Response to Buckeye: There was a private pull 40 miles from here that had a good range of classes. I've been told they just couldn't handle the cost of putting the pull on anymore. Smoke and speed came in and put a good pulls on in 2020 but went there way in 2021. They were there because there weren't many pulls in their normal areas of pulling do to covid.
It's real tough to
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Yes we ran a different cross over pipe when our cooler went bad . We put a bigger water tip on but it ran a bit hotter according to the data logger. We would have to get more fuel to run that way but looks like it may be the way to go at some point.
The true reason for my post was to get the feeling if starting a class of 466 Hot Farms in Northern Pa./Southern NY would be worth all drama. I woul
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We ran with your club a few times pre 2021. It's a great class with a lot of Pro-Farms and 2 big blocks and it's anyone's guess who will be the top 3 tractors. I'd rather run in a 466 class for comparisons on how we are running. The altered farm class keeps us out with the rules your club has but we know and respect that very much. That is a super good class with some really g
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I think the original thought was to keep the 619 out of a lot of classes but some 466's had P pumps too like a 4850. Some Super farm groups don't allow an Intercooler so there are lot of sand boxes out there. I knew when I asked the question it would get a lot of negative responses. Oh well it is what it is. We'll just play in the sandboxes we are allowed too. No big deal.
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I agree the cooler is an extra item to maintain. I don't know why the east is so set on the A pump but it's been that way for a long time. We have pulled exhibition in the P-pump class and was of no threat to them. I guess in our case I didn't see it as a big deal. So other than running a P-pump then I guess we eliminate the cooler and then it would be ok to run with P-pumps.
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What's the feeling of running a 466 with A-pump and intercooler in a P-pump no cooler class ? I've done some research and found the former Full Pull Productions used that rule in Western Pa.. We are in Northeastern Pa. and in an area that really has no organized 466 class. New York Hot farm runs P-pump. We really don't want to switch to a P-pump because that really limits us from r
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That's what I did.
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Auction zip has been updated with that info. Click on RCP -auto zip above here. It's a real nice tractor. I'm not positive but I think Castner Performance in New York did some of the work on it. 2018 would've been the last time it pulled. If I can find a video, I'll post.
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They also lost their parents and several other siblings with health issues. The 3 sisters were left with the dairy farm to run. They have finally decided to sell a portion of the equipment along with dump trucks etc. that Chris had. It was real tuff to handle the crop side of the operation. The ladies have sure done their best to keep their family's farming legacy going. God bless them.
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Thanks. Very interesting. What a shop too.
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Yes they had a very rough 5+ years.
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IH Super Farm coming up at a Farm Auction in Northeastern Pa. on April 30th. Check Fraley Auctions in Muncy Pa. for a picture. No other info out yet.
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He is keeping us updated on the AgTalk café forum. The war has come to his farm. He's taken pictures and shared them of missiles in the air and on his farmland. He's a dairy farmer. The bridge to his farm has been taken out. No milk out and no supplies in. His parents home in town was destroyed.
Yes we have high prices of fuel, fertilizer, etc. but nothing at all to complain about in c
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Never been dyno'ed but was told when you snap an input shaft you're north of 800.
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I know you are talking about building power but some have talked about clutches. We run a Roush (spelling) wet clutch on an enhanced farm. It's a big project to put a dry clutch in a wet clutch tractor. We've had no issues with the clutch but did break the input shaft which took out some gears. We put a billet input shaft in and now will see where the next weak spot might be. I hope the
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Just some thoughts on the sand pile. In defense of the sled settings. If you have tractors that are out of the events sled operating area it's hard to know their capabilities. In the case of Keystone the sled seemed to be set correctly but the track improved greatly by the end of the class. The tractors that hit the beach were the last few of the class.
You know ahead of time if an event ha
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I live streamed the pulls. Great job to all who put the show on. It went super smooth and no big carnage. Barn Yard Bully climbed to the top of the sand pile with his IH out of New York State.
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Russel and Deb Hildenbrand "Loose Cannon" should have one. He's a hoot. I catch their videos on Facebook.
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I was wondering the same thing. That's what we wanted to do this year. Maybe they want more in the seats. What's up with only 6 Pro-Stocks ? Lots missing from normal.
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Well I farm so I have to pay what ever it is but I sure don't like it. I filled all our storage tanks last fall. It won't effect the little bit of pulling we do. I need the pulling fun to forget all the rest of the craziness.
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Put in wanted thread.
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Thanks and good results page.
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Who won SF class?
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How do you know who's the best unless you've seen every single one multiple times?
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You have to go by the scale at the pull. I have certified scales next to me and weigh the tractor pre-season if we made any weight changes. I've been asked at local pulls to go on the scales to see if they are correct. Most aren't so the difference is what the scale tech. allows for the rest of the class. That's a simple solutio at a brush pull. May not be at a club pull.
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Scales all vary and I don't mind that unless they make you go over the scales after you pull also. That could be an issue. I was at a fair pull and a new guy to pulling couldn't make weight and was very upset. I told him just let another 20 tractors go over the scale and try again. He came to me and said thanks I'm way under now.
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I'm surprised NewGen 4010 hasn't suggested -get ready a 4010. We have a few good running 4010's that run in non -turbo classes here in Pa.. I ran a 4320 for years and it was fairly cheap to get power out of it. It just depends on what kind of pulling is in your area. We run a Hot Farm now and to be a real contender it won't be cheap but that just depends on your wallet. What t
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I watched the FB video chat with the guys who help put the show on and they said the tractor had the inner side shields. I've helped at quit a few pulls over the years and we have a bad habit of "lets clean this up and get the show going again". I don't know if this was the case here or not. We might want to take our time and actually take a lot of pictures, video and measurement etc. a
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Thanks for the video. Hope to see more. Track looks real good. What class had all the 20.8 tires ?
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Thanks. I didn't know they had smoke tubes then.
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