[Farmall] M - Tricycle Wheel Spacing

[Dan Glass]

I agree completely.  My point was that  you are nine times more likely 
to flip than you are to roll anyway.

soffiler at myeastern.com wrote:

>For the purpose of clarity, or maybe it's just my own
>semantics, a "roll" is to the side while a "flip" is to the
>rear.  The whole WFE/NFE debate tends to center on usage of
>a loader and the direction of upset is a roll i.e. to the
>side.  Clearly the front end configuration has no bearing on
>a flip (with the exception of weight... if an NFE tractor
>receives a retrofit WFE, it becomes significantly heavier in
>the front, but that's really tanget to the topic at hand)
>
>Steve O.
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>From: Dan Glass <dglass at mail.newnanutilities.org>
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>>If you remember the outcome of this last discussion, 90%
>>of rollovers  are with wide fronts.  90% of those are
>>backwards rollovers from pulling  something with the chain
>>connected above the axle.  The percentage is so  high
>>probably because there are alot fewer NFE's in everyday
>>work.  I  would guess the flip rollover possiblity is the
>>same with NFE or WFE.  I  have both types and I think it
>>is important to pay attention and be  careful with either.
>>    
>>
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