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DerickS
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 Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:49 am Post subject: My first tractor pull |
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My first pull with my WC was pretty good but my tires were too tall so I couldnt pick up any engine speed. 238.60 feet at 3750lbs....they eliminated the 3500lb class I was set up for
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| Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:18 am Post subject: |
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I bet you had a lot of fun 
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DerickS
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| Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:24 am Post subject: |
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It was a blast! I was a little worried after dumping on the extra weight and never hooking to a sled before but still very fun and didnt lose by much! Two restored WC's got me by 9 and 15 feet and a Super H Farmall got me by 28 feet oh and an Oliver 77 got me by 32 feet. I already have some improvements in the works! 
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1946 Model A Farmall
1945 Minneapolis Moline ZTS
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| Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:41 am Post subject: |
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| DerickS wrote: | | It was a blast! I was a little worried after dumping on the extra weight and never hooking to a sled before but still very fun and didnt lose by much! Two restored WC's got me by 9 and 15 feet and a Super H Farmall got me by 28 feet oh and an Oliver 77 got me by 32 feet. I already have some improvements in the works! |
how do you figure out the weight and all the rules and stuff? i would love to pull but i dont know anything about it 
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1941 Farmall H
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1954 Farmall Super M-TA
1955 4400 Chevy Truck
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DerickS
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| Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:57 am Post subject: |
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The Thumb tractor pulling association comes into PH where we live and uses their sled and rules, online rulebook for us. A friend of mine owns a local grain elevator with scale of course for weighing the tractor. So I guess whoever the governing body for your local pull is where to start
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1946 Model A Farmall
1945 Minneapolis Moline ZTS
1942 Oliver RC 60 originally on steel conv to rubber
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jd2840
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| DerickS wrote: | | The Thumb tractor pulling association comes into PH where we live and uses their sled and rules, online rulebook for us. A friend of mine owns a local grain elevator with scale of course for weighing the tractor. So I guess whoever the governing body for your local pull is where to start |
ill check it out 
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My collection counting both grandpa's
1937 Farmall F-20
1939 Allis Chalmers B
1941 Farmall H
1944 Farmall M
1949 Farmall H
1954 Farmall Super M-TA
1955 4400 Chevy Truck
M-H no. 8
IHC no.9
2 John Deere 120bs
IH Model MF grain drill
Old Wagon
IH 1 Row Planter (converted for tractor)
25ft Long 8ft Wide Trailer (Brand Unknown) |
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Bob Kline
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| Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:25 am Post subject: Tractor pullin |
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Our club (S.C.R.A.P. Inc.) had it's 2nd pull for 2010 season this past saturday @ White Star Park, Gibsonburg, Oh.
Over 100 hooks, - good turnout/ great weather.
If you want to see our rules/etc., you can visit our website & click on "news" & go down to "pullin", - there may be some pictures of the July 10th's pull if our webmaster gets it updated.
www.S-C-R-A-P-Inc.org/
The club has been holding these pulls for many years now, about 4 per season.
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DerickS
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I'm trying to figure out how to transfer my video camera video to a format for the computer! I just watched it at home and it really wasnt a bad pull
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1947 Modell M Farmall
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DerickS
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I finally got my video going! Before you guys chew me up yes I know I turned the wheel to the right to soon and then to the left way late  Oh and yes the rear tires are too big to build any engine speed Theres always next year!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5mbHWMyIlU
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1948 MH model 20
1947 Allis Chalmers WC
1947 Modell M Farmall
1946 Model A Farmall
1945 Minneapolis Moline ZTS
1942 Oliver RC 60 originally on steel conv to rubber
1968 Simplicity Broadmoor lawn tractor |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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All kinds of different rules by the club spouncering the pulls.
Were we used to pull you were weighed just before hook up so there was no sitting in the pits and fooling around with the weights. Your tractor must have a PTO and could only turn 19HP per thousand pounds of weight. At the end ofyour pull if you werein the top 4 you had a buddy standing over you so there again was no weight fiddleing or engine fiddling.
We stopped pulling when they changed the rules that the engine only had to appear stock and dynoing after a pull was stopped.
The pulling soon came to an end when the money people could just throw money and win.
Several of the places now have motercycle flat track raceing now.
Dad taking 2nd place 5000 lb class Evart Michigan 1992 with 1951 Massey Harris 44.
Brother in law top pic 1st place Massey Harris 1945 101 senior 5000 class Hersey Michigan
Bottom Picture My 1965 Ford 5000 gas taking 4th place 8000 lb class Hersey Michigan.
Al
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DerickS
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| alleyyooper wrote: | All kinds of different rules by the club spouncering the pulls.
Were we used to pull you were weighed just before hook up so there was no sitting in the pits and fooling around with the weights. Your tractor must have a PTO and could only turn 19HP per thousand pounds of weight. At the end ofyour pull if you werein the top 4 you had a buddy standing over you so there again was no weight fiddleing or engine fiddling.
We stopped pulling when they changed the rules that the engine only had to appear stock and dynoing after a pull was stopped.
The pulling soon came to an end when the money people could just throw money and win.
Several of the places now have motercycle flat track raceing now.
Dad taking 2nd place 5000 lb class Evart Michigan 1992 with 1951 Massey Harris 44.
Brother in law top pic 1st place Massey Harris 1945 101 senior 5000 class Hersey Michigan
Bottom Picture My 1965 Ford 5000 gas taking 4th place 8000 lb class Hersey Michigan.
Al |
Evart MI! A friend of mine has a place up that way. Thanks for the pic's its always good to see those old shots
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1948 MH model 20
1947 Allis Chalmers WC
1947 Modell M Farmall
1946 Model A Farmall
1945 Minneapolis Moline ZTS
1942 Oliver RC 60 originally on steel conv to rubber
1968 Simplicity Broadmoor lawn tractor |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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At all the pulls I have been to you go to the scales directly from the sled. That way there is no "fiddling " with the weight. They also check hitch hight at the scale.
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DerickS
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They weighed me and measured the hitch height, i then lined up for the pull. Its a trophy only thing on the date I was there so nothing was really at stake except bragging rights
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1951 Allis Chalmers CA
1948 MH model 20
1947 Allis Chalmers WC
1947 Modell M Farmall
1946 Model A Farmall
1945 Minneapolis Moline ZTS
1942 Oliver RC 60 originally on steel conv to rubber
1968 Simplicity Broadmoor lawn tractor |
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McBain, Marion, Evart, Hersey, And a place that slips my mind on M66 South of the US10 crossing were the bigger pulls in our area. I heard latter when the pullingwas dieing out they added Farwell, Clare and Harrison. I don't know we just quit going.
Al
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