yes it would be a good idea to keep it as close as possible for saftey it could tip the tractor definetly have to use caution when using this implement not sure if i plan to keep it or not if youo have been following the channel i had a old military lift me and my dad bought in 2020 we got it all together and it worked great we sold it just had a good offer on it and let it go i enjoy working on and fixing them cant keep them all so let it go and get another project thanks for watching like and subscribe and stay warm im sure yall got snow now