[AT] Farmall H wide front end

[David Rotigel]

You might want to refer back to your HS Physics book before you  
discredit this particular "old wives tale!"
	Dave

On Mar 29, 2010, at 12:05 PM, Bruce Moden wrote:

> Thanks Mike,
> In all my years of tractors I never owned or drove a NFE tractor but  
> had always resisted having one because of the old wives tales about  
> easier turn overs.  Maybe I'll leave this one narrow if it is an  
> easy fix, 'cause it's going to be a parade tractor if I get it  
> finished!!!
> Bruce
>
> --- On Sun, 3/28/10, Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall H wide front end
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com 
> >
> Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 1:32 PM
>
>
> This has been discussed in the past, but some folks are new to this
> discussion: a wide front end provides little or no protection from a
> roll-over compared to a narrow front end. Once one of the rear tires
> leaves the ground, there is a very good chance you are going over,
> narrow or wide. The reason for this is that the wide front axle pivots
> only about a foot higher than the narrow front end. Unlike a car or
> truck, there is no resistance to a roll-over from the front tires -  
> once
> the axle reaches the limit of its movement, it is too late.
>
> The main reasons for going to a wide front are 1. a better ride on  
> rough
> ground and 2. only two tracks through the soil vs. three. What you  
> give
> up is 1. mechanical simplicity and 2. tighter turning circle. I also
> like being able to tuck narrow front tractors into the limited space  
> in
> my shed by parking them nose to nose. But that's just my personal  
> view.
>
> Mike
>
> Bruce Moden wrote:
>> Bob, The wobble is probably the driving force in the decision,
>> however my farm has a few hillside trails, creeks & ditches, so the
>> roll-over factor is part of the concern. thanks for the suggestions.
>> Bruce
>>
>> --- On Sun, 3/28/10, Robert L. Holtzer <rholtzer at earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
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