boggen
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- Joined
- Feb 22, 2011
- Messages
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- Location
- Trivoli, IL
- Tractor
- SSTT (Sideways Snake Tain Tractor) and STB (sideways train box) tractor, dirt harvester
it can get down right scary!
what is worse them bush hogs, weigh a good amount. but more so than some implements because they stick clear out the back of the tractor. causing more force, to allow for much quicker "teter totor" effect to happen on them rear wheels. even if you have a "FEL" on hit the right bump / rock / mud hole. and them front tires get light on you way to soon and way to quick when it happens.
but any tractor with a backhoe. *cringes* they can get so top heavy more so with the backhoe up in "lock / transport" position. if one of them rear wheels just slides down a little bit it can cause enough moment and roll to get the tractor to keep on going over. been there a couple times of almost close calls.
even if i had 4wd drive, out riggers, down E brake on, FEL dug in with extra weight in FEL so just a smidge of weight was taken off front tires, and out riggers down just enough to take a smidge of weight off of rear tires. and backhoe down and dug in. being on wet dirt more so "clay" can be a scary thing. clay loves to slide even on itself and quickly become a mud slide when ya least expect it to.
what is worse them bush hogs, weigh a good amount. but more so than some implements because they stick clear out the back of the tractor. causing more force, to allow for much quicker "teter totor" effect to happen on them rear wheels. even if you have a "FEL" on hit the right bump / rock / mud hole. and them front tires get light on you way to soon and way to quick when it happens.
but any tractor with a backhoe. *cringes* they can get so top heavy more so with the backhoe up in "lock / transport" position. if one of them rear wheels just slides down a little bit it can cause enough moment and roll to get the tractor to keep on going over. been there a couple times of almost close calls.
even if i had 4wd drive, out riggers, down E brake on, FEL dug in with extra weight in FEL so just a smidge of weight was taken off front tires, and out riggers down just enough to take a smidge of weight off of rear tires. and backhoe down and dug in. being on wet dirt more so "clay" can be a scary thing. clay loves to slide even on itself and quickly become a mud slide when ya least expect it to.
