Sascha,are the first class using the 4 wheel drive to pull ?.sure looks that way.
If so,how good does the tractors 4x4 mechanics take the abuse ?.
Is it difficult to cross borders there with a hauler to get to events ?
That might be a good topic for a show you do,just the transporting of the vehicle,I'm sure you have different regulations on the haulers than we do,from chaining them to the trailer to the hauler construction regulations,license,Insurance,..everything involved...great video ,as usual..
Such variety,and models we just don't see here
Looks a bit like joke, since these appr 18000-20000lbs 4wd bombers hooked that short to the sled (4ft?!?) are easily able to pull it to the next drive-in.
Also funny that the dudes are riding on the pan during the pull :-D
The sled can actually handle them. But its new owners decided grouser bars are "new tech" and make for "racing instead of pulling" and cut them off.
I guess they'll be back under it for the next event.
Floating Finish - the German Tractor Pulling Web Show and EU Live Streams: [www.youtube.com]
Well - this is a "local" brush pull in the state of Holstein.
It's in a little village on Easter Saturday, locals have free admission, and all others pay like 5 or 6 bucks. Competitors pay 20 to hook and everybody has fun.
It's one of the better tracks they are on. Usually, they pull on much worse tracks - and that's where they then play with front-wheel assist - and in that case there still isn't much abuse on the driveline. There were three rear ends busted in that video alone (they had 320 tractors competing that day).
Crossing borders is no problem within the EU - there actually are no borders. The design of the road signs changes and in some cases, people speak a different language.
The regulations on the haulers are actually not that different, other than that we have a maximum length and the tractor is taken into that length. So 99% cab-over trucks.
But we have a higher payload (40 metric tons) and no "axle weight" regulations / no weight stations and everything is on the governor at 55 mph.
Floating Finish - the German Tractor Pulling Web Show and EU Live Streams: [www.youtube.com]
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