This has me confused as to your train of thought on ballast. If the tractor has its tires firmly on the ground with proper ballast front to rear side loading would only be a problem if your using an attachment that is adding weight to one side but not the other that the manufacture did not prepare the machine for and the person who modified it to fit did not calculate for or you are operating it at an angle it was not designed for. I would trust that they did build the machine for use by a wide range of users including people of your weight This again leads back to the operator not using the proper amount of ballast or lifting more than the unit was designed to lift or improper calculation of the angle your operating on.
No matter how you slice it here you have made one of two mistakes. You don't understand how to properly weight your machine or you simply purchased a machine too small for the tasks you are trying to do and if you don't quickly fix the problem you are an accident waiting to happen!
Greetings Paul,
Well you've made three posts that I don't agree with . . but I've let them slide without response because I believe everyone should be heard. But its time for me to respond because it appears you make a whale of a lot of assumptions.
In general you talk about the only solution to side pull is ballast and I disagree. You have never even hinted that widening of the stance is another and more effective effort compared to ballast. in other words spacers could change the situation also. My point on this issue is "a dangerous person is one who only sees one cause for one effect". I use the word "dangerous" not because of a gun or a knife or a club . . but because newer users of tractors (rookies) need to have open minds and thinking on many issues and situations . . not single focus that their viewpoint is the only legitimate one . . and that all others are wrong.
You've written some things that show that to me. Lets take one shall we? I had written that I was disappointed in an intelligent friend of mine because not only does he not use his tractor's seatbelt but he doesn't believe he needs one at all.
And you wrote that maybe he doesn't need it if he operates safely.
See Paul how you might be smart like my friend . . but not wise . . and that to me is "dangerous" teaching because neither you or my friend can use history as the predictor for what you don't know . . and how does any person operate safely (as you stated) if they aren't constantly searching for new concerns (either for themselves or their influence on others) ?
In short and in plain talk . . you imply my friend or you have all the answers to safe operations. I think that lacks humility and the understanding that words have power and influence over others.
Now for a second point.
I've emphasized in my posts on this thread that rookies shouldn't wait for something to happen to learn from it.
So I've done a great deal of testing as I add more and more hours on the engine . . not mindless testing . . but also targeted evaluation type testing. That means safety protocols and backup methods included. And I talk about that in my posts on this and other threads. Yet have you noticed Paul how you never ask questions . . Just make statements of opinion?
Its like you're some how clairvoyant and don't need to inquire about a user's method or conditions of operation. Its like you already have all the answers . . . and isn't that the biggest rookie mistake of all ?
Thanks for listening.
