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If your class requires you use an agricultural rear end, then go with the Cockshutt. The differential section and final drive of a Cockshutt have more reinforced than the Oliver 88. Cockshutt bull pinions and bull gears are supported by bearings on both sides of the gear. This effectively prevents the gears from deflecting under severe loading. A 560 or 570 would be a better choice than a 550, un
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Thanks Dan. Does the class have a website or Facebook group with rules?
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Thanks for the information Enforcer. We use to run with the modified group that's now the IPL 5,800 lb. class. It was a lot of traveling for us to follow the circuit. It sounds like the diesel class you're talking about is what my sons looking for, but not the distance. He works a lot of hours, and I don't want to go back to traveling long distances again to help him. I'd say
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OK, my son wants me to help him build and sometimes drive his tractor. I've only run modified tractors and 2WD modifieds in my life. He lives in southwestern Indiana and I in west central Indiana. He's wanting to build his 1256 International for a class. As far as I can tell, it's already been repowered with a DT-466. The hydraulic system and PTO are shot, so this is the reason he&
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I don't disagree on what you're saying Todd. There is one thing that is really beginning to concern me though. That's the length of the hooks. I'm not trying to open a can of worms with everyone on the site, but I do think there are things to consider. It use to be 300', then 310', then 325'. I saw a hook the other day where the class was finishing at around 365
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Kytrainer, yes, last I knew of it's still running on the Single Engine Modified class over in Ohio. One heck of a great chassis!!!!!
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We as a family pretty much stopped attending the Indiana State Fair years ago when they did away with the pulling strip in the Machine Field Area. Tractor pulling and the name State Fair are almost synonymous. The State Fair Board Members are too worried about what the Urbanites and Suburbanites want, not what some of the rural people of Indiana want. I was told many years ago by a State Fair Boa
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9700, be careful. This has been years ago, but while rebuilding pulling pumps with John Jones at Odon Machine, we discovered Simms pumps won't take the "pressure" that Bosch inline pumps will. We normally tried to keep supply (lift) pump pressure between 16 and 20 PSI on Simms pumps. Anything above that and the RPM's seemed to hang on, or at the least decrease slowly even after returnin
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NE Puller, at the time I know they pulled in Illinois and Indiana, and I'm sure elsewhere. I was pretty limited to going to pulls in the early 70's as I was only 14 or 15 years old. Even after getting my drivers license, my parents didn't want me traveling much more than 100 to 150 miles from home to a pull. I did get a little farther away a few times by going with a couple of diff
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I've asked on several Facebook pulling groups about the same tractor Michael, but never really got a straight answer. I thought it was one of Gerdes tractors, but was told no. I seem to remember someone saying that the tractor belonged to Larry Holmes, but I don't know if that's right, nor where he was from. Another person said it was Gerald Hogan. I'd love to have this old tr
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It's physics gentleman. I've heard all the arguments over the years concerning chassis design. There are some straight forward facts. You're using the rear axle as a fulcrum point (remember that). You have opposing weight pulling down on your drawbar. The chassis is pivoting on the centerline of the rear axle axis. The lower your center of gravity on the front with weight, makes it
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Contact john Jones at Odon Machine. They run a pump shop there and John makes custom barrels and plungers for factory Simms pumps up to 12 MM. He also grinds his own pump cams for high lift. Odon Machine also offers in house custom nozzles and "hybrid" turbo building. The shop number is (812) six 3 six-7781.
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I'm glad I posted this link on the Facebook group The Old NTPA-Pulling in the Past over a week ago. I'm glad to see people enjoy an old video from back in my day.
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I'm sure I'd be better off posting this during the winter than now, but here goes. I'm looking for help in locating any photos available of the very first Loud Mouth Lime of Don Harness's. I'm currently in the process of restoring the tractor in hopes of eventually pulling with the NTPL Legends Series. Don Harness's first Loud Mouth Lime was only run for a few years
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It was a shame that the Parke County Fair no longer offers the single engine modified tractor class. I enjoyed pulling there when we still pulled, and I enjoyed going and watching them.
