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Re: 1940 drawbar safety law?
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Posted by jCarroll on February 22, 2005 at 13:45:22 from (4.225.134.41):
In Reply to: 1940 drawbar safety law? posted by Dave (IL) on February 21, 2005 at 09:03:33:
http://asae.frymulti.com/request2.asp?JID=2& AID=16007&Abstract=482.htm&CID=s2000&T =3 This link points to one of the ASAE drawbar standards for wheeled tractors. It will give you an idea of what a design standard is; in this case, location of hitch point with respect to tire contact. As an Ag Engr graduate 40 years ago, I will tell you that overturning by pulling on a properly positioned drawbar doesn't happen. As the front of the tractor rises, the overturning moment decreases, and the tipping action ceases. This is NOT the case of a plow snagging a stone where momentum is the principle force. I know this bothers your sense of intuition, but only hitch to a properly positioned drawbar, and you'll be OK.
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