[AT] Vintage tractor pulling advice

Thu Jul 21 16:03:28 PDT 2005

I have one on my shop wall...TRACTORS WITH LUGS PROHIBITED.  Every road used
to have one when I was a kid.  Now it seems like every tractor is driven by
one kind of lug or another.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grant Weir" <grantweird at hotmail.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Vintage tractor pulling advice

>
> Well, gee, I dunno Rog.   Low gear is 2-1/2 MPH - obviously not enough to
> get her to "skim".  Hi gear (my "other" forward speed) is a heady 3-1/4
MPH,
> perhaps that would be enough.  :-)  Better tie my hat down for that one!
> :-)
>
> I was recently out to a family wedding in Delisle SK - a small local
farming
> town.  During my after dinner walk I noted a ratty looking old sign by the
> side of the road out of town - it read:
>
> "TRACTORS WITH SPADE LUGS PROHIBITED ON MUNICIPAL ROADS"
>
> Now I know things tend to move a liitle slower around here but this is
> getting ridiculous!  Sometimes it seems like this whole province is one
huge
> museum.  Neat!
>
> Grant Weir
> Saskatoon, SK.
> Canada
>
>
>
> >From: "Roger Welsch" <captneb at micrord.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: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 13:31:16 -0500
> >
> >I once took an Allis WC on steel up town to show it off...drove in the
> >ditches up to Depot St, which is gravel.  It was one rough ride but then
> >when I saw what I was doing to the street I did a U and came back home.
I
> >figured I'd make a lot of enemies if I went much further.  Later one
> >old-timer told me that the secret of driving on steel is to get going
fast
> >enough that the lugs "skim" along the top of the gravel.  Uh-huh...fast
> >enough...to skim...  Yeah, that sounds like a good idea....
> >
> >Ol' Rog
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Grant Weir" <grantweird at hotmail.com>
> >To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 12:45 PM
> >Subject: Re: [AT] Vintage tractor pulling advice
> >
> >
> > >
> > > 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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