voting out the light classes

[OldMoIron]

I have heard about maybe the Brush Pullers of Missouri going to eliminate the light classes. Wondering how many that pull in these events or that are spectators, what their feelings or ideas are on it. They're have a meeting on it coming up in january.
 

[nl00sb]

what class is light for you folks ?
 

[tempola]

Well,the brush pullers are nice folks,and run a honest club. id hate to not be able to pull with them 3000-4000 spring river pullers starts aat 4600, so my local options are limited as it is


AT.
 

[nl00sb]

im in upstate ny out here theres more pullers in the 3500-5000 then the 6500 and up , some of the pulls i go to start at 2800 and theres usualy 15 or more pullers in that class, and usualy most young ones are brought up on a allis c/b or farmall a b or c , oliver 66... i started on an allis b around 10 yrs old if it werent for that i prolly would not be involved in our clubs and be supporting all the other ones we pull at
 

[The Dukester]

If we voted out the light classes in our local pulls we would lose at least half of our pull participants. Hauling around lighter tractors and fueling them is about all a lot of guys can afford. Now this is antique "out of the field tractors", none of the souped to the gills stuff that the big time pullers have. Our little 65 member tractor club isn't affiliated with any of the more organized pulling clubs here in Michigan. I kinda wish we were but I can't get much interest in it, most of the members can't afford it I guess. We actually have our own little weight transfer sled and we are anticipating grading a pull track on our club property.....eventually, but it takes "Acts of God" to get much participation in "work days" we have even though we get about 50% attendance to most of our meetings and show activities. I don't know, it's the economy I s'pose.
 

[Leroy]

Here in Ohio the club that I belong to has no weight classes, just plow size classes. The Farmal C and John Deere B prior to 1947 are 1 plow size, the Farmall H and late gas Deere B are 2 plow size and the Farmall M and Deere A gas are 3 plow size and larger are 4 plow size with a cutoff at 1955, 1956 would have to pull exibition. Now they are strictly factory stock. The Biggest class is the 3 plow at usually about mid 30's in number followed by the 2 plow at around 30, then the 1 plow and at times we do not have enough in the 4 plow to give 3 trophys. I have been on the lineup crew for the last around 10 years. Was strictly out of field supposedly when I got started, just kept getting more modifieds slipping in till I told them either it gets back like it was supposed to be or I am out of here. Well they decided they wanted me acordingly so the club rewrote the rules and they are now more orignall factory than when I got in. We dropped a few tractors but they were all the ones that was trying to slip modifieds in so no big loss. Got rid of the chicken scratch welded hitches. Always a croud watching the pull.
 

[Kip-Utah]

Our highest participation class is 3,000 pounds.If we eliminated classes lighter than 4,000 pounds we could probably run a club pull start to finish in about an hour!! Kip
 

[brads180]

[180doug]

Who is the Brush Pullers of Mo? ?? Never heard of them, do they have a website? ? Wheres some info? ?
 

[brads180]

go to bpmpulling.com for info
 

[The Gambler pulling team]

When we pull in Fl. We had the same problem . The light classes would pull and the heavy class pullers did the work. What we do is pull light to heavy one pull then next time we pull heavy to light.
 

[tempola]

with all due respect.....why would the pullers of the lighter classes want to pay 2013 dues if there is a good chance their class may be eliminated?

That would be like belonging to the Checker car club....and not owning a Checker(I have three)...not much fun.

That club is still young,,and Frankly....I dont understand why you would consider a revenue killing policy such as this.

Im sorry,,but that's an very inappropriate reason to ask anyone to join.......especially when there may not be a place for that person in the near future.


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[tempola]

There is no farmall C's prior to 1947...48
 

[jd b puller]

Brad, if that's your concern, here's what we do down here. It's a little weird and doesn't make any sense the first couple times. Put the weights on, take them off, but after you do it a few times the break between classes and the way it is, everyone is there for most of the pull.

Even the mixed up order gets mixed up every pull, with 4 different sequences.