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Wish I could have seen the photo you posted.
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Lewis,
If you don't mind doing some work to finish one, I'll make you a heck of a deal on a 454 Chevy powered 44 Massey Harris.
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I would want one of the two Allison Teams UB's. Those two tractors are both firsts in the early history of modified tractor pulling.
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Dave Dann, the tractor was originally built for Paul Maynard. Izzy Atkins from Colorado built it for Maynard. When it was completed, Izzy delivered it to Maynard in Michigan. I'm not sure on how long Maynard owned it, but I believe he sold it to Charlie and Don Errer. They owned it for a number of years and sold it and it was renamed Ramblin Rose. I'm not sure I've heard that perso
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Rob Muntz, The "Leadfoot Express" (AKA Ramblin Rose) tractor is now in Terre Haute Indiana. My friend Brad Wheatfill is in the process of restoring it, and has been for a number of years. The Allison V-1710 is done and most of the work on the chassis. I think Brad is to the point now of final painting and assembly. Brad is a perfectionist and it'll have to be just right before he unveils it.
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Dave Dann. I saw a photo of my friends tractor which he is currently restoring in the 1981 Mt. Pleasant Michigan photos. It was called Ramblin Rose in the 7 Mod class, but before that it was The Leadfoot Express. I'm sure my friend Brad will be contacting you to buy the 1981 photo. Do you have any other photos of his tractor?
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Hey Chris B. Could you please send me a better photo of the GMC V-12 702 powered 2WD from your posting above? I like the 702's, in fact I've got three of them.
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Seems to me I remember the engine model and serial number is located on the deck of the block at the front of the right bank. This information will give you the cu. in. version you're dealing with (first three numbers followed by a letter). The following numbers will be the serial number. Uni-Systems used the a 478 cu. in. GMC Toro-Flo engine. The early model 478's used the American Bos
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I'd like to pass on my condolences to Phil, Marvin and the rest of the Jolliff family. I remember Ruth at many pulls back in the 70's and early 80's, and she always treated me with such kindness. Her son Phil and I are close to the same age and have also known each other for many years. I'm sure he's nothing less than devastated by the loss of his mother.. Again, I'm
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I tried looking for it just because I was curious, but I couldn't find it.
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I don't have a dog is this fight, but I'll give you my opinion based on my observations of pulling over the last 45+ years. Whether some of us older pullers and fans like it or not, the younger generation of pullers and fans are into diesel trucks. I'll admit, I don't get it. I think they're boring, just my opinion. With that being said, it was mentioned earlier about the
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Todd,(S'no Farmer) is right LJ, transmissions are the weak point on a lot of the older tractor rear ends. It also depends on the weight class of the modified economy class you're planning on running. Massey Harris 44's are an old mainstay, but as you start to get about 5,500 lbs. they start to fail. It's not as much about the horsepower as it is weight. The differential in the
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I'm looking to find photos of the modified tractor chassis I bought down in the Crosbyton/Lorenzo Texas area. The last owner who actually pulled "Big Foot" was Terry Hurst. Terry bought the tractor off of Gary Porter of Hugoton Kansas. Gary was the original builder of the tractor and used a 4010 John Deere rear end and 4430 sheet metal. Gary said he built the tractor in the fall of 1974. Gar
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2,161 miles
3 motel rooms
Just over 200 gallons of diesel fuel
PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!
OK, so this is the information I've found out up until now on the "Big Foot" modified pulling tractor I bought out of Crosbyton Texas. The tractor was built by two John Deere mechanics from the Crosbyton Texas area in about 1978. One of the mechanics/builder/owner was Larry Stewart, the other was D
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I just received an email from a friend of mine who has shared the sad news of loss of life. There appears to have been an explosion and fire at the Mitchell Coomer residence in Adair County Kentucky. Kentucky State Police have reported at least one fatality and three persons unaccounted for. Please keep these families in you prayers and pray that God will grant those family members comfort during
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