[AT] Farmall H wide front end

[Dean Van Peursem]

I suspect you will find that even with a wide front end that once a rear wheel starts lifting off
the ground there is enough rotational freedom in the WFE that it isn't much safer than a narrow
front end tractor, if any. 

Dean VP
Apache Junction, AZ

"It takes two to speak truth -- one to speak and another to hear." - Henry David Thoreau

-----Original Message-----
From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf
Of Bruce Moden
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 4:15 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall H wide front end

Thanks Dave,
It's been about 58 years since I took HS Physics & it's probably a good time for a refresher course!
Bruce (Pharmr)

--- On Wed, 3/31/10, David Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote:

> From: David Rotigel <rotigel at me.com>
> Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall H wide front end
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 3:08 PM
> 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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