Something that you are overlooking is the fact that other people have made the list,not Miles. People were nominated for spots on the list.
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To Disagree,
I said in my first sentence that following the rules is important. My point was that whether you float the finish or have a pulloff should not be of a big concern of a sponsor. It may be more important for that sponsor if all of the competitors show up at the next event rather than being broken at home fixing there stuff.
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Following the rules is important for the pullers put I would say has little to do with sponsors. Sponsors are interested in how much coverage they will get for the dollars spent,most could care less about fair competition. If you ask any of NTPA sponsores about pulloffs they likely wouldn't know or care about them.
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My point about all of the different diesel tractors is that the fans in the stands can't tell the difference from one class to the other. When the sled is set properly they all go about the same distance and go fast. As for getting bored I would say this...I can watch The Color of Money go down the track in the Lt class the see it the next night in the heavy class at a RN event and not be
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Dennis, you mean like the way you can tell the difference between Lt. Pro,limited pro,pro,super farm? Not to mention all of the versions of hot farm and farm stock. If you can pull your SS tractor in the Lt class and the heavy class why should I not be able to hook in more than one class? Part of the problem with all of pulling is that people are not willing to spend what it takes for what the
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I like the idea of cutting it to two engines just from the standpoint of trying to get more tractors interested in running. As it is no one can or will spend the kind of money it takes to compete in the class. With the payout and number of hooks it is hard to justify. I don't have a proplem with other engine posiblitys,there was an Allison tractor that ran the first event last year at Tom
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No the Sullivan's didn't want to have the movable weight,that was in put in there by the powers that be as a safety factor. Then last year they said that they didn't think that it was necessary. The Sullivan's wanted to leave the weight the same and bring the class back to two engines. Did they pull the class...no and that was one of the reasons that they didn't,becaus
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Most of the potential pullers as well as pullers that have already run in the class that I have talked with would like to see the weight the same and go to two engines. There is also a proposal to leave the rules the same as they are and lock them in for the next 5 years. I have heard pros and cons on both sides of this issue and have heard that the board members are split on the issue. If you
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We stayed at their place a few weeks ago and they said that Brandon was to busy farming to make many hooks.
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I have had this discussion several times with different people. I have financed my haulers over the years but I only spend money that I have on the pullers. The haulers can always be insured then sold if I get in a bind. My pulling tractor can make one bad pass down the track and there may be nothing left to sell. When I switched over to Hemi engines from Chevy's I started with two Hemi&
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Wouldn't that just lead to people trying to get more and more RPMs out of their engines? That would be some high dollar engines to withstand high RPMs.
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Although I don't often go to pulls as strictly a fan I am still a fan of pulling. One thing I would add to that list is a good sled,a sled that can adjust to a poor track can make all the difference on how good the show is. Tarry always says that the announcer and the sled can make or break a pull.
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Our coverage was not cheap by any means but it covers a lot of stuff. We are covered in our shop,on the road and we are covered for hasmat spills if we wreck and spill fuel or any hazardous material on the roads. The guy that owns Gulfway is a racer so he knows all of the things that are special about what we do.
We pull mod tractors so not just anyone will cover us. I'm not convinced
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We use Golfway. www.racensur.com.
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I always thought that engine would be cool in a Rat Rod truck.
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Wasn't the V-12 two V-6 engines mated together? I had a coworker years ago that had driven a semi that he said was the V-12 but was made by joining two of the V-6 engines together. Is that fact of fiction?
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Maybe that was a 3160?
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The 1160 came in the early 2255 Olivers, we had one.
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Another thing to consider is that the Roberts Pulling Team for what ever reason has not been pulling much for the last few years. If they sell the tractors to a new owner that new owner is likely going to pull with one organization or the other putting the tractors back out on the track. As it is they are parked in a shop instead. I always enjoyed watching those tractors and thought that the R
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That was not the tractor that they got 2nd with,it was Scott Tedders tractor from last year that Scott ran with PPL. That was Kevin's first time in the seat,not a bad pass for his fist time with that tractor.
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I was impressed that they didn't even put their product front and center in the add. I watched it for almost a minute before I even realized it was for Ram trucks,the focus was on the farmers.
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I think he was referring to Sven when he talked about stupid people. Although Sven isn't really a stupid person it is just someone that gets on these sites sometimes to have a little fun.
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The guys we deal with on our snowcats used to sell Tuckers back in those days. They may be able to help you out with some info on the difference in how the engines are set up. If you want their contact info drop me an e-mail at tfeiss@perfectnorth.com and I'll see what I can do.
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We will likely run the Light Unlimited again but not the heavy. We may run the GN mod class with three engines next season but time will tell.
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So in your world how does this work, if I win a lot am I suppose to detune my tractor or should I stay home from a few events or just sell out so that someone else can win?
What about the years that I was getting beat by the same tractor night after night,do I get catch up credits for those years?
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I don't think I'm smart enough to give a good answer to this question. There are lots of ways to figure this,if you want to include the cost of your puller,hauler and all of the consumable parts I'm not sure I even want to know that number. I think I would quit pulling if I knew that number. I do know that every year when we do our taxes I am stunned at how much we spend.
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Been staying close to the house the last few days as we've been pretty sick. Trying to rest up for the busy week starting tomorrow. Get a little bored then my fingers get me into trouble :-) . Should just shut up and leave things go on without my input.
As for snow,I just hope we get some this year :-) .
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I never even hinted that the world revolves around me. This is called a feedback forum so that is what I did,gave my feedback. My wife doesn't even have the same opinion about this as I do. She says that most of the time everyone should be stopped before 300' and the pulloff should be the exception not the rule. Someone made a point that I have made for many years: if we are wanted
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I tend to get caught up in the pulloff frenzy when ever I get there but then after we are done I reflect on how much money it cost me over the course of the year and I'm not so thrilled. We don't like bumping the sled especially when there are a lot of fans in the stands. In Ionia this year I was the only one coming back in the pull off and I made a full pass anyway as the stands were
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I can't speak for the Jeep but we have a 98 Durango that we have had great service out of. I was my wife's,then ,then my sons and now is used at the ski area. When we used it as our personal daily driver all we ever did to it was general service, no break downs ever. We had a one year old Chevy that we traded on the Durango because it was in the shop all the time. The fuel mileage w
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