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Update on the old driveing on two wheels at the fair trick:
Ole' Joey Chitwood has left his footprint in all of our lives. (insert nostalgic tear in your eye here)
It takes a special car for this, it has alot of weight on the lower side(usually the left side, the door can the support the weight of the driver, but there are high sided drivers out there who use some type of restraint).
There cars are heavily weighted on the left side, and the left side tires were filled with foam rubber so the sidwalls could support the weight of the vehical.
The suspensions were modified somewhat, but not as much as one might think.
Also, in the steering linkage the shaft between the steering whell and the gearbox had another gearbox mounted in-line to speed up the ratio of the steering wheel so small movment on the steering wheel created fast movement of the front tires.
Also, there was a large weight suspended on a pendulem on the left side of the car, the weight was so heavy, and placed so well, that if I lifted on the right side of the car miself, I could almost get two wheels in the air.
There were some other tricks o the trade, but those were the big ones.
In the car I checked out, there was an inclinometer in the dash in front of the driver, there were lines on the gragh to let the driver know when he was in the "sweet spot".
Even with all that trickery, it was still no easy ride. I tried it myself and it took several attempts to go even a few yards, speed is also critical because you have to make your adjustments with the wheel at a rate that is in proportion to ground speed..steadyness is also a great help.
But it was all over too soon, the show left town and moved on.....and the pretty little redhead who thought I was cute and spent much time with me in the evenings after the show went with it.
I have had an interesting life..to say the least.
Sorry to spoil the trick guys.
And to Valerie....wherever you are....you were cool, and my wife hates that picture of us at the fair that I won't let her throw out.
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This sidehill tractor subject opens alot of doors.....There is some darned good advice posted within this particular topic.
I've stayed off the subject, because each situation is sooooo different. There is no replacement for good instincts, but unfortunatly, these instincts are not imprinted in our minds like a baby ducks.
Cautiousness is the best answer, but, like the old axiom states, "Familiairity, breeds contempt". I've seem very experienced operators make almost fatal decision, and know of one that was fatal.
Which brings us to the R.O.P.S (Roll Over Protective Structure) and it's importance in our lives.
A ROPS will save your butt!!!!!!!
And.....A ROPS will save your tractor!!!!
And......without a seat belt....it's worthless!!!!
To all you first time buyers, and....all those who have one in the shed:
1) Get on the tractor, and adjust the seat to a comfortable
position.
2) Make sure the ROPS is in it's "UP" Position.
3) Sit in the seat, straight up, like you are driveing.
With your seat belt on.
4) Now, have a friend run a string from the top of the
ROPS to the top front of the tractor hood.
5) Anything that is above this line (Muffler, air breather,
YOUR HEAD!!! is un protected.
6) Next, If YOUR HEAD is above this line, have your friend
measure how much, and then have them measuer how far
your head is forward of the ROPS structure.
7) If there is enough of your head protrudeing above the
structure, and there is not enough room for your head to
roll back WITHOUT HITTING the crossbar..........well....
THIS AIN'T COOL!
I urge everyone...expeirienced or not, to perform this exercise.
There are alot of tractors on the market that are equiped with a ROPS that is pretty much inadequate. The Sub-Compacts are sometimes really scary.
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Mark,
I suspect the BX22 is a bit shorter, or at least has a lower center of gravity than the 4100. I haven't seen them both side to side yet.
As an old hand at driving everything with wheels, I will agree that to me the 4100 is not as stable as I would like it to be. But I've driven alot worse.
I've never been a big liq. ballast fan. For a whole bunch of reasons, however sometimes we have little choice but to use the slop.
I've driven enough tractors over the years to say that liquid ballast is not as stable as Iron on the wheels.
The liquid takes up too much air space, and the tire can not flex as much as a totally air filled caseing, therefore, making things a little less stable. A little bump on the high side will feel a little bigger with liquid. This may account for some of the feeling of instability, but probably not all of it.
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