[AT] RE: Vintage tractor pulling advice

[Ralph Goff]

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From: Matthew <matthewx at dogod.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 7:48 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] RE: Vintage tractor pulling advice
> Which brings up a side question about horsepower..  When did they start
> the massive cheating on horsepower ratings?  I have an old Case VAC that
is rated at well under 30 HP and I have a newish lawn tractor that is rated
at 26.
> The Case can pull pretty much anything I ask it to, or make a mess out of
> the ground trying.  Lets just say that the lawn tractor must be using much
> smaller horses...

In regards to tractors, horsepower isn't worth much unless you have the
weight to back it up. You have to be able to apply that horsepower to the
ground through the right combination of tires, weight and gearing. I've
owned two 170 horsepower tractors. One wouldn't pull the hat off your head
in muddy conditions. The other one with a few thousand pounds extra weight
and an extra set of wheels is able to use most of those 170 horses and gets
the job done.
Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/