proposed 7800# Pro Farm - ITPA March 10, 2015 11:19AM
The ITPA board met last weekend and came to an agreement of the proposed pro farm class addition. It was the decision of the board that this class should stand on its own merits with its own rules, not a copy or mix-n-match of other organizations. The rules are below. This set of rules does not have as broad of a spectrum as previous versions but they represent where the board wants the class to be in the future. This is a solid set of rules that can provide a variety of color in the class for the pullers and the fans.

For this class to be sanctioned for the 2016 Pulling season, 10 VEHICLES must have paid memberships on file by 10:00 AM December 12, 2015 at the ITPA Annual Meeting.

1. Engine, sheet metal, manifolds, transmission and rear end must match brand. Manufacturer replacement engine allowed. Sheet metal and engine must be stock appearing.
2. No aftermarket heads or blocks.
3. Engine/RPM;
max 430 in3 = 3000 rpm
Turbocharger rules
 2.5 inch turbocharger (Smooth bore) with OEM manifolds or manufacturer replacements

ENGINE DISPLACEMENT LIMIT = MAXIMUM 430 in3 ON TURBOCHARGED ENGINES. FAILURE TO ADHERE TO ENGINE CUBIC INCH RULES WILL RESULT IN ALL DRIVERS/OWNERS BEING PERMANANTLY BARRED FROM ITPA COMPETITION.

Fuel; diesel fuel only
P7100 injection pump allowed, maximum 13 mm plunger; single plunger/injector/cylinder. No electronic fuel injection allowed.
No intercoolers, no ice box, no artificial cooling agents allowed in air intake system or fuel system
No water injection
No external modifications of block allowed, other than for injection pump mounting.
No spacer plate between manifolds and head.
No spacer plate between block and head.
Electric fans allowed/recommended, no engine driven cooling fans.
4. Weld on hub plates or wedge style dual hubs required. No U-bolt dual hubs allowed.
5. Weight 7800# max. Must have 200# movable weight.
6. No shifting under green flag
7. Roll cage (SFI 47.1, 3 bar roll cage) and 5 point harness required.
8. Tires and wheels;
Aluminum rims allowed.
Radials allowed.
Cut tires allowed.
Any rim width.
18.4-38 bias or radial
480/70R38
460/85R38
480/80R38
20.8-34 bias or radial
520/85R34
540/65R34
9. Aftermarket transmissions allowed but must be contained/hidden inside original transmission housing. Mechanical splitters in place of hydro-shift in front of transmission allowed.
10. Fuel tanks are not allowed above the height of the engine exhaust manifold. All fuel tanks vents are required to be vented to within 10 inches of the ground.
11. Exhaust must exit vertically and above the height of the tractor operator’s head. No “flapper” caps, no curved pipes.


12. Safety kill switch must operate air shut off and shut off electric fuel pumps.
13. Must have 2 bolts (cross-ways) in exhaust pipe.
14. Turbocharged engines must have a cable wrapped around the engine between cylinders 1 &2; 3/8” steel cable with 2 clamps & approx. 4” of slack
15. Maximum 114” wheel base. 13 feet maximum distance between center of rear axle and forward most portion of tractor (front weight bracket and weights). Front recovery loop not included in the 13’.
16. Seat must have side rails and back rest. (See 2014 ITPA rule book page 21, rule #1).
17. Drawbar; height 20”, length 18”. See 2014 ITPA rule book, page 7, for hitch construction rules & dimensions.
18. Safety tie bars required. Roll-over/stabilizer bars required. Front skid plates (skis) required.
19. 3-way fuel dump valve required.
20. SFI approved clutches and flywheels are required. Notarized statement required to be on file with ITPA.
21. SFI scatter blanket around clutch housing (SFI 4.2). SFI clutch housing allowed in place of blanket on those tractors that have an independent clutch housing.
22. Tractors must have fenders on rear wheels capable of supporting driver weight and provide protection to prevent drivers leg/foot from making contact with rear wheels. (See 2014 ITPA rule book page 21, rule #4).
23. Cast tub (Oliver, White, etc.) may be replaced with ladder rails but must be covered with a panel. Engine must remain is stock location with the use of ladder rails or tube chassis.
24. Wide fronts only, front wheels must “track” in rear wheels.
25. The ITPA board must approve any non-factory front end.
26. Full fire suit (jacket, pants, shoes & gloves) and helmet & sock required.
27. Fire extinguisher required. (Standard ITPA rules apply)
28. Engine side shield required (See 2014 ITPA rule book page 14).
29. RPM pick-up required. (See ITPA 12000 Pro-Farm rules for details).
30. All other ITPA safety rules will be adhered to.


Steve
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Re: proposed 7800# Pro Farm - ITPA March 11, 2015 04:44AM
Man, I thought we all had something good going. I guess they just want the same-old-same-old with the same results.
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Re: proposed 7800# Pro Farm - ITPA March 11, 2015 11:58AM
It will never change
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Re: proposed 7800# Pro Farm - ITPA March 11, 2015 02:54PM
I am sorry but why is this class even needed in ITPA? If anyone wants to pull in ITPA, why don't they build for the classes that ITPA has already?
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Re: proposed 7800# Pro Farm - ITPA March 12, 2015 01:55AM
ITPA rulings never make sense...........
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