They are a bit less stable. Potholes and such can affect them more.
As to 'tippy' I think they are only slightly more so; not enough to really matter. As you say the wide front pivots in the center.
I grew up with dad's narrow front Farmall H with a loader.
I bought a wide front compact New Holland 1720 a few years ago.
Dad has 400lbs of wheel weights, with a bracket we put on the back with another 500lbs, on the longer frame of that tractor. Hauling out manure from the barn, loading sand from the sand pit, that narrow front tractor is STABLE. Never really scared me. When the rear gets light it spins out, and the rear doesn't often get light to start with.
The compact tractor with wide front is a real short wheelbase. It came with no weight on the rear. The front wheel assist means it keeps moving no matter what. This thing scared the heck out of me the first week I had it - and I was just pulling a wagon downhill, no load in the loader!
I think there are bigger factors than narrow front when it comes to tractor stability. Wheelbase & proper ballisting come to mind.
I know the compact tractor crowd at tractorbynet is scared of narrow fronts, but in the real world, I have news for them. :) There are other factors much more important than wide or narrow front.
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