[AT] Vintage tractor pulling advice

[Danny Tabor]

Grant,
    The nice thing about Atis is that everybody is
willing to help and share knowledge. 
    Tomorrow and Saturday we have our County fair
pulls. I'll be there with "Dirt Track Cadillac"
stopping garden tractors up to 6500, maybe 7500 class.
The farm museums sled will stop the rest of 'em. Our
pulls are meant to be fun but trophies are handed out
for tractors that place. Its unreal how competitive
folks get for a couple dollar trophy.  Gets real
interesting or ridiculous sometimes

Danny Tabor

--- Grant Weir <grantweird at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
> Hi all,
> 
>     Thanks for all the advice on tractor pulling,
> that's just what I was 
> looking for.   I don't know how many steel wheeled
> tractors will be there 
> but I'm guessing there will be a few anyway.  If
> they make me pull after all 
> the rubber tired machines go by, that's ok too. 
> After all, we wouldn't want 
> to take advantage of those unfortunate enough to
> have to ride on rubber now 
> would we!  :-)
> 
>     I talked to the organizer yesterday and he
> claims that the whole thing 
> is just for fun and should not be taken too
> seriously - which is perfect for 
> me!   The only steel wheeled problem I ran into is
> that I need to leave the 
> tractor on the trailer to weigh in as we will be
> using the scale at the 
> local elevator and they would not be happy about
> spade lug dents in their 
> platform.  No big deal.
> 
> 
>     The whole thing sounds like a lot of fun.  I'll
> snap some pictures and 
> post them next week.
> Later!
> 
> 
> Grant Weir
> Saskatoon, SK.
> Canada
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Danny Tabor <dannytabor2000 at yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
> ><at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >Subject: Re: [AT] Vintage tractor pulling advice
> >Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:59:23 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >     Thats cool they'll let you pull with steel
> wheels
> >and you won't hurt the track that badly. Although
> I'm
> >sure some will complain that you were the reason
> they
> >couldn't pull any further than they did. Will this
> be
> >a non-competitive fun pull?
> >
> >  Make certain your drawbar is at the maximum
> height
> >their rules allow Or as high as it'll go w/o
> modifying
> >it. Our rules are 20" from the ground to the point
> of
> >hook but the most important thing is to make
> certain
> >you have good bolts holding your hitch together/ on
> >the tractor.
> >       Whatever you do, have fun!!! That is what
> >tractor pulling is all about. I enjoy watching
> people
> >at the pulls. Taking notice of the poker faces some
> of
> >the pullers put on and pointing out the
> >"professionals".
> >   Danny Tabor
> >--- Grant Weir <grantweird at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > >     I've been so busy with my teenagers that
> I've
> > > only been able to lurk for
> > > the last year or so, which is kind of a bummer,
> but
> > > at least I'm still
> > > keeping up with the reading - mostly... :-)
> > >
> > >     My '27 Wallis and I have been invited out to
> the
> > > Purdue Agricultural
> > > Fair on the 23rd.   Purdue is a small town about
> 40
> > > miles west of Saskatoon.
> > >    I attended their little show & shine last
> year (4
> > > cars, 2 trucks, a
> > > motorcycle and my tractor!) where I suggested
> that
> > > perhaps a vintage tractor
> > > pull might draw more spectators.  Well, they
> took me
> > > up on it so I guess now
> > > I have to go!
> > >
> > >     I've never entered a tractor pull before, so
> I
> > > am about as green as
> > > grass in this area.  I would sure appreciate any
> > > pointers you pulling folks
> > > could offer.   I'm pretty sure I'll be the only
> > > steel wheeled tractor
> > > attending - might this be a problem?  Will I
> wreck
> > > the track for the rest of
> > > the pullers?  Any advice would be great.  Thanks
> in
> > > advance!
> > >
> > > Grant Weir
> > > Saskatoon, SK.
> > > Canada
> > >
> > > PS:  I've already got the 4" straight-pipe
> bolted on
> > > and it sounds very
> > > grumpy.   When it idles, each cylinder firing
> makes
> > > a different exhaust note
> > > - it's not just "like" music - it IS music!  
> :-)
> > >
> > >
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