tricycle front end and safety

[blackie65]

I have been around wide front tractors and have a L3410 Kubota that I use quite often. My FIL recently passed away and we now have a IH Super M. I have read (and learned) quite a bit about safety from this forum. I was wondering what I need to be aware of with the tricycle front end. This M runs and I am wanting to get her back to work. Probably just pulling trailers and wagons. FIL used it mainly for running an elevator during harvest and pulling the occasional hopper wagon. Also, What is the shifting pattern ie: where is reverse?

 

[MikeInEburg]

As always, let common sense prevail. These tractors were made for row cropping in relatively flat terrain, not pulling firewood off of the hillside. That said, they are work horses built for endurance.

Where is reverse? On my old machine it was between 2nd & 4th - essentially straight back toward operator seat. Often the shift pattern was molded into the top of transmission housing.

Good luck!
Mike

 

[jlsmith]

I ran a trik for years and they are great tractors but be carefull on the hills, alittle unstable and tricky loading on trailers. Good luck:thumbsup:

 

[blackie65]

I ran a trik for years and they are great tractors but be carefull on the hills, alittle unstable and tricky loading on trailers. Good luck:thumbsup:

Are you talking about running parallel with a hill or going up and down at 90 degrees?

 

[flyingcow]

hold steering wheel with your thumbs out.:thumbsup: trust me.

 

[jlsmith]

Are you talking about running parallel with a hill or going up and down at 90 degrees?

Actully both. If your not use to the tractor i would even try running parallel on a hillside, one little hole and you could possible flip.

 

[jlsmith]

And like flyingcow said dont have your thumbs tucked in the steering wheel. I found out the hard way. (Twice) :laughing:

 

[flyingcow]

As a kid, I've yarded tree length wood with a narrow front end Farmall. Some of the stuff we did as kids.......... Yard wood... thumbs out, look back in case you hooked a stump or something, keep foot ready to throw clutch when you did. What to he!! were we thinking! :confused2:

 

[sweettractors]

Most of those were on 38 inch rear tires and like has been said are a pretty high center of gravity tractor. We always widen our back tires out to 8 ft for added stability. Ken Sweet

 

[Eagleview]

Would I be correct in saying that they would be as stable as a wide front tractor UNTIL one rear wheel came off the ground ? A wide front tractor pivots in the center of the front axle the same as the other would pivot on it's narrow tyres . The difference being that the wide front tractor would eventually come against the stops on the chassis and possibly stabilise at that point .