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Posted by Hank [64.119.43.114] on Sunday, March 06, 2011 at 23:56:36 :

In Reply to: I don't understand the danger posted by David Sherman [72.47.9.228] on Sunday, March 06, 2011 at 22:16:48 :

... the tractor's nose is lightweight, and its moment arm is short around the big wheel - not at all like a truck. The torque from the low gearing can either rotate the wheel under the tractor, or the tractor around the wheel - over backwards. Notice how the tractor's nose rises when the log first bites in.

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