Re: Previous accident photos

Posted by Harley on February 22, 2005 at 14:34:05 from (205.188.117.7):

In Reply to: Previous accident photos posted by dr.sportster on February 22, 2005 at 14:23:31:

In both photos, it looked like the rear end of the tractors were not weighted enough. What this means is the front of the tractor with the loader on it is really the fulcrum or center of the entire load, i.e. the tractor, the loader, and the load in the loader. If the rear end of the tractor is not sufficiently weighted down enough to offset the load in the front of the loader, it is like a fat kid and a skinny kid on a teeter-totter, with the fat kid being the loader on the loader. It will come down, over if the tractor is on a slope, etc. I personally have a narrow front tractor (M) with a Westendorf TA26 loader on it, and have no trouble at all lifting 4X5 bales of grass hay, but I have flat top fenders over each rear wheel, about 80lbs. each, and 4 IHC wheel weights on each side, about 100lbs. each, so the whole thing stays on the ground, and also I carry the load so that it just clears the ground until I get to where I'm going and then raise it . Won't EVEN say it might not tip, but one has to take precautions even when coming in for supper. Later, Harley

Follow Ups:

• Farmall tractors M H JR Straw 17:27:35 02/23/05 (0)
• Re: Previous accident photos John A. 19:59:00 02/22/05 (0)
• Re: Previous accident photos Bob/Ont 15:45:40 02/22/05 (0)

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