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Re: Why narrow front tractors
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Posted by Brian in NY on July 28, 2005 at 08:35:21 from (66.14.199.4):
In Reply to: Re: Why narrow front tractors posted by Vince H on July 28, 2005 at 08:18:02:
Vince, I can see why you are confused, and I can understand why your gut is telling you different. The truth of the matter is that it is not that a narrow front is a model for stability. It is just that people get a false sense of security with a wide front. Because of the way the front axle pivots on a wide front, your pivot point is effectively much the same as a narrow front. So even there are "stops" on the wide front, by the time you hit the "stops", the tractor is already on it's way over.
The only absolute way to avoid a rollover is to avoid side hills, and avoid raising the center of gravity on the tractor while on any side hill (raised loader with a load, etc). Hope this isn't too confusing, but the main thing to remember is that all tractors are quite suceptible to roll over, no matter what their configuration, due to relatively high center of gravity.
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