QuoteJake Morgan
Sorry if I don't believe the hype that HC is getting squeezed. The only thing they seem to be struggling with is finding land to put new facilities. Sorry, not buying the HC hard luck story.
Pretty sure I said HC spending was up but profitability was down....But you don't have to believe me just look at the number of HC companies laying people off left and right (u
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QuoteJake Morgan
Well said... you could also insert "health care" instead of "college". EVERY time the government gets involved it becomes more expense and less efficient.
Except now government payments for Healthcare services has slowly been declining over the last several years and private insurance is the one that is increasing. Overall spend is up but the cost per service has decreased.
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QuoteDeere Puller
Kind of like the price for a college education. They convinced everyone they need one and then jacked the price to the moon multiple times the rate of inflation.
One thing I'd say about college education is the experience is very different today than say even 20 years ago. Part of the reason college is so expensive is look at the facilities these kids have today, look at
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QuoteBadger Fan
CP does that mean we will see pull offs at TPC?
TriplAlphaProcess that is why the full pull mark needs to be announced before the class starts or like NTPA a set distance. Not announced or made 1/2 to 3/4 of the way through the class. Then pullers know right away they are coming back and not to keep pushing it past that mark and can be prepared. Most sleds these days are pre
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QuoteDick Morgan
In theory this sounds great, in the real world it won't work. If a puller is in a pulloff and his class has run first then there is a strong likelihood that he will have to wait 3-5 hours for his pulloff. And the way some pulls are run the pullers will be hooking in front of empty stands.
As a puller I would rather wait 3-4 hours for a pull off than to have to rush just to
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Here's an option. Run all the classes and have the pull offs at the end of the show. Give plenty of time for recovery. Also, for the fans it's an incentive to stay until the end for the grand finale. The two caveats are the main show needs to be fast (limit sled resets) and sled changes need to be quick and smooth between classes during the pull off.
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QuoteJust Sayin’
Just wondering where have all the pulling semi’s gone? Bonner and Lindsey come to mind - and I think they had 2 trucks each.
There are at least 6-7 in MN alone but this was an invitational in April. I don't think it's indicative of the class numbers.
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QuoteDick Morgan
Thank you for sharing such a profound perspective. I couldn't agree more. I wrote an article several years ago that advocated every class drop their respective weight by 10%. Needless to say I got plenty of pushback. In fact I had some pullers tell me they needed more weight, nor less.
As a competitor I started in the 2.6 diesel 4x4 class where every year you needed to u
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In my opinion we have too many classes and many of the classes are still mostly (not all) decided by equipment instead of the driver ability.
I know lot of people have said they don't like the class (not sure why) but SSD4x4 is a great example of how rules haven't changed in 5+ years (other than diesel dielectric rating) and there are basically the same set of rules between NTPA and
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QuotePuller 1066
I think that there are more pros that are 5000+ but I think the supers are around 6500 (the top of the line grand-national tractors)
No matter what numbers you may believe to be true, the fact is that at this horsepower its more about getting it to the ground
Pro stock has the weight advantage at 10k but disadvantage with the tires at 24.5ish
The supers have the wider tire a
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Most aftermarket piston manufacturers tell you what your clearance should be. I would start with the manufacturer.
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QuoteGETAKICK
I always get a kick out of folks that say the water is to cool, -OK, but also makes a @#$%& load of power when the water turns to steam which is not compressible and adds much boost.
There's truth to this but steam is very compressible as it is a vapor, water is not.
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QuoteNalley
Yeah I guess it does make sense. I was always under the impression anytime you add more fuel your egts rise. But I guess like you said at a certain point it cools it down rather than continuing to heat? Idk I just think the whole argument is dumb when people are looking in from the outside and see black smoke and immediately think somebody doesn’t know what they’re doing. Btw I think
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QuoteNalley
I’m curious on what y’all think about the argument that black smoke is wasted horsepower? To me it sounds stupid but I want to hear others opinions. If smoke is wasted power then why does every single high performance diesel blow smoke? Especially when Motorsports are so competitive (not just pulling). So let’s do a hypothetical. If smoke is wasted power then why doesn’t everybody tun
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QuoteLLC
Found this... edited it down to the relevant info to respect their privacy:
This should end any speculation. Looking forward to the 2023 PPL season and I wish them success. PPL has been a huge asset to the sport and I hope that trend continues for a long time. I don't know if this move gives John and Kristi anymore freedom, but they have the added responsibility of owners
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QuoteJake Morgan
Found this... edited it down to the relevant info to respect their privacy:
This should end any speculation. Looking forward to the 2023 PPL season and I wish them success. PPL has been a huge asset to the sport and I hope that trend continues for a long time. I don't know if this move gives John and Kristi anymore freedom, but they have the added responsibility of ow
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Quote!
