No matter what system is used, it takes people, internet access and dedication to make it work. Our organization was supposed to use it, but it fell apart.
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I am in Western Pa, so not to far away from you.
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The advantage of being computer controlled, is the load could be reviewed after the pull to determine if things were done correctly. Accusations of cheating by sled operators is nothing new and having only mechanical systems does not eliminate those accusations.
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How about a traction dynamometer, with computer controls you could make the load curve as you wanted.
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A switch doesnt care if it is 12 volt or 125 volt, the thing that matters is amperage, just make sure what you pick has sufficient current rating.
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Keith Gordon in Indiana is probably your best bet, I do not believe Gingerich is in the business any longer.
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The only two times I have been DQ'd it was for speed with my newly installed wheel driven speedometer, so I took it off. I am sure I could have gotten used to it, but I found myself watching the readout when I should have been watching the track. Lots of people use them, but I have not used one since then.
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I am a brush / antique puller, there is always a dispute on the accuracy of the scales being used at the pull. My biggest complaint is scales that change calibration during the event, I believe this is generally caused by soft and unlevel ground. I have been to pulls were attempts were made to level the scales with blocking, although it was an honest attempt, I do not believe it to be sustainable
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I hear you and I am not taking sides, but locals want to see locals pull.
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The one thing I have not seen being considered is the fans at the pull, everyone is talking about this from a competitors standpoint.
The fans want to see a local tractor compete, they want to see how a local guy stacks up against the out of towners. The promoter knows this and likely decided to make an allowance so that the local guy could compete. Having the local guy pull exhibition is not
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There are some good looking 20.8 x 38 tires in the for sale ads, that have quite a few stress cracks or perhaps dry rot.
Is there a repair for these defects? Perhaps an epoxy or caulking that will stay in the defects?
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I pull with some IH's with DT360s in similar weight classes but limited to 3000 RPM, but they are using 656 and 706 frames, they run as high a 25 MPH, which works out to 24:1 final ratio. I am not sure that helps you very much, but it is a data point.
Do you think a 400 rear end and transmission will hold up?
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Kurt Schanou
Very well written.
Who trained you?
Who trains new flagmen?
I believe you are correct that most venues grab whoever is willing to be flagman.
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I bought one through Ebay, it is a stainless weldment and seems to work OK, if did come from China and delivery was weeks.
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In our local club, the flagman is part of the show and has a fan club in his own right. I do wish he would keep more distance between him and the pulling vehicle.
There are other local clubs that use a red/green light tower controlled by the sled operator, this has the advantage of not having a flagman on the track and also allow the sled operator to stop the pull if something is wrong. Howeve
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I do not have a suggestion on how to determine what classes need additional rule restraints or how it should be determined, I was asking the question because I do not know how to make this decision. My background is engine design and failure analysis and I do not see a clear path to making this determination other than historical results.
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Another side of this safety discussion should be to what classes do the proposed requirements apply?
One suggestion was anything over 2000 BHP, how would this be decided?
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I am not a novice to pulling, but it has all been on the local level. As an onlooker, unless there is an easy visual difference between the classes, such as Modifieds versus Super Farm, I cannot tell one tractor class from another.
I do not like a class where are all of the competitors are within inches of each other due to an aggressive sled setting that drops the "anchor" at the end of the
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I know what OEM means, the companies you mention are great companies developing new equipment, which is great. The fallacy is assuming that eliminating OEM components will eliminate parts launching into the crowd. The sport will keep demanding more power and the new stuff will eventually fail.
At least I have the guts to post my name and where I live, people making inflammatory statements and
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So what happens when those parts break? And they will break.
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You keep saying to eliminate OEM components,
How are you defining OEM component? Any company that makes a component is the OEM for their component. So if I build an engine from scratch, I am the OEM, so it would not be legal??
How do you guarantee that a non-OEM component is good enough or necessarily better than an OEM component? The only way to know is to perform component analysis and
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I agree with the inline comment.
I do not understand why a V engine would not require a tether of some kind, can't a similar failure occur with a V engine?
Rich
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I am curious, why aren't cables required on 4 or 8 cylinder engines?
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Are the Ship results posted somewhere I can see them?
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That sounds a lot like a class in western Pa that has been called Tough Farm.
Where are you located? Maybe we can bring our tractor to your pulls.
Rich
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I watched the videos, the part that is missing is fatigue strength, which takes expensive equipment and lots of time to evaluate. Without fatigue strength it is difficult to make an evaluation of fasteners and their ability to do the job we need. High tensile material does not necessarily result in high fatigue strength, it depends how the fastener is manufactured and the heat treatment of the ma
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