Mount or dismount tractor? Which side and why?

[hudr]

The way my 5005 is built the only way to get on it is via left side, in front of rear tire. The throttle and FEL joystick are in the way on the right. And the operator station is already pretty tight ergonomically (I am 6'1").
Our old JDs, I climb on them from front or back, but still usually on the left. But every tractor I have been around has pretty much been setup for Left Side mount. All the controls are set up for right handed people. I don't remember ever seeing a "Southpaw" tractor.

 

[hudr]

The way my 5005 is built the only way to get on it is via left side, in front of rear tire. The throttle and FEL joystick are in the way on the right. And the operator station is already pretty tight ergonomically (I am 6'1").
Our old JDs, I climb on them from front or back, but still usually on the left. But every tractor I have been around has pretty much been setup for Left Side mount. All the controls are set up for right handed people. I don't remember ever seeing a "Southpaw" tractor.

 

[coffeeman]

OK I got it. Brakes, joysticks, throttle etc.

Question #2...Why do we mount a horse from the left?

Cheers

 

[coffeeman]

OK I got it. Brakes, joysticks, throttle etc.

Question #2...Why do we mount a horse from the left?

Cheers

 

[BamaRob]

I think that's mostly just traditionally how horses are trained. They expect the rider to mount from the left. However, it may have something to do with the way the saddle is bound on the horse. Perhaps there is less "slippage" of the saddle when mounting from the left side. Actually, I think I remember talking to someone or reading some where that this is the reason you mount a horse from the left side.

I'm not a horse person, though. Perhaps one will speak up.

BR

 

[BamaRob]

I think that's mostly just traditionally how horses are trained. They expect the rider to mount from the left. However, it may have something to do with the way the saddle is bound on the horse. Perhaps there is less "slippage" of the saddle when mounting from the left side. Actually, I think I remember talking to someone or reading some where that this is the reason you mount a horse from the left side.

I'm not a horse person, though. Perhaps one will speak up.

BR

 

[rback33]

OK I can answer the horse mounting question. (thanks to my wife explaining a while back) It goes back to medieval times. Most people are right handed and the only way a knight couldn carry a sword was on the left side to access the scabbard with the right hand. Since it hung on the left it would have been very difficult to swing the sword all the way across the horse to mount from the right. This is also the reason why they traditionaly like the mane to lay to the right side, so that when you drew your sword it would not cut the hair as you swung it across. Make sense?

 

[rback33]

OK I can answer the horse mounting question. (thanks to my wife explaining a while back) It goes back to medieval times. Most people are right handed and the only way a knight couldn carry a sword was on the left side to access the scabbard with the right hand. Since it hung on the left it would have been very difficult to swing the sword all the way across the horse to mount from the right. This is also the reason why they traditionaly like the mane to lay to the right side, so that when you drew your sword it would not cut the hair as you swung it across. Make sense?

 

[DiskDoctr]

I really like the horse mounting story. Can't speak to validity, but makes some sense.

I figured it was due to the gun scabbard and lasso laying on right side, but don'w know for sure. Riding since I was born and never asked!

As for left side of tractor- yes. After all, it has several horses under the hood (35 in my case) and it would seem unnatural?

Seriously, though, I agree with the FEL hydraulics and 3pt hydraulics and all the hoses and stuff. Most machinery I run, including the larger stuff, is that way.

HINT: Don't park your tractor in low range/reverse. That puts the shifters in the way. Use M-H and Fwd on the semi-shuttle lever. Caught my shorts on them more than once /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

-DiskDoctr

 

[DiskDoctr]

I really like the horse mounting story. Can't speak to validity, but makes some sense.

I figured it was due to the gun scabbard and lasso laying on right side, but don'w know for sure. Riding since I was born and never asked!

As for left side of tractor- yes. After all, it has several horses under the hood (35 in my case) and it would seem unnatural?

Seriously, though, I agree with the FEL hydraulics and 3pt hydraulics and all the hoses and stuff. Most machinery I run, including the larger stuff, is that way.

HINT: Don't park your tractor in low range/reverse. That puts the shifters in the way. Use M-H and Fwd on the semi-shuttle lever. Caught my shorts on them more than once /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

-DiskDoctr