Question about the safety of a W-9

Steve In WPa · Aug 12, 2008

Hi Folks,

A friend of mine is considering the purchase of a W-9. He wanted to know if they have a tendency to come over backwards. He is a very experienced operator, just wanted to know how safe he was with this old girl. He's buying it for belt power but might want to pull a single shank subsoiler behind it.

Thanks in advance, you folks are always helpful,

Steve

steelfronts · Aug 12, 2008

W9s are very stable they are heavy and low to the ground. If hooked properly very hard to get much of a whellie out of one.

MN Scott · Aug 12, 2008

If hooked to the factory drawbar thats in good condition there is no way it can overturn on you from pulling a heavy load. Simple laws of pysics, if the hitch point is below and behind the axle it cannot flip over.

Anonymous-0 · Aug 13, 2008

I have a W-4 that I use for getting fire wood. I find it to be very stable in the woods for a tractor. ..Iron

sgt bull · Aug 13, 2008

Actually, the hook point needs to be below and in FRONT of the axle to prevent flip. The "hook point" is not determined by the end of the drawbar you pin to, its determined by where the drawbar ataches to the tractor. For all intents and purposes, the drawbar is just an extention of the implement tongue. Fordsons actually hooked behind the drawbar... and they flipped frequently. So frequently in fact, they had an aftermarket device that had a pendulum switch that would ground the mag and kill the tractor if the nose came up beyond a certain point. (BAM! would go the front end as it fell.)
By hooking in front of the axle, you are on the opposite side of the differential, making the rotational forces want to pull the front end down rather than up.

glennster · Aug 13, 2008

i have fluid in the rear tires on my 9 and duals. have never got the front end to come up with her. pulls a 14 ft disc, 3-18 plow no problem, real stable and comfortable tractor to drive.

Steven f/AZ · Aug 13, 2008

You would have to try pretty hard to get a W-9 to flip over backwards... or sideways for that matter.

Make sure the drawbar is set low, not high like the pullers do.

55 50 Ron · Aug 13, 2008

Curious as to why you would be concerned? Has you seen the tractor and how heavy they are and how low they are built? Of course in PA there are probably some rather dangerous hills where you would use a tractor, therefore you would want to be concerned. Having driven a WD-9 for many more hours than I care to remember, I know they would tip sideways way before they would tip over backwards if, as others have said, they are properly hitched to their load.

big fred · Aug 13, 2008

We farmed for years with a 660, a successor to the W-9, and I never saw the front end even get light pulling heavy tillage tools.

IronAddict · Aug 15, 2008

Been thinking again about this post. Why would an experienced operator be concerned about the safety of these machines? Just looking at them will tell you they are low to the ground and heavy!! Any machine is only as safe as it's operator. ..Iron

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