And God fearing presidents, but as you said - not anymore !!!
I've never understood god fearing when it comes to politics. Do you mean you have to believe in god to be a good president? You have to fear them to be a good president? You have to use fear to control people's actions? There's been a lot of presidents that have done "ungodly" things (pretty much every presiden
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So, what's the number than? 12M seems high.
The BLS says unemployment went from 6.3% to 3.5% and about 10.3M more people were employed over that time.
Why do we even have a State of the Union anymore anyways? It's just a way to show how uncivil the "leaders" of the country are. No wonder why nothing gets done.
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Just that the actual amount of property tax you pay in a year is significantly lower than what you are "charged" because you can deduct it off your income.
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Don't you get to deduct property taxes off your farm income? I have a motorsports business LLC and I get to deduct my property tax.
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QuoteJDpowershift
Not sure if that would be a sustainable model. Eventually a municipality would run out of new homes (or enough new homes) and if that's the case who keeps up the city or schools? I suppose all schools could become private and then you pay for each kid that goes there but I bet that would cost a lot. Private school in MN costs between $30k-$40k/year.
I can see a flat c
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Not sure if that would be a sustainable model. Eventually a municipality would run out of new homes (or enough new homes) and if that's the case who keeps up the city or schools? I suppose all schools could become private and then you pay for each kid that goes there but I bet that would cost a lot. Private school in MN costs between $30k-$40k/year.
I can see a flat consumption tax worki
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I don't mind a flat consumption tax but 30% on a home purchase....ouch.
Avg home price is $350k and 30% is $105k added to a mortgage over 30 years is an extra $700 a month and $140k in interest.
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QuotePuller 8
There are a broad range of hp numbers in each class however I will give it my best shot.
WS. 500 to 850 hp-Stock Turbo (Not stock appearing)
2.6. 700 to 1200-Smooth bore
3.0. 1100 to 1500-Smooth bore
3.6. 1300 to 1800-Smooth bore
SS. 2000 to 4000-two pressure stages max
Some folks may claim more. However dyno settings and spike dyno testing can give false or inaccura
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QuoteNewguy
I was going to mount our generator on the catwalk of the truck thinking that would be easier it’s a simple strap it down and go type thing. My question is if I do so can any of you give me tips or tricks or even send me pictures of how you added an additional fuel tank I’m thinking something gravity flow. It made me start thinking when I seen Jason Shultz’s trailer with the generator
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In America it seems like two things are very prevalent:
1. I get to choose what I want to do, and what I pay for.
2. I like "free" things, even though they aren't free. Like "free" shipping
So, how about the concept of I get to choose what I pay for and if I pay for it, I get something "free." For example. I pay $15 to get in the gate and if I want a pit pass I pay an extra $5 but I
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Quoterestitution
"Triple...", do you really believe Democrats do not employ the same "tax cuts"/increases to "select specific groups" as the Republicans?
Re-read my posts. I already said they all do it....it's not a republican/democratic thing. It's a politics thing. "I think "vote buying" is a en vogue term that has been thrown around like this administration is the only one to
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I think it depends what HP you are after. History has shown that once you are above 1350-1400 HP your chance of cracking a cylinder goes up if you don't sleeve and deck plate them which is why most everyone is running a 391 CI engine with a sleeved down bore and 1" longer rods.
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I'll ask the question again, if republicans think tax cuts are good then why do they select specific groups for tax cuts while making other groups pay more?
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QuoteDirtfarmer
If tax cuts are such a good thing why are they not across the board? Why would someone select certain groups to get cuts and others to pay more?
If you vote for someone because they promise tax cuts for you, then you are more likely to vote for them again if they come through with those tax cuts, and less likely to vote for them if they don't come through, right?
So
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