Re: Nerrow front ends

Posted by Farmall450man on October 06, 2003 at 10:13:19 from (12.30.177.148):

In Reply to: Nerrow front ends posted by Aces on October 06, 2003 at 08:27:32:

Aces, I think a lot of us understand that almost everything was different when the H's & M's were designed in the mid '30s. Most farms were well under 320 acres. There were still a lot of horses and mules in use. Bigger was not viewed as better, just more expensive. Steel wheels were the norm. Most speeds were under 4mph. Corn was still picked by hand in some areas and there were a lot of pull type pickers. Corn was put in a crib and shelled on a nice winter day when it had dried by mother nature. Tires weren't as durable. You can run with one tire flat on a narrow front end, it's a little harder to do on a wide front. Power steering didn't exist. Most farms had fences and turning radius was a big issue. Most farmers were used to implements sized for a pair of horses or mules, which were converted for use with a tractor. Wide front ends just weren't near as big a deal as they are today. Hugh is right, there isn't that much of an advantage with a wide front for roll over protection. Most people get in trouble when a rear wheel or an implement drops off into a ditch or when they are going too fast down an incline. Inertia is a huge factor when tipping a tractor. All that aside, pto shafts and moving parts probably claimed more lives than tractor roll overs.

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