bucket loader on road heigth!!

Wilson · Aug 18, 2011

Have noticed most tractor drivers run on road with bucket or bale spear at just correct heigth to decapiate if an accident occures. I think all farmers have full rights to move hay and loaders on roads, just saying think about the heigth you run at. I am sure on one runs that way on purpose it's just normal to lower bucket to about 4 feet off road. I was guilty my self till starting meeting neighbors facing me!!!

Anonymous-0 · Aug 18, 2011

If there is a bale on the front, it goes down far enough to see over (hard to impale someone on a 5 ft role) empty forks go all the way up stay there until parked for the day and are let down on the ground....

Leroy · Aug 18, 2011

one foot off the ground is safer for transport over full raised.

rustyfarmall · Aug 18, 2011

(quoted from post at 04:53:58 08/18/11) Have noticed most tractor drivers run on road with bucket or bale spear at just correct heigth to decapiate if an accident occures. I think all farmers have full rights to move hay and loaders on roads, just saying think about the heigth you run at. I am sure on one runs that way on purpose it's just normal to lower bucket to about 4 feet off road. I was guilty my self till starting meeting neighbors facing me!!!

The bucket needs to be at a height that provides the most stability for the entire machine. Carrying it too high raises the center of gravity and could result in the tractor rolling over. Carry the bucket too low and you run the risk of the bucket digging into the road surface if you hit a dip. Carrying the bucket at a height of 3 to 4 feet above the road surface will be the best solution. No one will be decapitated unless they are driving on the wrong side of the road and hit you head on which would be unfortunate, but would not be your fault.

sotxbill · Aug 18, 2011

got to raise it high enough to be safe and not dig into the ground.. and lots of loaders leak down slowly, so you raise it a bit higher..If the bucket is so low that you cant see it over the hood, you can have it drop slowly, and dig it and kill you.

then you have to be able to see over, under or around the bucket where ever you have it...

more wrecks and deaths will happen if you cant see where your going!!!!!!!!

and then if the road is flat and level, raising the bucket a bit higher will transfer weight back to the tractor and keep the tractor from bouncing badly as you go down the road.. although too high and you risk the high center of gravity issue. but higher, a bit above eye level gives a smoother ride with more weight on the rear and less overweight on the front..

So you have to factor in a lot a issues more than just looking at it while you drive past it.

jd6620 · Aug 18, 2011

I have the headlights on day and night (as well as the flashers) when I go down the road, so I set the bucket height in order to be the most visible to oncoming traffic. This is just below the height of the headlights.

David G · Aug 18, 2011

I put the bucket as low as I can and tip the spear up. It is a trade off on stability of the tractor versus poking someone. I agree it would be dangerous in a collision.

Sam#3 · Aug 18, 2011

What scares me is the pickup with a spear on the bed and it's left down when driving or worst parking where it protudes into the traffic lane.

farmer boy · Aug 18, 2011

Can't say that I see this too often. One guy I know would road with the bottom of the bucket 10 feet in the air so he could see under it. He would do that with a ton of feed in the bucket. The only time I'm 5 feet off the ground is if I got 2 bales on the loader. One bale or nothing I'm about 1' off the ground tilted up.

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