#1 Pull order:

1. 7200 lb. Stock
2. 3700 lb. Super
3. 5200 lb. Stock
4. 2700 lb. Stock
5. 4200 lb. Modified
6. 4500 lb. 5MPH
7. 3200 lb. Stock
8. 4700 lb. Super
9. 5700 lb. Stock
10. 7200 lb Super
11. 8200 lb. Stock
12. 5200 lb. Super
13. 6700 lb. Stock
14. 4700 lb. Modified
15. 4200 lb. Stock
16. 5500 lb. 5MPH
17. 7700 lb. Super
18. 5700 lb. Super
19. 9200 lb. Stock
20. 3500 lb. 5MPH
21. 5200 lb. Modified
22. 6200 lb. Stock
23. 6200 lb. Super
24. 4200 lb. 7.5MPH
25. 8200 lb. Super
26. 6500 lb. 5MPH
27. 4700 lb. Stock
28. 4200 lb. Super
29. 10,200 lb. Stock
30. 3700 lb. Stock
31. 6200 lb. 7.5MPH
32. 9200 lb. Super

#2 Pull Order:

1. 4500 lb. 5MPH
2. 8200 lb. Stock
3. 4200 lb. Super
4. 4200 lb. Modified
5. 6200 lb. Stock
6. 7200 lb. Super
7. 4200 lb. Stock
8. 4700 lb. Super
9. 9200 lb. Stock
10. 4200 lb. 7.5MPH
11. 6700 lb. Stock
12. 5200 lb. Super
13. 4700 lb. Modified
14. 5500 lb. 5MPH
15. 7700 lb. Super
16. 3700 lb. Stock
17. 3700 lb. Super
18. 5700 lb. Super
19. 7200 lb. Stock
20. 2700 lb. Stock
21. 5200 lb. Stock
22. 6200 lb. Super
23. 5200 lb. Modified
24. 3500 lb. 5MPH
25. 8200 lb. Super
26. 6500 lb. 5MPH
27. 4700 lb. Stock
28. 10,200 lb. Stock
29. 6200 lb. 7.5MPH
30. 5700 lb. Stock
31. 3200 lb. Stock
32. 9200 lb. Super

#3 Pull Order:

1. 6200 lb. 7.5MPH
2. 3200 lb. Stock
3. 4500 lb. 5MPH
4. 8200 lb. Stock
5. 7200 lb. Super
6. 4200 lb. Super
7. 4200 lb. Stock
8. 4700 lb. Super
9. 6200 lb. Stock
10. 4200 lb. Modified
11. 5200 lb. Super
12. 9200 lb. Stock
13. 3500 lb. 5MPH
14. 7700 lb. Super
15. 4200 lb. 7.5MPH
16. 5700 lb. Stock
17. 4700 lb. Modified
18. 5500 lb. 5MPH
19. 10,200 lb. Stock
20. 6700 lb. Stock
21. 8200 lb. Super
22. 5700 lb. Super
23. 3700 lb. Stock
24. 5200 lb. Modified
25. 6200 lb. Super
26. 4700 lb. Stock
27. 6500 lb. 5MPH
28. 2700 lb. Stock
29. 3700 lb. Super
30. 5200 lb. Stock
31. 7200 lb. Stock
32. 9200 lb. Super


#4 Pull Order:

1. 3700 lb. Stock
2. 3700 lb. Super
3. 7200 lb. Stock
4. 7200 lb. Super
5. 4500 lb. 5MPH
6. 5200 lb. Stock
7. 4200 lb. Modified
8. 4700 lb. Super
9. 6200 lb. 7.5MPH
10. 2700 lb. Stock
11. 7700 lb. Super
12. 3500 lb. 5MPH
13. 5200 lb. Super
14. 4700 lb. Modified
15. 8200 lb. Stock
16. 3200 lb. Stock
17. 5500 lb. 5MPH
18. 5700 lb. Stock
19. 4200 lb. Super
20. 9200 lb. Stock
21. 5700 lb. Super
22. 4700 lb. Stock
23. 8200 lb. Super
24. 6200 lb. Stock
25. 6200 lb. Super
26. 5200 lb. Modified
27. 4200 lb. Stock
28. 6500 lb. 5MPH
29. 10,200 lb. Stock
30. 4200 lb. 7.5MPH
31. 6700 lb. Stock
32. 9200 lb. Super
 

[49A]

If possible try working with another club and use two sleds. We did this three years ago and it works out great. It was 7 hours to pull with one sled, when we use to sleds we cut the time in half.One sled dose certain classes the other dose certain classes. It took a couple times to get it lined out but it workes great. All pullers fill we made a great move when the two clubs worked this out. At first there were those that did not fell this would work, but now they would not have it any other way.