[AT] RE: Vintage tractor pulling advice

[Bob Seith]

I drove my 1953 Farmall Cub in the Granville Fourth of July parade, 
pulling a 22-foot trailer with the Historical Society's float on it. The 
owner of the trailer was worried when I told him the Cub produced 9 
horsepower, but I assured him they were "real" horsepower. I didn't have 
any problems.

Bob Seith

Ralph Goff wrote:

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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
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>>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
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>is rated at well under 30 HP and I have a newish lawn tractor that is rated
>at 26.
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>>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...
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>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/
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