How Strong is A Super Major Front End?

My question is this: will I cause any harm to the frame or the front end using this procedure? Has anyone done this before? These are not big trees or shrubs, the largest being perhaps 5-6'. Thanks.

2 out 4 of the "fleet" have cracks in the front piece that you speak of. I don't know why of course. The Super has no cracks but it also has the extra industrial framing.

Maybe someone else can help you better than I can on this one.

Some reasons why I want to use the tractor this way. First, I have visions of front wheels dancing in the air. I don't expect to pull anything large enough to cause a wheelie, but your recent telephone account of going airborne is sobering. Second, I don't like craning my neck. I'm not as young as you and would rather look straight ahead than in back of me. Third, my drawbar has two broken bolts and is held up by only the left side bracket. I haven't found anyone yet who can extract the two bolts so I can remount the second bracket.

Where have the cracks in your older tractors occurred?

My wheel dance was on pretty big trees. A 12" pear and a few 8" apples, I think. The Super lost to the 12" and I had to fell it with an old hand falling saw. It did the bigger apples on several attempts.

The cracks are very similar. One on the 58 Major and one on the 59 PM Roadless. It is underneath the radiator in the depression by the hole that would be used for a jackshaft to run a aux pump up front.

I really need to come down. I am on vacation this next week and will let you know when I come down.I also bought a little Honda so gas is much of a factor now as it was with the Toy 4x4.

So far my front end doesn't look like it has any cracks in it. I hope it remains that way. My grill guard will be done tomorrow and I'm hoping to put it to use Saturday pulling some juniper saplings.