Tractor stability while moving heavy loads

[Ox]

Yep, that's a big and heavy one for that machine, K.  You certainly have been lucky, as you've said in another post.  Dozens of times over, right?  Geez...it seems I very rarely had any good luck.  But since I'm still alive after all of my shenanigans perhaps I should rethink that last statement.

[WLC]

Been running a tractor for more years than I can remember now.  LOW, SLOW and know when your pucker factor is being exceeded.  The good Lord has really looked out for me over the years.  Been in some "questionable" situations, but managed to get myself and the tractor out without damage to either of us.

[customsawyer]

One thing I haven't seen here yet is that the tighter you turn the front tires the easier it will be for the tractor to tip. When carrying heavy loads don't make tight turns.  ;)

[Kbeitz]

Sometimes you can get to low to the ground... ???



 



 

[Ox]

K, your last pic almost fooled me until I compared it to the grasses around there.... you devil you!  :D

[Kbeitz]

K, your last pic almost fooled me until I compared it to the grasses around there.... you devil you!  :D

Yep I did happen...



 



 

[Ljohnsaw]

Looks nice and clean but I think a bucket of soap and a hose is an easier way to get the mud off... :D

[69bronco]

I hope you got your life insurance paid up

[longtime lurker]

 

 

Somedays you just dont feel like climbing in underneath them to do maintenance y'know...

[Kbeitz]

 

Somedays you just dont feel like climbing in underneath them to do maintenance y'know...

There got to be more of a story under that...

[sandsawmill14]

 

Somedays you just dont feel like climbing in underneath them to do maintenance y'know...

that aint as hard to do as most people think but it aint like a tractor you most likely will feel like everything is fine and then just as you start to feel uneasy its to late its already gone :D :D :D

[Ox]

Even though I see that was an actual little tractor, I still see that one pic as a toy tractor in some water.  Isn't that weird?  Sometimes I really hate my mind...it can also be a scary place to be!  :D

[DbltreeBelgians]

 

 

I think I pretty well maxed the hydraulics out on my old 574 IH.   
That's as high as the 3pt would raise then the pressure relief started squalling.
Big old burr oak made wrinkle walls out of the rear tires

[Andries]

DoubleTree, looks like you had to pick up a box blade in the bucket to balance the oak load on the three point hitch?
Maxed out, and wrinkle walls?
I guess so!   

[Kbeitz]

Sometime I need to get out my big tractor. 14hp Power King.



 



 

[DanMc]

Speaking of heavy loads and small tractors, this weekend I picked up a load of logs over at JJ's.  He has a tiny 23 hp Case tractor that is just a beast when it comes to lifting.  I didn't believe that this machine could lift these logs onto the trailer.  Well, he did do it one end at a time, but still, it was impressive.  Thanks to JJ for the free logs!

[Weekend_Sawyer]

Sometimes I have to nudge a log over to the sawmill.

 

[schmalts]

If your tractor doesn't have a ROPS and seat belt, build one.....

[Kbeitz]

If your tractor doesn't have a ROPS and seat belt, build one.....

I believe in seat belts in a car or truck, but I will never put one on while in a tractor.
Just type in tractor crash on U-tube and watch how many people are still
here because they jumped off. Look at how many people got crushed even
with the ROPS . My kubota has factory ROPS and I would not be here today
if I did not jump off this Opps.



 

[69bronco]

You should probably consider getting a mule!

[Gearbox]

kbeitz I was thinking I would like to visit and go to the scrap yard with you . After seeing pic. I think I will stay in MN you might want me ride some where with you .

[Kbeitz]

kbeitz I was thinking I would like to visit and go to the scrap yard with you . After seeing pic. I think I will stay in MN you might want me ride some where with you .

Ah... Come on... Lets go for a ride...  This time a seat belt helped me out.



 

[flatrock58]

 I got a 38" x 10' White oak log from a friend we had to split it in half so my tractor could lift it.  I was still barely able to lift it to put on the mill.  I worry more about breaking the loader arms than turning over.  After almost turning over years ago with my first tractor I am very careful on how I lift heavy loads.



  

 

[thecfarm]

I don't know. I have a 40hp NH,rear tires loaded,6 feet wide on the rear tires and the only time I felt like I was doing something wrong was when I backed onto a rock and the other time I backed onto a pile of dirt. Now I use my tractor ALOT. I dig out rocks and I mean rocks,big ones and I mean big ones. Really too big for the tractor. I haul bucket loads of dirt to fill rock holes and level places out. I have hills and sharp knolls and uneven ground. Been many times when I had to drop the loader because the rock was too big and things was going wrong,got shaken up a few times times when it comes back to earth hard. But,so far,I've never rolled it. I've backed down a few of the hills with a big rock,because I knew I could not drive down it without something going wrong.

[47sawdust]

cfarm,
Common sense prevails and keeps you safe.I always worry about twisting my loader arms by overloading.My rear tires are also spread to 6 feet and it makes a big difference when the terrain is rough.