G on YouTube

[RedJA]

Has anyone seen the G with dual wheels mounted backwards and has what looks like a power steering unit on the steering shaft on YouTube? Maby someone that knows how could post the link.

 

[bill mart]

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[bill mart]

awfully short pull

 

[GreenBlood]

he should have stayed at home

 

[Ben.So.Tex.]

It's looks like a dead weight pull, Not sure how far you have to pull it but I think it 8 or 10feet

 

[GreenBlood]

after seeing ben's post i guess i should know what i'm talking about before engaging mouth. huh sorry

 

[BushogPapa]

Mighty Nice "G"..

 

[tim s]

It looks as if he may have Parkinson,He is very shaky,Darn it,it would do better with one set of tires turned the right way, it is a pretty G.. They still have some "Tug' pulls around here, there is a method to the madness when pulling in one of them...

 

[1949ABG]

I've wondered since I was a kid, wouldn't the tires grip better that way???

 

[tim s]

No,, the angle of the tread when backwards pulls loose dirt into the center of the tire,, when on the correct way the angle of the tread 'wedge' the loose to the out side clearing and cleaning the way for more traction..

 

[clampdaddy]

I wonder how many cubic inches he's running. It sure sounds good.

 

[Anonymous-0]

that 420 you bought was a waste of money, southern junk, then you call this awesome G a waste? how dare you!

 

[Ravgardner]

you know I think he was just trying to straighten the sled out. It looked squeejawed to the concrete. Where would they be pulling on concrete?

If someone has the details on that video, please post them. I'd like to do a little more research on that video.

Rav

 

[Ravgardner]

Here is another video from the same pull. It shows the G and a Farmall pulling.
I'd say the goal is to just prove you can move the sled, not how far you can pull it.

Very different. But the G does look and sound great!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3E_lz0G1-o

Rav
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[clampdaddy]

(quoted from post at 13:45:48 03/21/14) you know I think he was just trying to straighten the sled out. It looked squeejawed to the concrete. Where would they be pulling on concrete?.....

I believe that they hook a little crooked on purpose. Easier to get the sled moving if you jerk the nose sideways and then let it straighten itself out.

 

[tim s]

They all have their tires flipped backwards ???? Maybe that's what it takes when pulling on cement??

 

[D-]

When we used to pull on concrete years ago we did turn the tires around.

 

[tim s]

Evidently the do work better backwards on concrete. I don"t know of any pulls on concrete in the central Ohio region, a few tug pulls where you pull a weighted sled till it won"t move any more, but it"s done in the dirt.

 

[CLW]

All the tires on all the tractors I can see are turned backwards. Bet it is because they are pulling on concrete.

 

[D-]

This was back in the sixties. I think if you could start the sled and go 10 feet you advanced to more weight.
It was more skill and balancing than money spent.
I don't know of anywhere they do that anymore.

 

[tim s]

Our county Fair still has a tug pull on dirt, and there is some method and thought to be good at it. High horse power tractors don't do as well in them,, the old ones that will "lug a Load" are the ones that shine...I won the 12,000 back in the early 70's with a 720 diesel, there was a 4320,4430 and a 1066 in the pull off with me,,when they dumped the clutch they threw dirt clear over the sled, I was last pull and when I hooked up there was dirt piled high in front of the sled, when I snapped the clutch in it lugged down and began to move the sled, the dirt fell away and the sled broke over the top of the pile and started pulling easier,,made a full 10 ft pull when the bigger tractors were just jerking inches,,it was rather amazing at the time...

 

[D-]

It would be easier to balance your tractor than those heavier ones.
I used to win with a 520. Slipped the clutch alot raising the front end and easing it down to start the sled. Like using a ratchet.
At another county they had a free for all (no weight limit). Some guys weighted a 4020 to 40,000 lbs. An 1850 Oliver weighted up to pull with him, broke an axle and fell to the concrete.
Good old days?

 

[High Octane]

lol i dynoed that g i think. n built the engine in 656 too.