Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class?

	What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 25, 2020 01:24AM
The Original Michael Registered: 07/06/2008 Posts: 1,347	I know the weights incrementally changed over the years, but generally speaking, of the original 8 tractor classes, which was your favorite? (Original 8 = 5SS, 7SS, 9SS, 12SS, 5 MOD, 7 MOD, 9 MOD, 12 OPEN) Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/25/2020 01:25AM by The Original Michael. Reply Quote

	Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 25, 2020 03:23AM
Anderson Farms & Trucking	55 light super then 75 and 95 hundred. Reply Quote

	Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 25, 2020 04:24AM
John Murray Registered: 02/21/2012 Posts: 797	5,500 Light Super Stock. John Murray Two-time Pedal Pull World Champion Let's Go Pulling, covering the sport of pulling in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama. Watch LGP on YouTube Like LGP on Facebook Reply Quote

	Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 25, 2020 04:46AM
LSS Puller	I personally wish the LSS would go back to 5500 or prolly 5700 (make up for roll cages) Reply Quote

	Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 25, 2020 05:06AM
Anderson Farms & Trucking	Agree !!! Reply Quote

	Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 25, 2020 05:14AM
BSTP-Nut Registered: 04/09/2016 Posts: 9	The 5500 SS was my favorite, 12000 Open was also cool Reply Quote

	Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 25, 2020 05:34AM
ccarlisle Registered: 02/19/2010 Posts: 660	I agree with the 5SS & the 12 Open. Reply Quote

	Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 25, 2020 06:51AM
patches Registered: 04/04/2008 Posts: 1,522	55 super and 55 mod..what other classes had that kind d of variety ??? Reply Quote

	Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 25, 2020 07:25AM
Wheeler	5500SS.... I really miss this class, LLSS is the closest thing to it now, i would love to see LLSS at bigger events to bring back the 5500 super stock class that everyone loved! Reply Quote

	Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 25, 2020 09:58AM
UglyOldA	7500 SS. But back in the early 90s when 1066s didn't have enough moveable weight and could get beat by a good running 5500 tractor! Reply Quote

	Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 27, 2020 10:10AM
gonzo 1066 Registered: 10/21/2008 Posts: 756	I loved watching Henery Pieper pull his 5500# SS Binder Reply Quote

Heavy hot farms today. March 27, 2020 10:31AM

Heavy weight puller

I vote for the 12 open. Just something about a heavy weight tractor pulling over 25 mph is impressive! I guess this class still exists today at many brush pulls and county fair pulls around the country. They have many titles today, some call them hot farm, altered stock, farm stock, 3000 rpm farm stock, many names, same tractors, only I'm guessing that the ones today are quite advanced in the way of pump and turbo technology.

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LIGHTER THE BETTER March 28, 2020 05:27AM

LIGHTER THE BETTER

I loved the lighter classes. My dad ran 5500 mod class in Minnesota with a single 426 hemi and a 6-71 blower. He would weight her up for the 7 and did very well. A few times he would add all we had on the trailer for the 9 but would @#$%& the rear end out in the old girl. This is when tractor pulling was fun. PULLING not racing down the track and going 350 feet. It's called pulling not racing. When we would leave Friday late morning to go to a show on Friday night spend the night. Get up go to a show Saturday night spend the night n come home Sunday was great. Back then it was crazy good times late 70s early to mid 80's. We stayed in Minnesota most of the time but good lord was there IRON in those days.

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	Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 27, 2020 11:24AM
A.P.	5500 Super Stock and the 5500 modified classes. Reply Quote

	Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 27, 2020 12:08PM
llss puller Registered: 03/26/2008 Posts: 214	7 ss Reply Quote

	Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 27, 2020 03:10PM
puller 1	The 5 mod an LSS need to bring them back at state level. Reply Quote

Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 28, 2020 12:05PM

ACLLSS puller

Registered: 09/24/2008
Posts: 176

You want throw back , go back to actual tractor motors no truck 360 or 466 put the engine that belongs in it period . Man can here the IH guys already , lol . That’s what ruined the 5500 period . Far as going back to 5500 lbs lol tractors would fall apart with today’s horsepower and the sleds are way different also ! It’s just a different time . This why the classes with limited in there name are growing ! Just a opinion !

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	Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 28, 2020 05:26PM
?	And no profab !!!! Reply Quote

	Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 28, 2020 12:33AM
Face in crowd	Probably not my favorite, but I think the heavy farm stock class was/is always entertaining. Why isn't this class more prominent in pulling today? I'm just a fan so what do I know, but it would certainly be noticeably different! I'm not saying all farm stock, but just one specific heavy weight farm stock class in a regional organization. Reply Quote

Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 28, 2020 02:35PM

JDpowershift

Registered: 08/27/2019
Posts: 212

Yes heavy farm stock "pulls".
Back in the 80's there was some really heavy classes........16, 18, up to maybe 24,000lb IIRC, that I went to.
Man those tractors were being pushed to their limits. Think some of those classes had HP limits so they weren't turned up much. 4840's, 7080's 1570's 4850's, 5488's and tractors like that.
Man those were the muscle back then.. True pulling not racing, just lugging and lugging and lugging
Maybe the younger generation seems to need 4,5,6000hp, singled and multi engine stuff....."so called" tractors that race down the track, because speed and momentum is what wins in the style of "pulling" today.
Guess I'm just old school.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/28/2020 03:51PM by JDpowershift.

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	Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 28, 2020 02:49AM
Old Binder Registered: 08/06/2014 Posts: 8	5500 and 7500 In Iowa the Brabecs and Jack Simon and others that I can't put a name to. Reply Quote

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Bub435	Anything with step on sled!! Reply Quote

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1234	Ya, the good old step on sleds, "BACK IN THE DAY". And people cheated with exchanging places in line with heavier guys when certain pullers hooked, imagine that. Reply Quote

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LEWIS	What about befor the driver was weighed with the tractor Reply Quote

	Re: What was your favorite "original" tractor class? March 28, 2020 01:42PM
farm	13000farm stock 10mph Reply Quote

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