3000 rpm safety? April 28, 2013 08:07AM
If a open farm tractor is limited to a 3000 rpm is that tractor still safe? If the pump "sticks" could it still run wild? In my eyes I feel if a tractor is being modified for more power it should still have safety equipment such as steel flywheel,blanket tie bars. I do know that some pullers are lightened up for classes and therefore don't have the wieght allowance for some of the items like tie bars but I guess in my eyes that's no excuse. Looking for opinions so I can make some decisions thanks for reading.
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Re: 3000 rpm safety? April 28, 2013 08:48AM
Yes you are thinking correctly.
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Re: 3000 rpm safety? April 28, 2013 10:59AM
Im thinking the same as you, most have tip bars manditory, tie bars can be made pretty light but still effective, im staying with a cast flywheel but gonna put a 1/4-6 in steel band around the top + sides for just in case, if some are running thst close they cant allow for a couple hundred pounds they may want to rethink their stratergies
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Re: 3000 rpm safety? April 28, 2013 12:50PM
When you see one of these run road gear at 3,000 rpm, you'll understand why there needs to be steel clutch/flywheel and a scatter blanket. If you haven't seen one run road gear at 3,000 rpm, you eventually will.
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Re: 3000 rpm safety? April 28, 2013 01:09PM
I am confused by your statement. You can watch tractors run road gear or even a few teeth over at 3000rpms at almost any pull around here and I know there are tractors that are plenty hotter out there. I am not sure what you are trying to prove with that statement.
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Re: 3000 rpm safety? April 28, 2013 03:55PM
I know of several 3000 RPM tractors that have more than 1K HP. Think about that when putting on safety equipment.
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Re: 3000 rpm safety? April 29, 2013 10:51AM
And there are a few videos on youtube of clutch explosions
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Re: 3000 rpm safety? April 29, 2013 02:19PM
We pull 3 different farm stock classes & we are putting a steel fly wheel & scatter blanket in our tractors. We had already thought about it before Adam Biehls death but after that we decided that is was going to be a must. Safety first in my opinion. What's $1500 - $2000 for your life?
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Re: 3000 rpm safety? April 28, 2013 04:00PM
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When you see one of these run road gear at 3,000 rpm, you'll understand why there needs to be steel clutch/flywheel and a scatter blanket. If you haven't seen one run road gear at 3,000 rpm, you eventually will.

I think he is trying to say that cast flywheel is plenty hot and ready to explode at any time... I saw one explode in the 70's, don't ever want to see that again!
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