Rollomatic questions

sodly

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Does anyone know of a weight rating for New Gen rollomatic front ends? I have a 3020 diesel with double-stack front weight brackets (and 2 slab weights) and am considering switching from a wide front to a Rollomatic. Tractor is used mostly with a 7' snow blower on the rear. The narrow front would give better maneuverability as well as take up less storage space. Would a regular-duty Rollomatic handle this weight? A heavy-duty? Or is this too much weight for a Rollomatic? I've never seen weight ratings for them. Anyone know?

Does anyone have a photo of a 3020 with a Rollomatic and double-stack weights up front? I've only ever seen one or two. Would like to see more. Thanks.
 

Based on my experience driving a 4010 WITH roll-a-matic, and a 3020 with the conventional narrow front, there is NO difference in how they ride or drive. Many, many hours spent on both of those tractors. Only reason to have a roll-a-matic would be for the novelty of it.
 
Ran heavy duty on 4020 carrying two 200 gallon spray tanks for years with no problems.
Just broke pedestal pin in one on my shop loader tractor this year. I use them on the
shop tractors because of maneuverability. Would not be good in mud. Would get stuck in
snow easier also. But if you are running backwards with snow blower might be OK.
They can be broken but not easily but then so can wide fronts.
Rollamatic will ride better than regular tricycle. That's the reason they were made.
 

Back in the days of rowcrop cultivating & bedding many 4020's with roll-o-matic frt ends carried 6 row frt mount cultivators & 5 row frt mount bedders with no problems.
 
What you say is true, if the ground is fairly smooth. However, if you get into some rough ground you will definitely know the difference. Also, if you are plowing and the front wheels drop into the furrow it's a whole lot easier to bring it back out if you have Roll-O-Matic. Mike
 
(quoted from post at 09:52:35 08/21/15) What you say is true, if the ground is fairly smooth. However, if you get into some rough ground you will definitely know the difference. Also, if you are plowing and the front wheels drop into the furrow it's a whole lot easier to bring it back out if you have Roll-O-Matic. Mike

My experiences ranged from smooth hay ground, plowed ground, cultivating corn, knee deep muddy feed lots, rutted up frozen ground, and road work. Never could tell any difference between roll-a-matic and conventional, except for the roll-a-matic making some really strange noises occasionally.
 
I used to have two tractors with rolomatic. One had power steering and the other did not. Both tractors were about the same weight and design. I couls tell the difference with the tractor without power steering. The steering wheel didn't want to rip out of my hands on severely rough terrain as bad with rolomatic. The power steering takes the brunt of the steering wheel whipping when the tractor has power steering. I'd say it doesn't matter if the tractor has rolomatic or not if the tractor has power steering. Rolomatic might smooth out the bumps a little bit too but I haven't driven two tractors side by side to know if there is a noticeable difference. I still have those two tractors but now one has a wide front and for what I use it for I will never put a narrow front back on it.
 

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