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DougKirk

11-23-2003 17:09:30

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I had a Great Uncle kill himself when his Ferguson turned over and killed him when he was pulling up trees with it. The wheeels keept going untill it turned over. I have one now and my Great Aunt keeps warning me about this. As I would never try to pull up trees with it, but would like to put her mind at rest by putting a mercury switch on it to kill the Tractor if ever it should start to rise to high on something I'm pulling. Where would be a good place to put a mercury switch for this, so I can show her that I've modified it just for her concern and I geuss my safety.My land is fairly flat and I think that 33 degrees would cover this, but want to know what would kill engine when it activated. "Thanks"

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john(UK)

11-24-2003 13:48:07

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Re: Mercury Switch for Anti-turning-over where to in reply to DougKirk, 11-23-2003 17:09:30

If you do a straight pull from the drawbar mounting under the PTO shaft the tractor will never turn over( I think you mean rear-up and over) what causes that and lots of people have done it is to pull from the top link connection, it is far too high ( and so is the linkage drawbar if you use it at this height) and the tractor WILL rear if you do that, pulling from underneath will keep the wheels down. Plus if you pull from the top link connection it wont do your hydraulic draft sensing much good. On a straight pull the Ferguson TE or TO wont have enough traction to cause it to rear

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DougKirk

11-25-2003 03:51:37

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Re: Re: Mercury Switch for Anti-turning-over where in reply to john(UK), 11-24-2003 13:48:07

I'm sorry that was Wild Kingdom, but I know they did some shows concerning the UK. My Bad

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DougKirk

11-24-2003 21:26:55

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Re: Re: Mercury Switch for Anti-turning-over where in reply to john(UK), 11-24-2003 13:48:07

Thanks John will be sure to do this if I ever need to pull something heavy. Also miss watching the show called, "The United Kingdom", was my favorite growing up. Hope you know what I'm talking about, it showed animals of the United Kingdom and discussed struggles and triumphs. Along with the people who lived among them.

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Jim Polanosky

11-23-2003 18:01:46

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Re: Mercury Switch for Anti-turning-over where to in reply to DougKirk, 11-23-2003 17:09:30

Doug;

The mercury switch ('Tilt' switch) sounds like a good idea - assuming the Fergie is a gas engine. The easiest way to kill the engine is to bypass the points in the distributor, BUT it should be done using a latching relay. Otherwise, after the tractor goes 'skyward' and the engine quits, the front end falls, the mercury switch is opened, and the engine starts up again - could lead to some serious "bronco-riding" or in airplane terms, "pilot-induced oscillation". The latching relay is just that - once it's actuated, it will stay that way until it's reset, typically by an external pushbutton.

It may be easier (and safer) to look for a Rollover Protection System and a seat belt! There's fewer moving parts..... ..

My $0.02 worth!!

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DougKirk

11-23-2003 18:16:40

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Re: Re: Mercury Switch for Anti-turning-over where in reply to Jim Polanosky, 11-23-2003 18:01:46

Appreciate the info, as I'm to crippled up to go Broncho riding. Never thought of that happening, would have made a funny video for my make believe "Funniest Tractor Video's". Will apply relay switch as well, to compensate for Tractor Bronc-Busting. Thanks for saving my backside.

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