wheely pads
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jason erickson
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Why do most tractors have the wheely pads parallel with the ground? if the front comes up enough to get the pads on the ground, wouldn't only thw back tip of the pad be touching and not the hole pad? |
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Your exactly right. Iv never understood why people have them parallel to the ground. All that does is make them dig an drag rather then slide. Iv even seen some where the they are angled the way. Where the fronts higher then the backs. Another thing I don't under stand is why not make them adjustable. I know different organizations have different rules. Like the group I pull in says they have to be 10 inches off the ground. Which makes them dig going on an off the trailer so. All of ours we make so u pull a pin an slide the shoes up so they don't hang u up loading and unloading. |
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Another Puller!
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Tried the pin thing, always bent the pins, and could not get them back out when wanting to! |
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Get a heavier pin every tractor we pull has adjustable wheelie bars never bent a pin. And no u don't want them to slice into the track. So why make them parallel to the ground with the nose on the ground. When the nose comes up only the back half or sometime just a 1/4 of the pad will hit the ground. So there's less surface area making them dig more then if the shoe was flat on the ground. And we always have the front of the pads/ shoe rolled up. ( like skies). |
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What??
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Thanks tipster but if you are using your wheels bars then you're already missed your weighting. Better luck on your next pass |
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Think of the Ski's on Snowmobiles, they arc in the front so they don't dig in, same with Snow ski's. On the line a tractors skid pads may sit parallel to the ground. When the tractor rises in the front, that in turn increases the angle of them to the ground. This angle is a where there is room to play for a better hook, if you are trying to get the most from your chassis. You want them to slide and not gouge or slice like a cheese slicer. Remember, most tracks are not smooth. Ask about this on a drag racing forum, and the way they utilize the wheelie bar system. Thats a bit of free, veteran, chassis setup tip, for the month. |
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What?
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Thanks tipster but if you are using your wheels bars the you've already missed your weighting. Better luck on the next pass |
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been around
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I'm pretty sure the reason for it is because the rule book actually says that's how they have to be made to be legal. |
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