends
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Posted by Dave 2N on April 01, 2003 at 12:15:47 from (64.12.96.236):
In Reply to: Narrow vs. Wide front ends posted by Tim on March 31, 2003 at 20:05:20:
I swore I would never get involved in this discussion again but the fact that I'm here says a lot about my lack of resolve, I guess. I grew up on NF tractors here on the hills of the NY/PA border. We never had a problem and to this day, I still hog my hills with a Farmall Super C NF and a JD A NF. I also use my 1946 Ford 2N. The 2N is HANDIER for getting under trees at the edges of fields. BUT--just because it is a WF doesn't make it automatically safer. Safety is not dependent on the tractor being a WF or NF. Safety is in the operator's head; being smart and looking out for things has a lot to do with tractor safety. That said, while a NF can be less safe for loader work, we used a Farmall M with loader for over 40 years to clean a large heifer barn and get gravel out of the creek with nary a mishap. Why? We were careful and didn't raise a bucketful of "stuff" or a dead cow to the top height of the bucket. I still am bothered by the crowd that automatically condemns a NF as unsafe; my suspicion is that they are either a bunch of engineers and/or people who have never had much experience with NF's. As for Ford N's and similar style tractors: I'm waiting for Ford owners who have taken a real downhill "ride" on an N to come forward and admit that these tractors can be as dangerous as a rattlesnake on hills if the driver doesn't use good sense. And I'm not bashing Fords- I have a 2N and an 8N and love them both. But accidents happen with any tractor and the causes can usually be traced to operator error rather than the front end configuration. Be safe and enjoy!!
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