RaydaKub
Veteran Member
Re: Tipped my BX25 FEL & BH on its side - what precautions to take before starting en
That is an interesting article, a lot of common sense in it. But other than putting in that first drawing of a narrow front end and a wide front end tractor, they don't explain anything about it. Quite frankly, I disagree with that drawing. The front end of a wide front tractor doesn't add an ounce of resistance to turning over in the initial tilt. It is free to pivot 10-15 degrees (wild guess) either direction from the tractor body itself. Add this to the actual slope of the hillside and it doesn't become an effective agent against a roll over until 35-45 degrees and by that time, you're already going over. Because of the pivot being dead center of the tractor, one could even argue that a narrow front end tractor is better because the outside of the downhill-side tire is further downhill than the pivot point on the wide front.
That is incorrect. Sorry.
http://www.nstmop.psu.edu/tasksheets/4.12 Tractor Stability.pdf
That is an interesting article, a lot of common sense in it. But other than putting in that first drawing of a narrow front end and a wide front end tractor, they don't explain anything about it. Quite frankly, I disagree with that drawing. The front end of a wide front tractor doesn't add an ounce of resistance to turning over in the initial tilt. It is free to pivot 10-15 degrees (wild guess) either direction from the tractor body itself. Add this to the actual slope of the hillside and it doesn't become an effective agent against a roll over until 35-45 degrees and by that time, you're already going over. Because of the pivot being dead center of the tractor, one could even argue that a narrow front end tractor is better because the outside of the downhill-side tire is further downhill than the pivot point on the wide front.