Antique Farm Class Pulling

[Molineone]

Apparently no one knows what "antique STOCK farm class" tractor pulls are anymore. I took sixth out of 12 tractors yesterday, and spun out in first gear, but the 5 hooks that beat me were pulling in 2nd and 3rd gear! This has happened twice in one week now at two different pulls! A stock JD A can not spin out (on sticky dirt/clay) in 3rd gear in a 6000# class. I'm not going to loose any sleep because I cheated, but that seems to be the trend now. What say you???

 

[Charlie Bilerx]

Molineone,
We all hear you. Once, and only once, I was tapped to tech tractors at a pulling contest. Out of sixteen tractors in one class, I tossed out fourteen of them and they were made to pull in a modified class. Everyone knows I am a Moline man, but the only two tractors that passed my inspection were a Ford and a Farmall.

Both pullers that passed the pure stock class were kids. I am talking about those that have not yet won a drivers license. The 'adults' that were bumped up to the next level of pulling behaved at an age level where most begin to walk around without diapers.

Anyone knows that I could put together a mean set of gears that would probably pass about any tech inspection. I just refuse to set a bad example. I regularly help any young puller with advice, and parts, even if they do not sit on a Moline. I try to act like an adult. It is a good thing that I do not take part in the local tractor pulls, any more. I love to see the kids have fun; even when they lose. Ever wonder why there are so few young people coming into our sport?

Happy Motoring
Charlie

 

[com- yellow]

Charlie and molineone,, here in the north east it has got so bad that I am thinking about giving it UP!!!!! I pull a STOCK U302 and G705 both LP , very competive tractors when it is apples to apples . I am not going to modifly them for a damm trophy ,, this year we have a speed limit of 3.5 mph for the stock class . Hopefully the 1000 cu. G John Deere's and 100hp M's will go to the MOD. class were they belong ( thanks,) Bob Jones

 

[P.Luna]

I am still trying too find a "BF" Moline with a factory K&N air filter. Moline I am sure would have used them like on the Farmall C or allis chalmers did on thier "CA". Case also used them on VAC model or at least all the "farm stock" tractors pulling here in North Mississippi do. I also don't remember those tractors having 13.6x24 or 14.9x28 tires when I was a kid.Memory must be failing me. P.Luna

 

[J.Wondergem]

That is the exact reason I don't participate, or even go watch them. Maybe they will figure something out, if no one shows up.

 

[Roger Roemen]

We have a pull in Gosnell AR every Oct with a Pure Stock class. Only two rules, 1 low gear only and 2 must be factory stock, period

 

[MM diesel]

I have a UB diesel that is not quite stock anymore, but it doesn't have enough power to pull second gear yet. I have lots of fun with it. I think a speed limit would solve the problems of tractors that run in third gear. But it also comes to the honesty of the driver.

 

[57 GB LP]

In MY OPINON what is stock? If anything on that tractor has been rebuilt it is not stock. Yes you can put back in original size but 9 out of 10 you would go bigger. I am new to where I live now and am not excitied about pulling here. The last 2 years - 1 pull. The 5 years before 5-8 pulls a year. In MN we ran a mix of Div 1-3 as stock anything else was open. I ran a 49 MM UTU that the one I bought it from said it was about 52 -54 hp (not stock). I pulled against a JD G @ 82hp. Very few close to original hp. I won some lost some and now and then an old F30 would come out of a barn for the 1st time in 20 years and walk away from everyone. The speed and where you put the weight makes a big difference. Keep the speed under 3.5 and you will keep tractors from 2nd and 3rd gears.

 

[The Dukester]

Well, it should be a tractor with ALL STANDARD factory supplied equipment and accessories as supplied for that tractor model during it's time/era of manufacture along with the common overbore-pistons/sleeve-piston kits available for the tractor model at the time/era of manufacture. Weights used limited to what was available and placed on the tractor at the regular applications at the time/era of the tractor model's manufacture.
Sounds good don't it? Don't worry, it'll never happen.......