Matt,
I have to say that the class has stepped up quite a bit in the time you guys have been away. I really believe that anyone trying to run with 14-71s will be playing catchup all summer. I know you guys run hard but facts are facts and the big blowers are working.
I really hate what all dairy farmers are going through, that has to be about the most stressful way to farm out there.
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Refresh my memory, what tractor with 14-71 blowers was running at the top of the class the last two years? I think the best any have done is Twist and shout getting a third at the Fort and Tarry winning at the Fort two years ago, if it hadn't started raining that wound likely not have happened. I know our tractors have not been running right the last two years but even if they were we wou
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I am leaning toward allowing the guys that have the bigger blowers to continue to run them but with overdrive restrictions. That way these competitors have not wasted their money on blowers that they might not be able to sell (18-71) and it could be a way to make the 14-71 tractors competitive again. This will also allow the 14-71 tractors to continue to cross over to other mod classes. I a
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I hear the same complaint with the Petro's in the two wheel drive class but there are times in RN competition that if they didn't show up the numbers would be very low. I think there are times on the GN where if the team you are referring to doesn't show up in the Lt SS or the heavy Unlimited SS the numbers would be very low...example Benson, NC. There just aren't enough tra
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I've heard just recently that some pullers just weren't going to travel that far to events. I do know that a lot of farmers are hurting right now and are still in the fields.
I sometimes think about back in the 70s when pullers were traveling to the far west coast and down into Florida for events. It's a different atmosphere in the pulling world than it seemed to be back the
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What open moving parts are you seeing on any mod tractors? We have all of the moving parts of our mod tractors covered with shields that are looked at by tech officials. We have block shields on our engines. We use more belt shields on our blower belts than NHRA. The entire driveline is completely enclosed in aluminum or steel shielding with a specific thickness and number of bolts holding
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I hate hear that,your tractors are a great asset to the mod classes.
It would be great to see dairy farmers be able to make a living after all of their hard work and investment.
Good luck and we hope your situation turns around soon. We'd love to see you out there on the track.
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My first exposure to pulling was at a county fair,we were showing horses but there was a tractor pull going on across the fairgrounds. I spent a lot of time watching the pulling that day. I've always loved tractors as well as lots of noise and HP so it all just really interested me. The first class that I really wanted to pull in was the Lt. SS class but I knew early on that I would no
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I agree, it is more dependent on the percentage than the actual lbs Involved.
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I have seen some pullers over the years go to the extreme of trying to get within 5 lbs of the class weight and some that could care less if they were 100 lbs light of the class weight. My feeling has always been to loose enough weight to be able to run a faster gear would be a bad tradeoff. We once tried to run a RN Mod class about 1000 lbs light because we just didn't have enouh places t
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I was very impressed as the competitors excepted their awards as to how they acknowledged their fellow competitors and most were very gracious. But the one that stood out the most to me was Stan Shelton. Stan made a special effort to speak about the significance of the Lee Greenwood song as well as the national anthem and how much it meant to be a part of the proud traditions of our pulling h
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I think that they are getting better at the indoor shows,the first year was a bit of a cluster but much better now. I don't think they are going anywhere any time soon as they sell Saturday afternoon tickets to a crowd that likely doesn't care about most other classes. I can tell you this much, the young diesel jockeys woke me up in my hotel room Saturday morning. We could hear them
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I've had the best pulling situation possible with my wife for many many years (our first date was to watch a pull). I started pulling stock tractors soon there after and she has been by my side at almost every event I've been to since. Not only does she support me but has been a driver for 20 plus years all of the way up to the GN level. We have a good life travelling and competing
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Kip 1456,you might be thinking of Go Go the Gorilla. I think that was TNT. He had a little three wheeler that he rode. I don't recall for sure but that is what I seem to remember.
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We have been going to the pull that the Sullivan family puts on in the spring for many years. They have changed venues several time over the years trying to better their event. One move they made was to move Into the northern Ky area in Burlington,Ky. The venue was very nice and close to a lot of population being within 30 minutes of down town Cincinnati. A few years ago they moved back towar
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So sorry to hear this sad news. I always enjoyed talking with Tracy at events. Our thoughts and prayers are with friends and family.
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I feel sponsors will sponsor events that involve any kind of car as opposed to tractors,that is where the support comes from.
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Yea,I forgot the first L. Hopefully everyone will forgive my ignorance.
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HSTPA is using what is now called the National Rules at 6000 LBS. It is a probationary class this next summer so they won't be a part of the points system but will be a class that is offered by HSTPA. Feiss Motorsports has offered a $500 year end bonus for the top three tractors for next year. The class needs to have 10 pullers step up to buy memberships in HSTPA by January 1st for this t
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No one knows what they will do but I've not heard any discussions about C rotor vs D rotor. I'm not sure what the guys that are running the screw blowers have at this point. Last year we had proposals to run screw blowers in the mod class that didn't pass the full board. At that time no one talked about C rotors,D rotors nor was there any mention of overdrive speeds. These are
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I would have said the same thing at this time last year but in the mod meetings at the Enderle the committee recommend allowing screws in the mod clas. I was very surprised by that. The full board did not allow it to got through. I have heard that it may be approved this year.
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I looked into a 990 DB for an econo mod rearend once opon a time. I think I would stay away from that rear and go with the usual. The way that the 990 was the axle shaft that drives the bull gear is very small and it would likely get smoked pretty quickly. We had a case 1490 (I think thats what it was)at one time,it was a good farm tractor but it looked like the rear was very similar to the 99
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I'm not sure why you say the Cummins should be left out,it was offered in a lot of tractors.
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There are lots of places that run a single engined small tired tractor class but don't use the short frame. I'm not sure what you mean by relaxed rules.
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Either one should handle 800 HP. The cockshutt 40 will handle it better especially if you don't run the tractor trans,they will handle a lot more than that without the trans. We have run oliver 88,they will break at 800 HP but the 1650 will hold up pretty well. The last one we bilt was a ford 4000,again the tractor trans won't hold up very well but the reared will.
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If you think Larry is lazy that is your business but just remember Larry is the head of the NTPA tech officials so he doesn't have to do it he just has tell others to do it. Just sayin.
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Jason,
I appreciate your honesty and integrity in dealing with this. It is a pleasure watching you run your home grown parts with the best in the country and competing very well. It's cool to see a different tractor running at the top. Good luck and keep up the good work.
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Our son has made some of those for GMS so he may already have the pattern if they are the same diameter. His shop is Brain Bucket design and sign. 812-250-8231. Web site www.brainbkt.com .
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Larry Piekarski parted out his mod,the chassis ended up with the Barga family. Larry Roberts I'm pretty sure still has one OSS tractor as some of the mod chassis. We saw the Prohibited truck run last summer in Ionia,Mi. The Walkers sold the Semi's and Shawn Swearingen also sold his mod.
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Maibach tractor in Creston ,Oh ask for Brad. They know Oliver inside out.
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